force nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di force nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.force¹ [ingl brit fɔːs, ingl am fɔrs] SOST

1. force (physical strength, impact):

force (of blow, explosion, collision, earthquake)

forza f

force (of blow, explosion, collision, earthquake)

violenza f

force (of sun's rays)

potenza f

force (of sun's rays)

sferza f

force (of fall)

impatto m

he was knocked over by the force of the blast, the blow

fu buttato a terra dalla potenza dell'esplosione, del colpo

I hit him with all the force I could muster

lo colpii con tutte le mie forze

2. force (physical means):

force

forza f

to use force

impiegare la forza or la violenza or ricorrere alla violenza

by force

a forza

by force of arms, by military force

ricorrendo alla forza (militare)

3. force fig:

force (strength) (of intellect, memory, enthusiasm, logic, grief)

forza f

by or out of or from force of habit, of circumstance, of numbers

per forza d'abitudine, per cause di forza maggiore, con la forza del numero

“no, ” she said with some force

“no, ” disse piuttosto energicamente

to have the force of law

avere forza di legge

4. force (strong influence):

force

forza f

a force for good, change

una forza che tende al bene, a un cambiamento

the forces of evil

le forze del male

she's a force in the democratic movement

è una figura determinante all'interno del movimento democratico

market forces

forze del mercato

this country is no longer a world force

questo paese non è più una potenza mondiale

5. force U (organized group):

force

forze fpl

expeditionary, peacekeeping force

corpo di spedizione, forza di pace

naval, ground force

forze navali, di terra

labour force or workforce

forza lavoro

task force MILIT

task force

task force MILIT

unità operativa

task force (of police)

squadra speciale

6. force (police):

force, also Force the force

la polizia

7. force FIS:

force

forza f

centrifugal, centripetal force

forza centrifuga, centripeta

force of gravity

forza di gravità

8. force METEOR:

force

forza f

a force 10 gale

un vento forza 10

9. force:

in force (in large numbers, strength)

in forze

in force (effective) law, act, prices, ban, curfew

in vigore

to come into force

entrare in vigore

II.force¹

force forces SOST npl MILIT also armed forces:

the forces

le forze armate

III.force¹ [ingl brit fɔːs, ingl am fɔrs] VB vb trans

1. force (compel, oblige):

force

forzare, obbligare, costringere

to force sb, sth to do

costringere qn, qc a fare

to be forced to do

essere costretto a fare

he forced his voice to remain calm

si sforzò di mantenere un tono di voce calmo

to force a smile, a laugh

fare un sorriso sforzato, ridere sforzatamente

the earthquake forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents

il terremoto costrinse centinaia di residenti a evacuare

protesters have forced a public inquiry

i dimostranti hanno fatto in modo che si conducesse un'inchiesta pubblica

2. force (push, thrust):

to force one's way through [sth] crowd

farsi largo fra

to force one's way through [sth] jungle

aprirsi un varco in

to force sb to the ground, up against sth

spingere qn a terra, contro qc

she forced him to his knees

lo costrinse a inginocchiarsi

the car forced the motorbike off the road, into the ditch

la macchina mandò la moto fuori strada, nel fosso

bad weather forced him off the road for a week

il cattivo tempo gli impedì di rimettersi in marcia per una settimana

she forced her way to the top through sheer perseverance

si è fatta strada or è arrivata in alto solo grazie alla sua grande costanza

3. force (apply great pressure to):

force door, window, lock, safe, engine

forzare

force bolt, screw

sforzare

to force an entry DIR

entrare con la forza

to force the pace

forzare il passo or l'andatura

4. force AGR (speed up growth):

force plant

forzare la crescita di

force animal

ingrassare, mettere all'ingrasso

IV.to force oneself VB vb rifl

1. to force oneself (push oneself):

to force oneself

sforzarsi (to do di fare)

2. to force oneself (impose oneself):

to force oneself on sb

imporre la propria presenza a qn

I wouldn't want to force myself on you

non vorrei importi la mia presenza

V.force¹ [ingl brit fɔːs, ingl am fɔrs]

to force sb's hand

forzare la mano a qn

force² [ingl brit fɔːs, ingl am fɔrs] SOST ingl brit (waterfall)

force

cascata f

strike force [ingl brit, ingl am ˈstraɪk ˌfɔrs] SOST MILIT

strike force

forza f d'urto

force up VB [fɔːs -] (force [sth] up, force up [sth])

force up inflation, crisis, situation: prices, costs, demand, unemployment

fare salire, fare crescere

force up government, company, minister: prices, output, wages, exchange rate

fare aumentare

force into VB [fɔːs -] (force [sb, sth] into sth, doing)

1. force into (compel):

force into

costringere, obbligare [qn, qc] a fare

to be forced into doing

essere costretto a fare

I was forced into it

fui costretto a farlo

2. force into (push, thrust):

she forced him into the car

lo obbligò a salire in macchina

he forced his clothes into a suitcase

fece entrare i suoi vestiti in una valigia

he forced his way into the house

entrò con la forza nella casa

force through VB [fɔːs -] (force [sth] through, force through [sth])

force through legislation, measures:

force through

fare pressione per fare approvare

force on VB [fɔːs -] (force [sth] on sb)

force on

imporre a qn

the decision was forced on him

fu obbligato ad accettare la decisione

team X forced a draw on team Y

la squadra X costrinse la squadra Y a un pareggio

force-feed <pass/part perf force-fed> [ingl brit ˌfɔːsˈfiːd, ingl am ˈfɔrsˌfid] VB vb trans

force-feed animal, bird

ingozzare, sottoporre ad alimentazione forzata (on, with con)

force-feed person

alimentare artificialmente (on, with con)

her parents force-feed her (on or with) Mozart fig

i suoi genitori la imbottivano di musica di Mozart

expeditionary force [ingl brit ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃ(ə)nəri fɔːs, ingl am ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃnəri fɔs] SOST

expeditionary force

corpo m di spedizione

G-force [ingl brit ˈdʒiːfɔːs, ingl am ˈdʒifɔrs] SOST

G-force

forza f di gravità

force nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di force nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.force [fɔ:rs] SOST

1. force (power):

force

forza f

by sheer force of numbers

solo grazie alla superiorità numerica

force of gravity FIS

forza di gravità

to combine forces

unire le forze

2. force (large numbers):

in force

in gran numero

3. force (influence):

force

forza f

by force of circumstance

per cause di forza maggiore

by force of habit

per abitudine

the forces of nature

le forze della natura

4. force (validity):

to come into force

entrare in vigore

5. force MILIT:

police force

forze f di polizia pl

Air Force

aeronautica f militare

the armed forces

le forze f pl armate

II.force [fɔ:rs] VB vb trans

1. force (use power):

force

forzare

to force a door

forzare una porta

2. force (oblige to do):

force

costringere

to force sb to do sth

obbligare qu a fare qc

to force sb into (doing) sth

costringere qu a fare qc

to force sth on sb

imporre qc a qu

to force a smile

sorridere forzatamente

to force words out of sb

costringere qu a parlare

3. force (cause to grow faster):

force

forzare

air force SOST

air force

aeronautica f militare

driving force SOST

driving force

forza f motrice

force-feed [ˈfɔ:rs·fi:d] VB vb trans

force-feed

alimentare forzatamente

sales force SOST

sales force

personale m di vendita

work force SOST + sing/pl vb

work force

popolazione f attiva

task force SOST

task force MILIT

task force f inv

task force (team)

equipe f inv

force out VB vb trans

force out

costringere ad uscire

police force SOST

police force

forza f pubblica

labor force SOST

labor force

forza f lavoro

force Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to be a spent force

aver perso vigore

by sheer force of numbers

solo grazie alla superiorità numerica

to force words out of sb

costringere qu a parlare

by (sheer) force of habit

per pura abitudine

she is a force to be reckoned with

è una persona con cui bisogna fare i conti

to meet force with force

rispondere alla forza con la forza

to force sb into a corner

mettere qu alle -e

to do sth by force of habit

fare qc per inerzia fig

carabiniere member of Italian military police force

carabiniere

carabiniere member of Italian military police force

caramba

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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He chaired a parliamentary task force that examined banking and small business policy in 1994.

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It has lost nothing of its force, its strong emotional impact of indignation and compassion.

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Other applications are the rheology of soft matter, and studies of force-regulated processes in living cells.

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In adverse economic times, firms use the same efficiencies to downsize, rightsize, or otherwise reduce their labor force.

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A reduction of maternity benefit will force many women to go back to work earlier than they wish to.

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As projected, the ship was to have carried a force of eleven fighters and twelve bombers.

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For example, the decision of a worker to be a part of the labour force becomes a dummy dependent variable.

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The relief column marches on towards the fort but heat, lack of water and a sand castle building competition gone wrong decimates the force to a handful.

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This comes to a high when she asks him to quit Delta Force because he always prioritizes his career over their family.

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The latter both being mechanisms that dampen the partials, causing their decay in the absence of an exciting force.

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