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From the verb force : (⇒ conjugate ) forced is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections v past v past p
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forced adj (compelled) gedwongen, verplicht bn
The prisoner made a forced confession that didn't stand up in court.
forced adj (not optional) gedwongen, verplicht bn
We made a forced stopover when our car broke down.
forced adj (unnatural) gekunsteld, geforceerd bn
The actor's lines sounded forced, so the producer had to change them.
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gedwongen bn (verplicht) forced, enforced, coerced adj
compulsory, mandatory adj
involuntary adj
gemaakt bn (niet natuurlijk) artificial adj
forced adj
pretended adj
gezocht bn (gekunsteld, gemaakt) contrived, strained, forced adj
far-fetched adj
artificial adj
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force n (strength) kracht nw de
vermogen nw het
This lift has a lot of force and can lift a heavy truck.
force n (physics: influence on motion) (fysica ) kracht nw de
(wind ) windkracht nw de
The force of the wind caused the ball to fall to the side.
force n (powerful entity) macht nw de
Many people think that religion is a force of good in the world.
force n (military group) strijdkrachten nw mv
Our country's military forces include the army and the navy.
force⇒ vtr (physically overcome an obstacle) forceren, openbreken overg.ww
The police forced the door.
force vtr (compel, oblige [sb] ) dwingen overg.ww
His father forced him to take out the rubbish.
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force n (compulsion) drang, aandrang nw de
Some force is driving me to telephone him.
force n (persuasiveness) overtuigingskracht, overredingskracht nw de
Her argument had a lot of force.
force n (group of people) groep nw de
team nw het
Opmerking : usually used in compounds: "police force," "labor force," "sales force" The sales manager gave her force of representatives a pep talk.
force n (military: troops) troepen, strijdkrachten nw mv
leger nw het
The military force landed on the island and restored order.
force n (strain) kracht, druk nw de
The metal couldn't withstand the force, and eventually broke.
force vtr (overcome opposition to) (figuurlijk ) doordrukken overg.ww
Through the power of persuasion, we were able to force the issue through.
force vtr (obtain through strength) forceren, afdwingen overg.ww
doordringen tot onoverg. ww
The army forced their way into the city.
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kracht nw de (fysiek vermogen) force, forcefulness, strength, power n
energy n
(UK ) vigour n
(US ) vigor n
macht nw de, ont. (gezag, invloed) power n
force n
authority n
geweld nw het, ont. (ruwe kracht, dwang) violence, force n
strength n
iets verplichten overg. ww (opleggen) oblige, compel vtr
force vtr
duwen overg./onoverg. ww (voortstuwen) push vtr, vi
shove, thrust vtr
force vtr
kracht nw de (mentaal) force, forcefulness, strength n
power n
(UK ) vigour n
(US ) vigor n
kracht nw de (niet fysiek vermogen) force n
effect n
validness, validity n
Deze wetgeving is nog steeds van kracht.
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dwingen overg.ww (noodzaken tot iets) force, coerce, compel vtr
oblige vtr
nopen tot ww+vz (noodzaken, dwingen) force vtr
oblige, compel vtr
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Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel force | forced
force [sth] out vtr phrasal sep (expel, push out) iets eruit dwingen woordgr
He didn't want to admit it, but he forced the words out.
force [sb] out vtr phrasal sep figurative (evict) iemand eruit dwingen woordgr
Police forced the squatters out.
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