force2
UK: /fɔːs/ US: /fɔːrs/ [forced, forcing]Translation
v [t]
→ to force sth {on/upon} sb›
⇨ forzar
I don't want to force you to eat No quiero forzarte a comer
⇨ obligar
They forced me to do it Me obligaron a hacerlo
■ constr. 1. to force + to do sth 2. Se usa más en pasiva›
⇨ forzar
They forced the door Forzaron la puerta
(Definition of force v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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