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forcer la main verbe | force someone's hand(to bring about a situation) twist someone's arm(to coerce) |
forces nom {Pl} | force [forces]◼◼◼(group that aims to attack, control, or constrain) |
forces aériennes nom {f pl} | air force [air forces]◼◼◼(branch of the military devoted to air warfare) |
forces armées nom {f pl} | armed forces [armed forces]◼◼◼(the military forces of a nation) armament [armaments]◼◼◻(body of forces equipped for war) |
forces de l'ordre nom | law enforcement [law enforcements]◼◼◼(various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) |
forces de l'ordre nom {f pl} | police force◼◼◻(police organization, constabulary) |
Forces japonaises d’autodéfense nom propre {f-Pl} | JSDF(Japan Self-Defense Forces) |
forces vives nom {f pl} | lifeblood◼◼◼(figurative: that which is required for existence) |
[de force] prendre verbe | take [took, taken, taking, takes]◼◼◼(to have sex with) |
à bout de forces adjectif | exhausted◼◼◼adjective |
alimenter de force verbe | force-feed [force-fed, force-feeding, force-feeds]◼◼◼(force a person or animal to ingest food) |
atterrissage forcé nom {m} | forced landing◼◼◼noun |
avancer à marches forcées verbe | yomp(to make a strenuous long-distance march) |
avec force adverbe | forcefully◼◼◼(in a forceful manner) |
camisole de force nom {f} | straitjacket [straitjackets]◼◼◼(a jacket-like garment) |
champ de force nom {m} | force field [force fields]◼◼◼(science fiction) |
conduite forcée nom {f} | penstock [penstocks]◼◼◼(sluice or pipe) |
cours légal et forcé nom {m} | legal tender(currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt) |
de force adverbe | forcibly◼◼◼(in a forcible manner) |
de gré ou de force preposition | by hook or by crook◼◼◼(by any means possible) |
de toutes ses forces preposition | with all one's mightpreposition |
démonstration de force nom {f} | show of force◼◼◼noun |
d’une force adverbe | as fuck(to a great extent) |
enrôler de force verbe | commandeer [commandeered, commandeering, commandeers](to force into military service) |
jambe de force nom {f} | strut [struts]◼◼◼(beam or rod providing support) |
l'union fait la force phrase | unity is strength◼◼◼(unity makes us become stronger) many hands make light work◼◼◻(a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily) |
lancer avec force verbe | peg [pegged, pegging, pegs](To throw) |
ligne de force nom {f} | line of force◼◼◼noun |
marche forcée nom {f} | forced march◼◼◼(military march of excessive speed) |
marche forcée nom | yomp(long-distance march) |
on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif [You can't force a donkey to drink when he's not thirsty] phrase | you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink(you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it) |
passer en force verbe | force one's wayverb |
que la Force soit avec toi phrase | may the Force be with you◼◼◼(wish someone luck) |
que la Force soit avec vous phrase | may the Force be with you◼◼◼(wish someone luck) |
renforcé adjectif | reinforced◼◼◼(having been or containing reinforcement) |
renforcement nom {m} | fortification [fortifications]◼◼◼(that which fortifies) fortification [fortifications]◼◼◼(the act of fortifying) |