| Traduções principais |
| forcing n | (act of compelling) | forçar vt |
| | | obrigar vt |
| | William was against the forcing of people into the army. |
| | William era contra forçar as pessoas a entrarem para o exército. |
| ram sth down sb's throat v expr | figurative, informal (force, impose) | forçar vt |
| | I wish they'd stop ramming their ideas down our throats. |
| constrain sb to do sth v expr | (force, restrict sb) | obrigar vt |
| | | forçar vt |
| | I would love to work abroad, but my family responsibilities constrain me to stay in this country. |
| | Eu adoraria trabalhar no exterior, mas minhas responsabilidades familiares me obrigam a ficar neste país. |
| press vi | (push) (empurrar) | pressionar vt |
| | | forçar vt |
| | He pressed against the table to get it to move. |
| | Ele pressionou a mesa para movê-la. |
compel sb,
compel sb to do sth vtr | (force: sb) | obrigar, forçar vt |
| | The threat of being fired compelled Tricia to tell the truth about what she saw. |
pry sth open,
prize sth open (US),
prise sth open (UK) vtr + adj | (open sth by levering) (abrir puxando) | forçar vt |
| railroad sth through vtr phrasal sep | US, informal, figurative (force, push through) | impor vt |
| | | forçar vt |
| | The mayor's trying to railroad the law through the council. |
| push sth/sb around vtr phrasal sep | (move or shove about) (mover ou empurrar) | empurrar vt |
| | | forçar vt |
| | A fight broke out amongst the boys in the queue when they started pushing each other around. |
push sth through,
push through sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative (force to accept) (forçar a aceitar) | forçar vt |
| | | obrigar a aceitar expres v |
| | | empurrar goela abaixo expres v |
| | The government pushed the bill through despite the protests of many members of their party. |
| compel sth vtr | (force: sth) | obrigar, forçar vt |
| | The president's powerful speech compelled the attention of his audience. |
| wedge sth vtr | (stick into) | introduzir à força expres v |
| | | forçar vt |
| | Alan wedged the book between the others on the shelf. |
| | Alan introduziu o livro à força entre os outros na estante. |
| crowbar sth vtr | (open with a crowbar) (abrir com alavanca) | forçar, arrombar vt |
| | The police had to crowbar the door to get in. |
| press-gang sb vtr | figurative (forcefully persuade sb) (persuadir forçosamente alguém a fazer algo) | forçar vt |
| | | coagir vt |
| | | recrutar vt |
| | Rachel didn't really want to go on the trip, but the others press-ganged her. |
| | Rachel não queria ir na viagem, mas os outros a forçaram. |
| dragoon sb vtr | figurative (force, pressurize) (figurado) | forçar vt |
| | | pressionar vt |
| shoehorn sth into sth vtr + prep | figurative (fit, force: into small space) (forçar ajuste) | forçar, enfiar vt |
| | Craig shoehorned the book between two others on the shelf. |
| bulldoze sb into sth vtr + prep | figurative (force to do, intimidate) (figurado) | forçar vt |
| | | intimidar vt |
| | My colleagues bulldozed me into doing the presentation. |
thrust sth on sb,
thrust sth upon sb vtr phrasal sep | figurative (impose) (figurado) | forçar vt |
| | | impor vt |
| | Imogen's parents thrust a career in law on her from a young age. |
| | Os pais de Imogen a forçaram a uma carreira na advocacia desde jovem. |
| force sb out of sth v expr | figurative (compel to leave) | compelir vt |
| | | forçar vt |
| | He was forced out of retirement when they cut off his pension. |
| pry sth vtr | US (open by levering) | forçar vt |
| | | arrombar vt |
| | The robbers pried the door with a crowbar. |
| | Os ladrões forçaram a porta com um pé de cabra. |
| crowbar sth vtr | figurative (introduce forcibly) (figurado) | forçar vt |
| | Max always crowbars his political views, no matter what the topic of conversation is. |
| dragoon sb into doing sth vtr | figurative (force, pressurize) (figurado, a fazer algo) | forçar vt |
| | | pressionar vt |
| press-gang sb into doing sth vtr | figurative (forcefully persuade sb to do sth) | pressionar vt |
| | | forçar vt |
| | Louis was press-ganged into organizing the children's party. |
| ram sb/sth vtr | (shove, push) | bater, forçar vt |
| | | empurrar vt |
| | Tina rammed Bernard out of her way. The rugby player rammed his opponent. |
| | Tina forçou Bernard para fora de seu caminho. O jogador de rugby bateu em seu adversário. |
| coerce sth vtr | (bring about by force) | coagir, forçar vt |
| | The police were accused of coercing a confession. |
| crowbar sth in vtr | figurative (introduce forcibly) (figurado) | forçar vt |
| | | impor vt |
| | Jack always manages to crowbar his opinions on religion in. |
| hustle sb into doing sth v expr | (coerce, urge sb to do) | forçar vt |
| | The strange man on the corner was trying to hustle passers-by into buying cocaine. |
| | O homem estranho na esquina estava tentando forçar os passantes a comprarem cocaína. |
| send sb vtr | (compel to go) (forçar a ir) | mandar vt |
| | | compelir, forçar vt |
| | John's wife sent him to the store for milk. |
| crowbar sth into sth vtr | figurative (introduce forcibly) | forçar vt |
| | | impor vt |
| | He always crowbars the topic of the Second World War into every conversation. |
| buttonhole sb into doing sth v expr | US, figurative, informal (accost, force to do) | forçar vt |
| | | acossar vt |
| | The interviewer buttonholed me into making comments I later regretted. |
| force sth vtr | (obstacle: overcome) | forçar vt |
| | The police forced the door. |
| | A polícia forçou a porta. |
| press sth vtr | (push heavily on) (forçar para baixo) | apertar vt |
| | | forçar vt |
| | Would you press on my suitcase so I can close it? |
| | Você pode apertar minha mala para que eu possa fechá-la? |
jam sth in sth,
jam sth into sth vtr | (push hard, wedge) (usar força para) | enfiar, empurrar, forçar vt |
| | Paul tried to jam a dollar into the vending machine, but it didn't work. |
| | Paul tentou enfiar um dólar na máquina de vendas, mas ela não funcionou. |
| force sb vtr | (compel, oblige) | obrigar, forçar vt |
| | Beth didn't want to eat anything, but her parents forced her. |
| | O pai dele o obrigou a levar o lixo para fora. |
| make sb vtr | informal (force) | forçar vt |
| | I won't go! You can't make me! |
| | Eu não vou! Você não pode me forçar. |
| strain against sth vi + prep | (pull with force) | puxar vt |
| | | esticar, forçar vt |
| | The animal strained against the rope. |
| | O animal puxou contra a corda. |
| force sb to do sth vtr | (compel, oblige) | obrigar vt |
| | | forçar vt |
| | His father forced him to take out the rubbish. |
| | O pai dele obrigou ele a tirar o lixo. |
| Traduções complementares |
| screw sb into doing sth v expr | figurative, informal (coerce) | coagir, forçar vt |
| | They screwed the hostage into giving them the names they wanted. |
| | Eles forçaram o refém a falar os nomes que eles queriam. |
| pressure sb into doing sth v expr | figurative (coerce) (coação) | coagir vt |
| | | forçar vt |
| | The older kids pressured Ben into stealing some candy. |
| | As crianças mais velhas coagiram Ben a roubar alguns doces. |
| push vi | figurative (make persistent efforts) | forçar vt |
| | I do not agree! Will you please stop pushing. |
| | Não concordo! Você poderia parar de forçar. |
| put sb/sth to sth vtr | (drive, force) | forçar, pôr vt |
| | The tank corps put the enemy infantry to flight. |
| | A divisão de tanques colocou forçou a infantaria inimiga a se retirar. |
| force sth vtr | (overcome opposition to) | forçar, coagir vt |
| | Through the power of persuasion, we were able to force the issue through. |
| | Através do poder da persuasão, fomos capazes de forçar o problema. |
| strain sth vtr | figurative (stretch) | abusar vt |
| | | forçar vt |
| | Lavish spending strained his finances to the limit. |
| | Gastos generosos forçaram as finanças dele ao limite. |
| bow sb vtr | (force to submit) | forçar vt |
| | | obrigar, coagir vt |
| | The dictator bowed the people to his will. |
| | O ditador forçou o povo às suas vontades. |
| hustle vtr | (quickly move sb/sth) | empurrar vt |
| | | forçar vt |
| | Security hustled the politician out of the room after the assassination attempt. |
| | A segurança empurrou o político para fora da sala depois da tentativa de assassinato. |
| impress sb vtr | dated (draft by force) (convocar alguém à força) | forçar vt |
| | The British military used to impress prisoners into the military. |
| pressure sb into sth vtr + prep | figurative (coerce) | forçar vt |
| | | obrigar |
| | She was pressured into marriage when she was too young. |
| | Ela foi forçada a casar quando ela era muito jovem. |
| steamroller sth through sth vtr + prep | figurative (measure, law: push through) (uma lei, um plano) | forçar vt |
| | The government has steamrollered this legislation through without any consultation. |