compulsory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəmˈpʌlsəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəmˈpʌlsəri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kəm pul′sə rē)

Inflections of 'compulsory' (n): npl: compulsories
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
compulsory adj (required)obligatorio/a adj
  (PR, informal)compulsorio adj
  forzoso/a adj
 Foreign language classes are compulsory in this school.
 Las clases de lenguas extranjeras son obligatorias en este escuela.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
compulsory arbitration n (law: labor dispute resolution)arbitraje obligatorio nm + adj
compulsory disclosure n (legal requirement to reveal [sth])revelación obligatoria loc nom f
  divulgación obligatoria loc nom f
compulsory insurance n (law: mandatory insurance)seguro obligatorio nm + adj
compulsory liquidation n (order for a business to close)liquidación obligatoria loc nom f
compulsory military service n (required time in the military) (obligatorio)servicio militar nm + adj
  (AmL, formal)conscripción nf
  (AR, coloquial)colimba nf
  (ES, coloquial)mili nf
 Compulsory military service was known as "National Service" in the UK.
 El servicio militar obligatorio del Reino Unido se conocía como el "Servicio Nacional".
compulsory process n (law: subpoena power) (EE.UU.)proceso obligatorio loc nom m
  (EE.UU.)proceso forzoso loc nom m
compulsory purchase n (seizing of property)expropiación nf
 Se estableció por decreto la expropiación de todos los edificios de esa manzana.
compulsory winding up by the court n (law: involuntary liquidation)orden judicial de liquidación forzosa loc nom f
  declaración de quiebra impuesta por el tribunal loc nom f
forced retirement (US),
compulsory retirement (UK) n		 (from work)jubilación forzosa nf + adj
  retiro forzoso nm + adj
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'compulsory' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
draft - indispensable - legally binding - military service - national service - nonbinding - obligatory - selective service
Spanish:
compulsorio - forzoso - obligatorio - escolaridad obligatoria - ESO - ITV - obligacional - obligado - pregunta obligada

Collocations: [attend, are in] compulsory education, compulsory education for students up to [10th grade, 16], school is compulsory for students up to [10th grade], more...

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