task force in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for task force in the English»French Dictionary

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

Translations for task force in the French»English Dictionary

force d'intervention MIL

task force

Translations for task force in the English»French Dictionary

I.task [Brit tɑːsk, Am tæsk] N

1. task (piece of work):

task

travail m

2. task (unpleasant duty):

task

tâche f (of doing de faire)

a hard task

une lourde tâche

to have the task of doing

avoir pour tâche de faire

he finds writing reports a hard task

écrire des rapports est une tâche qu'il trouve difficile

painting the ceiling will be no easy task

ce ne sera pas facile de peindre le plafond

II.task [Brit tɑːsk, Am tæsk] VB trans

task

charger

to task sb with sth

charger qn de qc

to task sb to do sth

charger qn de faire qc

III.task [Brit tɑːsk, Am tæsk]

to take sb to task

réprimander qn (about, for, over pour)

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 task force, workforce, labour force

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

workforce N + vb sing ou pl

workforce (in industry)

main-d'œuvre f

workforce (in service sector)

effectifs mpl

labour force N

labour force

main-d'œuvre f

task force in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for task force in the English»French Dictionary

task force N

1. task force (unit for special operation):

task force

corps m expéditionnaire

2. task force (group for particular purpose):

task force

groupe m de travail

Translations for task force in the French»English Dictionary

forces d'intervention

task force

Translations for task force in the English»French Dictionary

I.task [tɑ:sk, Am tæsk] N

task

tâche f

to take sb to task

réprimander qn

II.task [tɑ:sk, Am tæsk] VB trans passive

to be tasked with sth

être chargé de qc

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The task force held numerous meetings and public hearings.

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The task force was held up while engineers removed a dozen other mines from the bypass.

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The task force moved into the town, and they blew their way through locked gates with explosives.

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In 1944 and 1945, the task force was a refueling unit consisting of destroyer escorts and oilers.

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A taskforce, or more-commonly task force, is a special committee, usually of experts, formed expressly for the purpose of studying a particular problem.

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Repeated warnings go unheeded, and if you do nt take action, your task force will be surrounded.

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