force open in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for force open in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for force open in the English»French Dictionary

I.force [Brit fɔːs, Am fɔrs] N

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

See also workforce, task force, labour force

I.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] N

II.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] ADJ

III.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] VB trans

5. open (make wider) → open up

IV.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] VB intr

6. open (become wider) → open up

See also open up

I.open up VB [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n -, Am ˈoʊpən -] (open up)

II.open up VB [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n -, Am ˈoʊpən -] (open [sth] up, open up [sth])

force open in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for force open in the English»French Dictionary

I.force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] N a. PHYS

I.open [ˈəʊpən, Am ˈoʊ-] N

II.open [ˈəʊpən, Am ˈoʊ-] ADJ

III.open [ˈəʊpən, Am ˈoʊ-] VB intr

IV.open [ˈəʊpən, Am ˈoʊ-] VB trans

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Minutes after the vote, protesters broke into the back courtyard and tried to force open the doors of the building.
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We then had no option but to force open the door.
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He instead uses his library card to force open a door and sneak inside.
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The offenders used a sledgehammer to force open one of the cassettes to access the money.
www.lep.co.uk
Regularly, workers force open the pouch to regurgitate droplets of fluid into it.
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How much, then, of a practical nature is likely to be gained by trying to force open the seal of confession?
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The mob then tried to force open the sliding door on the right-hand side of the vehicle.
opinion.inquirer.net
Our goal should be to force open the narrow parameters of foreign-policy debate.
rabble.ca
Desperation drove the prisoners to force open the door and climb onto the deck where the tragedy occurred.
www.abc.net.au
They were too delicate to cut or force open by hand.
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