| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| force n | (strength) | kraft s |
| | | styrka s |
| | This lift has a lot of force and can lift a heavy truck. |
| | Den här hissen har mycket kraft och kan lyfta en tung lastbil. |
| force n | (physics: influence on motion) | kraft s |
| | | styrka s |
| | The force of the wind caused the ball to fall to the side. |
| | Vindens styrka fick bollen att falla åt sidan. |
| force n | (powerful entity) | kraft s |
| | | makt s |
| | Many people think that religion is a force of good in the world. |
| | Många människor tycker att religion är en god kraft i världen. |
| force n | (military group) | styrka, militär styrka s |
| | | militärmakt, makt s |
| | | trupp s |
| | | enhet s |
| | Our country's military includes the army and the air force. |
| | Vårt lands militärmakt (or: makt) inkluderar armén och flygvapnet. |
| forces npl | (military: troops) | styrka s |
| | | trupp s |
| | | enhet, insats s |
| | Military forces landed on the island and restored order. |
| | Militära styrkor landade på ön och återinförde ordning. |
| force [sth]⇒ vtr | (obstacle: overcome) | forcera vtr |
| | (dörr, skåp, skrin etc) | tvinga upp, bryta upp vtr partikel skj |
| | The police forced the door. |
| | Polisen forcerade dörren. |
| force [sb]⇒ vtr | (compel, oblige) | tvinga vtr |
| | Beth didn't want to eat anything, but her parents forced her. |
| | Beth ville inte äta någonting, men hennes föräldrar tvingade henne. |
| force [sb] to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (compel, oblige) | tvinga vtr |
| | His father forced him to take out the rubbish. |
| | Hans pappa tvingade honom att ta ut skräpet. |
| force yourself vtr + refl | (make yourself do [sth]) | tvinga sig själv vbal uttr |
| | | pressa sig själv vbal uttr |
| | I didn't feel like getting out of bed this morning, but I forced myself. |
| force yourself to do [sth] v expr | (make yourself do [sth]) | tvinga sig själv till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | pressa sig själv till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | To make progress you have to force yourself to practice every day. |
| force yourself on [sb] v expr | (rape) | tvinga sig på ngn vbal uttr |
| | | våldta vtr |
| | (formell) | våldföra sig själv på ngn vbal uttr |
| | Alice reported her date to the police for forcing himself on her. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| force n | (compulsion) | kraft s |
| | | högre makt s |
| | Some force is driving me to telephone him. |
| force n | (persuasiveness) | kraft s |
| | | styrka s |
| | | övertygelse s |
| | Her argument had a lot of force. |
| force n | (group of people) | grupp s |
| | | kår s |
| Anmärkning: usually used in compounds: "police force," "labor force," "sales force" |
| | The sales manager gave her force of representatives a pep talk. |
| force n | (strain) | kraft s |
| | | belastning s |
| | | börda, tyngd s |
| | The metal couldn't withstand the force, and eventually broke. |
| force [sth]⇒ vtr | (overcome opposition to) | driva vtr |
| | Through the power of persuasion, we were able to force the issue through. |