Translations for strike force in the English»French Dictionary

strike force N MIL

- Show synonyms for strike force.
- Send us feedback

strike force

détachement m d'intervention

Translations for strike force in the French»English Dictionary

force de frappe (groupe)

Translations for strike force in the English»French Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

I.force [Brit fɔːs, Am fɔrs] N

- Show synonyms for force.
- Send us feedback

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

- Show synonyms for force.
- Send us feedback

les forces fpl armées

III.in force ADV

- Show synonyms for force.
- Send us feedback

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

- Show synonyms for force.
- Send us feedback

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

- Show synonyms for force.
- Send us feedback

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]

- Show synonyms for force.
- Send us feedback

to force sb's hand

forcer la main à qn

See also workforce, task force, labour force

workforce N + vb sing ou pl

- Show synonyms for workforce.
- Send us feedback

workforce (in industry)

main-d'œuvre f

workforce (in service sector)

task force N

- Show synonyms for task force.
- Send us feedback

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

- Show synonyms for labour force.
- Send us feedback

labour force

main-d'œuvre f

I.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] N

- Show synonyms for strike.
- Send us feedback

2. strike MIL:

strike (gen) (attack)

attaque f (on, against contre)

air/pre-emptive strike

attaque aérienne/préventive

4. strike (clock mechanism):

6. strike FISH:

II.strike <pret, pp struck> [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] VB trans

- Show synonyms for strike.
- Send us feedback

1. strike (hit):

strike person, stick, bat: person, object, ball

strike torpedo, missile: target, vessel

frapper, toucher

strike ship, car, person: rock, tree, pedestrian

to strike sb on the head/in the face person:

frapper qn à la tête/au visage

to strike sb on the head/in the face object:

heurter qn à la tête/au visage

to strike sth with stick, hammer

she struck the table with her fist (deliberately)

elle a frappé du poing sur la table

he struck his head on the table

il s'est cogné la tête contre la table

his head struck the table

sa tête a heurté la table

lightning struck the house/struck him

la foudre est tombée sur la maison/l'a frappé

to be struck by lightning tree, house, person:

être touché par la foudre

to strike sb to the ground (with fist)

faire tomber qn d'un coup de poing

to strike sb to the ground (with stick)

faire tomber qn d'un coup de bâton

to strike sb a blow lit, fig

porter un coup à qn

to strike the first blow lit, fig

porter le premier coup

to strike sb dead lightning, God:

to strike sb dead person:

porter un coup mortel à qn

to be struck blind/dumb liter

être frappé de cécité/de mutisme

to be struck dumb with amazement

être frappé d'étonnement

2. strike (afflict) quake, famine, disease, storm, disaster:

strike area, people

‘earthquake strikes San Francisco’

‘San Francisco secoué par un tremblement de terre’

the pain strikes when I bend down

je ressens cette douleur lorsque je me baisse

to strike terror into sb or sb's heart

frapper qn de terreur

3. strike (make impression on):

strike idea, thought: person

venir à l'esprit de

strike resemblance: person

to be struck by

être frappé par

an awful thought struck me

une horrible pensée m'est venue à l'esprit

a terrible sight struck my eyes

un horrible spectacle s'est présenté à mes yeux

it strikes me as funny/stupid that …

je trouve drôle/bête que …

+ subj it strikes me as mean of them to do

je trouve que c'est méchant de leur part de faire

to strike sb as odd/absurd

paraître or sembler étrange/absurde à qn

he strikes me as an intelligent man

il me paraît intelligent

it strikes me as a good idea to do

cela me paraît or me semble une bonne idée de faire

did anything strike you as odd?

as-tu remarqué quelque chose de bizarre?

how does the idea strike you?

qu'est-ce que vous pensez de cette idée?

how did he strike you?

quelle impression vous a-t-il faite?

it strikes me (that)

it struck him that here was the opportunity

il s'est dit soudain que c'était l'occasion

I was struck inf with him/it

she wasn't very struck inf with it

ça ne lui a pas beaucoup plu

to be struck on inf Brit

être entiché de inf

4. strike (discover, come upon):

découvrir, tomber sur inf

strike oil, gold

trouver, tomber sur inf

strike road

rencontrer, tomber sur inf

rock, concrete, obstacle to strike a rich vein of humour

trouver une riche source d'humour

5. strike (achieve):

strike accord, bargain

to strike a balance

trouver le juste milieu (between entre)

10. strike FIN (mint):

strike coin

11. strike (in gardening):

strike cutting

to strike root

12. strike FISH:

strike fisherman: fish

strike fish: bait

III.strike <pret, pp struck> [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] VB intr

- Show synonyms for strike.
- Send us feedback

2. strike (attack):

strike killer, rapist, disease, storm:

strike army, animal, snake:

the terrorists have struck again

les terroristes ont encore frappé

disaster struck

la catastrophe s'est produite

‘when pain strikes, take Calmaways’

‘en cas de douleur, prenez des Calmaways’

to strike at target

this strikes at the heart of the democratic system

cela frappe au cœur du système démocratique

to strike at the root of the problem

s'attaquer à la racine du problème

Henry strikes again inf! hum

Henry nous en a fait encore une inf

4. strike match:

5. strike clock, time:

six o'clock struck

six heures ont sonné

7. strike (develop roots):

strike cutting, plant:

prendre (racine)

8. strike FISH:

strike fish:

IV.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk]

- Show synonyms for strike.
- Send us feedback

to have two strikes against one Am

être désavantagé

Translations for strike force in the French»English Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

force de frappe

frapper avec force

to strike with force

Translations for strike force in the English»French Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

I.force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] N a. PHYS

- Show synonyms for force.
- Send us feedback

II.force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] VB trans

- Show synonyms for force.
- Send us feedback

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.strike [straɪk] N

- Show synonyms for strike.
- Send us feedback

1. strike (withdrawal of labour):

a wave of strikes

une vague de grèves

sit-down strike

grève sur le tas

2. strike (sudden attack):

3. strike (blow):

4. strike (discovery):

to make a gold strike

trouver de l'or

II.strike <struck, struck> [straɪk] VB trans

- Show synonyms for strike.
- Send us feedback

1. strike (hit hard):

2. strike (collide with):

3. strike (ignite):

strike a match

4. strike (achieve strike):

strike a balance

5. strike (generate harmony):

to strike a chord with sb

être sur la même longueur d'onde avec qn

6. strike (manufacture):

strike coins

7. strike <struck, struck> <[or a. Am stricken]> (engender feelings):

to strike fear into sb

remplir qn d'effroi

8. strike <struck, struck> <[or a. Am stricken]> (engender memories):

to strike a chord

se rappeler de qc

9. strike <struck, struck> <[or a. Am stricken]> (create atmosphere):

to strike a note of warning

donner l'alerte

10. strike <struck, struck> (discover deposits):

to strike oil

atteindre une nappe pétrolifère

to strike oil gold

11. strike:

to strike a pose

to strike a pose fig

faire des manières

12. strike <struck, stricken> (cause suffering):

frapper durement

an earthquake struck Los Angeles

un tremblement de terre a sévi à Los Angeles

13. strike (sound the time):

14. strike (engender thought):

15. strike (remove):

strike name from a list

III.strike <struck, struck> [straɪk] VB intr

- Show synonyms for strike.
- Send us feedback

1. strike (hit hard):

2. strike (attack):

3. strike (withdraw labour):

se mettre en grève

4. strike (sound the time):

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These men were professional soldiers, well-paid and trained, and, from 1983 on, they provided an effective strike force against government outposts. en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "strike force" in other languages

Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski