force

[fo:s] 1. noun

1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) moč

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) sila

3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) sila

2. verb

1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) prisiliti

2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) prisiliti (se)

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- forced

- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force

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I [fɔ:s]

noun

moč, energija; nasilje; trdnost, jakost; uspešnost; učinek, vpliv; veljavnost, pomen; plural čete; vojna sila, vojska

air force — letalstvo

armed forces — oborožene sile

land force — kopenska vojska

in great force — močno

by force of — s pomočjo

force majeure — višja sila

by main force — z vso močjo

in force — veljaven, v veljavi

to come into force — stopiti v veljavo

by force — nasilno

to put in force — uveljaviti, uzakoniti

II [fɔ:s]

transitive verb

siliti, izsiliti, vsiliti, prisiliti; obvladati; predreti, predirati; z naskokom vzeti; vdreti; oskruniti, posiliti; prenapenjati, forsirati

to force s.o.'s hand — prisiliti koga

to force open — nasilno odpreti

to force s.th. on s.o. — vsiliti komu kaj

to force the pace — pospešiti korak

to force a plant — pospešiti rast rastline

to force o.s. upon s.o. — vsiljevati se komu

to force division — zahtevati glasovanje (v angleškem parlamentu)

to force one's way — krčiti si pot

to force a position — z napadom zavzeti položaj

III [fɔ:s]

transitive verb

(na)polniti, nadevati

IV [fɔ:s]

noun

slap