expeditionary force [Am ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃnəri fɔs, Brit ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃ(ə)nəri fɔːs] SUBST
- expeditionary force
- cuerpo m expedicionario
- expedicionario (expedicionaria)
- member of an expeditionary force
I. force [Am fɔrs, Brit fɔːs] SUBST
1.1. force U (strength, violence):
- force
- fuerza f
- winds of hurricane force
- vientos de fuerza huracanada
- a force eight gale
- vientos de fuerza ocho
- he took the full force of the blow
- recibió toda la fuerza or el impacto del golpe
- the police were out in force
- había una gran presencia policial
- through force of circumstances the plans had to be changed
- razones de fuerza mayor nos hicieron cambiar de planes
- force of habit
- la fuerza de la costumbre
- force of numbers guaranteed their victory
- su superioridad numérica les garantizó la victoria
- sheer force of numbers necessitated a change of venue
- el gran número de asistentes (or inscripciones etc.) hizo necesario un cambio de local
1.2. force U (coercion):
- force
- fuerza f
- to take sth by force
- apoderarse de algo por la fuerza
- to use/resort to force
- hacer uso de/recurrir a la fuerza
- by force of arms liter
- por la fuerza de las armas
2.1. force C or U PHYS:
- force
- fuerza f
- the force of gravity
- la fuerza de (la) gravedad
- the force of gravity
- la gravedad
2.2. force C (influential thing, person):
- force
- fuerza f
- social/political forces
- fuerzas sociales/políticas
- the forces of conservatism/liberalism/evil
- las fuerzas del conservadurismo/liberalismo/mal
- he is a major force in the Church
- es una figura de mucho peso en la Iglesia
- she's a force to be reckoned with
- no se puede menos que tenerla en cuenta
- to join forces with sb
- unirse a alguien
- to join forces with sb
- hacer causa común con alguien
3. force U (of argument, personality):
- force
- fuerza f
4. force C (group of people):
- force
- fuerza f
- the (armed) forces
- las fuerzas armadas
- the (police) force
- la policía
- our sales force
- nuestro personal de ventas
- our sales force
- nuestro equipo de vendedores
5. force U (validity):
- force
- fuerza f
- it has the force of law
- tiene fuerza de ley
- to come into force
- entrar en vigor or vigencia
- to be in force
- estar en vigor or vigencia
II. force [Am fɔrs, Brit fɔːs] VERB trans
1. force (compel):
- to force sb to + infin
- obligar or forzar a alguien a + infin
- I had to force myself to eat
- tuve que obligarme a comer
- to force sb into -ing he forced her into accepting his terms
- la obligó or forzó a aceptar sus condiciones
- they were forced to sell/into selling
- se vieron obligados or forzados a vender
- I am forced to admit that …
- me veo obligado a admitir que …
2.1. force (bring about, obtain):
- force action/change
- provocar
- to force a vote on sth
- hacer que algo se someta a votación
2.2. force (extort):
- to force sth out of or from sb they had to force the secret out of him or from him
- le tuvieron que arrancar el secreto a la fuerza
3. force (impose):
- to force sth on sb the decision was forced on us by events
- los acontecimientos nos obligaron a tomar esa decisión
- I didn't want to take the money, but she forced it on me
- yo no quería el dinero pero me obligó a aceptarlo
- it's been forced on us by management
- la dirección nos lo ha impuesto
- I don't want to force myself on you if you're busy
- no lo quiero molestar si está ocupado
- I don't want to force myself on you if you're busy
- no lo quiero imponerle mi presencia si está ocupado form
4.1. force (exert pressure, push, drive):
- force knob/handle
- forzar
- if it won't go in, don't try to force it
- si no entra, no lo fuerces
- to force a door open
- forzar una puerta
- she could force back her tears no longer
- ya no podía contener el llanto
- she was forced out of the race by engine trouble
- se vio obligada a retirarse de la carrera por problemas de motor
- he forced the lid off
- le sacó la tapa a la fuerza
- to force a bill through Congress
- hacer que se apruebe un proyecto de ley
- they forced their way in
- entraron por la fuerza
4.2. force (break open):
- force door/lock
- forzar
- to force an entry
- entrar por la fuerza
5. force (produce with difficulty):
- he forced out a shaky laugh
- soltó una risita forzada
- he has to force the high notes
- tiene que forzar las notas altas
- it's forcing it to call him a genius
- calificarlo de genio es decir demasiado
6. force (speed up):
- force plant
- acelerar el crecimiento de
- to force the pace
- forzar la marcha
I. force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] SUBST
1. force:
- force
- fuerza f
- by sheer force of numbers
- por superioridad numérica
- force of gravity PHYS
- fuerza de la gravedad
- to combine forces
- unir esfuerzos
2. force (large numbers):
- in force
- en grandes cantidades
3. force (influence):
- force
- influencia f
- by force of circumstance
- debido a las circunstancias
- by force of habit
- por costumbre
- the forces of nature liter
- las fuerzas de la naturaleza
4. force (validity):
- force
- validez f
- to come into force
- entrar en vigor
5. force MILIT:
- police force
- cuerpo m de policía
- Air Force
- Fuerzas f Pl Aéreas
- armed forces
- fuerzas f Pl armadas
II. force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] VERB trans
1. force (use power):
- force
- forzar
- to force a door
- forzar una puerta
2. force (oblige to do):
- force
- obligar
- to force sb to do sth
- obligar a alguien a hacer algo
- to force a smile
- sonreír forzadamente
- to force words out of sb
- hacer hablar a alguien
3. force (cause to grow faster):
- force
- hacer madurar temprano
I. force [fɔrs] SUBST
1. force (power):
- force
- fuerza f
- by sheer force of numbers
- por superioridad numérica
- force of gravity PHYS
- fuerza de la gravedad
- to combine forces
- unir esfuerzos
2. force (large numbers):
- in force
- en grandes cantidades
3. force (influence):
- force
- influencia f
- by force of circumstance
- debido a las circunstancias
- by force of habit
- por costumbre
- the forces of nature
- las fuerzas de la naturaleza
4. force (validity):
- force
- validez f
- to come into force
- entrar en vigor
5. force MILIT:
- police force
- cuerpo m de policía
- Air Force
- Fuerzas f Aéreas
- the armed forces
- fuerzas f Pl armadas
II. force [fɔrs] VERB trans
1. force (use power):
- force
- forzar
- to force a door
- forzar una puerta
2. force (oblige to do):
- force
- obligar
- to force sb to do sth
- obligar a alguien a hacer algo
- to force sb into (doing) sth
- forzar a alguien a (hacer) algo
- to force sth on sb
- imponer algo a alguien
- to force a smile
- sonreír forzadamente
- to force words out of sb
- hacer hablar a alguien
3. force (cause to grow faster):
- force
- hacer madurar temprano
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en.wikipedia.org The expeditionary force was small, it was the dry season and so the river was low, and the climate was putrid.
en.wikipedia.org It has lost nothing of its force, its strong emotional impact of indignation and compassion.
en.wikipedia.org In order to enhance surveillance capability in darkness, the task force has proposed to equip all the mobile patrolling squads with one long range night vision equipment.
www.thehindu.com He chaired a parliamentary task force that examined banking and small business policy in 1994.
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- expectant
- expectantly
- expectation
- expectorant
- expectorate
- expeditionary force
- expeditious
- expel
- expend
- expendable
- expenditure