police force in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for police force in the English»French Dictionary

police force N

police force

police f

police force

forces fpl de l'ordre

to join the police force

entrer dans la police

Translations for police force in the French»English Dictionary

force publique

police force

brigade de gendarmerie (gendarmes)

(small town) police force

police privée

private police force

police judiciaire, PJ

detective division of the French police force

toutes les polices du pays

every police force in the country

police nationale

national police force

gendarmerie, a. gendarmerie nationale (corps)

French police force

Translations for police force in the English»French Dictionary

I.force [Brit fɔːs, Am fɔrs] N

1. force (physical strength, impact):

force (of blow, explosion, collision, earthquake)

force f

force (of sun's rays)

puissance f

force (of fall)

choc m

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

il est tombé sous la force de l'explosion/du coup

I hit him with all the force I could muster

je l'ai frappé de toutes mes forces

2. force MIL:

force (gen) (physical means)

force f

to use force

recourir à or employer la force

by force

par la force

by force of arms, by military force

à la force des armes

3. force fig:

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

force f

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

par la force de l'habitude/des circonstances/du nombre

‘no, ’ she said with some force

‘non, ’ a-t-elle dit avec force

to have the force of law

avoir force de loi

4. force (strong influence):

force

force f

a force for good/change

une force agissant pour le bien/le changement

the forces of evil

les forces du mal

she's a force in the democratic movement

c'est un personnage important du mouvement démocratique

market forces

forces du marché

this country is no longer a world force

ce pays n'est plus une puissance mondiale

5. force U (organized group):

force

forces fpl

expeditionary/peacekeeping force

forces expéditionnaires/de maintien de la paix

naval/ground force

forces navales/terrestres

6. force (police):

force, a. Force the force

la police

7. force PHYS:

force

force f

centrifugal/centripetal force

force centrifuge/centripète

force of gravity

pesanteur f

8. force METEO:

force

force f

a force 10 gale

un vent de force 10

II.[armed] forces N npl MIL

the forces

les forces fpl armées

III.in force ADV

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

in force

en force

2. in force (gen) LAW:

in force law, act, prices, ban, curfew

en vigueur

to come into force

entrer en vigueur

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

1. force (compel, oblige):

force

forcer

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

the earthquake forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents

le tremblement de terre a provoqué or entraîné l'évacuation de plusieurs centaines d'habitants

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

3. force (apply great pressure to):

force door, window, lock, safe, engine, meter

forcer

force screw

forcer sur

to force an entry LAW

entrer par effraction

to force the pace

forcer l'allure

4. force FARM (speed up growth):

force plant

forcer

force animal

engraisser

V.to force oneself VB refl

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]

to force sb's hand

forcer la main à qn

See also workforce, task force, labour force

workforce N + vb sing ou pl

workforce (in industry)

main-d'œuvre f

workforce (in service sector)

effectifs mpl

task force N

1. task force MIL:

task force

corps m expéditionnaire

2. task force (of police):

task force

détachement m spécial

3. task force (committee):

task force

groupe m de travail

labour force N

labour force

main-d'œuvre f

I.police [Brit pəˈliːs, Am pəˈlis] N

1. police + vb pl (official body):

the police (gen)

la police

the police (in France outside cities)

la gendarmerie

to be in the police

être dans la police

to assist the police with their enquiries euph

être interrogé par la police

to assist the police with their enquiries attr action, involvement, intervention, protection

de la police

to assist the police with their enquiries raid, car, operation, vehicle

de police

to assist the police with their enquiries presence, escort

policier/-ière

2. police U:

police (men and women)

policiers mpl

police (in France, outside cities)

gendarmes mpl

II.police [Brit pəˈliːs, Am pəˈlis] VB trans

1. police (keep order):

police area

maintenir l'ordre dans

2. police (patrol):

police area, frontier:

surveiller

3. police (staff with police):

to police a demonstration/a match

organiser le service d'ordre pour une manifestation/un match

4. police (monitor):

police measures, regulations

contrôler l'application de

police force in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for police force in the English»French Dictionary

police force N

1. police force no pl (body of police):

police force

forces fpl de l'ordre

2. police force (administrative unit):

the police force

la police

Translations for police force in the English»French Dictionary

the (Police) Force

la police

Translations for police force in the French»English Dictionary

gendarmerie

police force

gendarmerie

The gendarmerie is a unit of the army with the function of a police force. There is a gendarmerie in every town.

police privée

private police force

police municipale/nationale

local/national police force

GIGN

special arm of the French police force

Translations for police force in the English»French Dictionary

I.force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] N a. PHYS

force

force f

to be in force

être en vigueur

to come in force

arriver en masse

by sheer force of numbers

par la force du nombre

by force of habit

par habitude

the force of sb's personality

le force de caractère de qn

the (Police) Force

la police

II.force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] VB trans

force

forcer

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

Phrases:

to force sb's hand

forcer la main de qn

to force an issue

forcer une décision

I.police [pəˈli:s] N pl

the police in town

la police

the police outside towns

la gendarmerie

police department Am, police service Brit

service m de police

police inspector/commissioner

inspecteur/préfet de police m

police intervention

intervention f de police

II.police [pəˈli:s] VB trans

1. police (officially control and guard):

police

maintenir l'ordre dans

2. police (control and regulate):

police

contrôler

to police oneself

se faire la police

3. police MIL:

police

contrôler

police force Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for police force in the French»English Dictionary

CRS

anti-riot and mobile police force

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His father is retired from the local police force.

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A standing army was created, as was a police force.

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There was no police force, parliament or unified financial system in the self-proclaimed independent republic.

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He was educated in public schools and entered the police force in 1848.

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The exhibition was forcefully broken-up by a large police force that included bulldozers and water cannons, hence the name.

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They provided police services to all state agencies that did not have their own police force.

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Additionally, they patrol the nation's highway system, functioning as a federal highway police force.

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He then joined the police force to punish him.

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It also built a regional police force that became the model for the rest of the country.

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