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general of the army/air force Am

général d'armée/d'armée aérienne

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I.force [Brit fɔːs, Am fɔrs] N

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6. force (police):

force, a. Force the force

8. force METEO:

a force 10 gale

un vent de force 10

II.[armed] forces N npl MIL

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les forces fpl armées

III.in force ADV

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1. in force (in large numbers, strength):

2. in force (gen) LAW:

in force law, act, prices, ban, curfew

to come into force

entrer en vigueur

IV.force [Brit fɔːs, Am fɔrs] VB trans

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1. force (compel, oblige):

to force sb/sth to do (gen)

forcer qn/qc à faire

to be forced to do (gen)

être forcé de faire

he forced his voice to remain calm

il s'est forcé à garder une voix calme

to force a smile/a laugh

se forcer à sourire/à rire

protesters have forced a public inquiry

les protestataires ont exigé et obtenu que l'on ouvre une enquête publique

to force a bill through parliament

forcer or obliger le parliament à voter un projet de loi

2. force (push, thrust):

to force one's way through [sth] crowd, jungle

se frayer un chemin à travers or dans

to force sb to the ground/up against sth

plaquer qn au sol/contre qc

she forced him to his knees

elle l'a forcé à se mettre à genoux

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

la voiture a forcé la moto à quitter la route/à aller au fossé

bad weather forced him off the road for a week

le mauvais temps l'a empêché de prendre la route pendant une semaine

she forced her way to the top through sheer perseverance

elle est parvenue au sommet grâce à beaucoup de persévérance

4. force FARM (speed up growth):

force plant

force animal

V.to force oneself VB refl

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1. to force oneself (push oneself):

to force oneself

se forcer (to do à faire)

2. to force oneself (impose oneself):

to force oneself on sb

imposer sa présence à qn

I wouldn't want to force myself on you

je ne cherche pas à m'imposer

VI.force [Brit fɔːs, Am fɔrs]

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to force sb's hand

forcer la main à qn

See also workforce, task force, labour force

workforce N + vb sing ou pl

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workforce (in industry)

main-d'œuvre f

workforce (in service sector)

task force N

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1. task force MIL:

corps m expéditionnaire

2. task force (of police):

détachement m spécial

3. task force (committee):

groupe m de travail

labour force N

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labour force

main-d'œuvre f

I.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] N

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2. air (atmosphere, sky):

air

air m

he threw the ball up into the air

il a jeté le ballon en l'air

the helicopter rose up into the air

l'hélicoptère a décollé

the birds of the air

les oiseaux qui volent

the swans took to the air

les cygnes se sont envolés or ont pris leur envol

to send sth/to travel by air

envoyer qc/voyager par avion

Paris (seen) from the air

Paris vu d'avion

the battle was fought on the ground and in the air

la bataille fut livrée sur terre et dans les airs

to clear the air lit storm:

rafraîchir l'air

to clear the air fig

apaiser les esprits

3. air RADIO, TV:

to be/go on (the) air broadcaster, interviewee:

être/passer à l'antenne

to go off the air

quitter l'antenne

while the programme was still on the air

alors que l'émission était encore en cours de diffusion

the series will be back on the air in January

le feuilleton reprendra en janvier

he went on the air to reassure the public

il est intervenu à la radio or à la télévision pour rassurer le public

off the air, she confided that…

hors antenne, elle a confié que…

the channel goes off the air at midnight

la chaîne cesse d'émettre à minuit

5. air MUS:

air

air m

6. air (breeze):

air liter

souffle m de vent

II.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] VB trans

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3. air Am (broadcast):

air

III.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr]

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there's something in the air

il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il y a quelque chose qui se trame

he could sense trouble in the air

il sentait qu'il y avait de l'orage dans l'air fig

there's a rumour in the air that…

le bruit court que…

to put on airs, to give oneself airs pej

se donner de grands airs

our plans are still totally up in the air

nos projets sont toujours très flous or vagues

to be walking or treading on air

être aux anges

to disappear or vanish into thin air

they produced or conjured these figures out of thin air

leurs chiffres étaient complètement fantaisistes

Translations for air force in the English»French Dictionary

air force N

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armée f de l'air

Translations for air force in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

marshal of the Royal Air Force Brit

Commandant m en Chef des Forces Aériennes

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I.force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] N a. PHYS

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II.force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] VB trans

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to force sb/oneself to +infin

forcer qn/se forcer à +infin

to force one's way

se frayer un chemin

to force sth into a suitcase

tasser qc dans une valise

to force sb out of the way

forcer qn hors de son chemin

to force a smile

faire un sourire forcé

to force oneself on sb

s'imposer à qn

to force sb into doing sth

forcer qn à faire qc

the changes were forced on us

on nous a imposé les changements

to force a confession out of sb

obtenir une confession par la force

I.air [eəʳ, Am er] N

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2. air no pl TV, RADIO:

to be off/on (the) air

être hors antenne/à l'antenne

II.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB trans

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1. air TV, RADIO:

air

2. air (expose to air):

air

3. air (let know):

air

faire connaître

to air one's grievances

exposer ses griefs

III.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB intr

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1. air Am TV, RADIO:

air

2. air (be exposed to air):

air

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The country has the goal of developing a full air force in the future. en.wikipedia.org

Coveralls are also used by the lower ranks, especially armor and air force personnel. en.wikipedia.org

For the army and air force, the insignia were white with blue interwoven threads backed with the appropriate corps color. en.wikipedia.org

Leading seamen generally mess and billet with other seamen and their army and air force equivalents: privates, corporals, and master corporals. en.wikipedia.org

Theoretical studies included navigation, theory of flight, meteorology, duties of an officer, air force administration, algebra, and trigonometry. en.wikipedia.org

Since that time they have provided eyewear for many government agencies ranging from sunglasses for air force pilots to eyewear for submarine personnel. en.wikipedia.org

Reserve force aviator badges have a light blue inlay around the coat of arms as appose to the dark blue of permanent air force aviators. en.wikipedia.org

However, the air force plans to retire several types of combat aircraft by 2019. en.wikipedia.org

It had culminated, the crowd thought, in an air force fly-past and a fireworks display. www.heraldscotland.com

All, except for generals, wear badges on their hats or berets with either the land force badge or air force badge. en.wikipedia.org

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