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forced [fɔ:st, Am fɔ:rst] ADJ inv

1. forced (imposed):

forced
forced labour
Zwangsarbeit f <-> kein pl
forced march
Gewaltmarsch m <-(e)s, -märsche>

2. forced (emergency):

forced
forced landing
Notlandung f <-, -en>

3. forced (unnatural):

forced laughter, smile

Phrases:

ˈforced en·try N no pl

ˈforced mar·riage N

forced marriage

forced ˈstate N PHYS

forced migration [fɔːstmaɪˈɡreɪʃn] N

forced settlement N FINMKT

forced flow TRAFF FLOW

I. force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] N

1. force no pl:

Kraft f <-, Krạ̈f·te>
Stärke f <-, -n>
force of a blow, impact
Wucht f <->

2. force no pl (violence):

Gewalt f <-> kein pl

3. force no pl (coercion):

Zwang m <-(e)s , Zwänge>

4. force PHYS:

Kraft f <-, Krạ̈f·te>
Schwerkraft f <-> kein pl

5. force no pl (large numbers):

6. force no pl:

Macht f <-, Mäch·te>
Kraft f <-, Krạ̈f·te>

7. force (person or thing with influence):

Kraft f <-, Krạ̈f·te>
Macht f <-, Mäch·te>

8. force no pl (validity):

to put sth in[to] force

9. force (group):

Truppe f <-, -n>
Polizei f <-, -en>
Luftwaffe f <-, -n>

II. force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] VB trans

1. force (compel):

to force sb/oneself [to do sth]
jdn/sich zwingen [etw zu tun]
to be forced to do sth
to be forced to do sth (feel the necessity)
to be forced to do sth (feel obliged)
jdn [dazu] zwingen, etw zu tun
to force sb into sth (an act)
jdn zu etw dat zwingen
to force sb into sth (a space)
jdn in etw acc zwingen form

2. force:

3. force (get, produce):

to force sth
sich dat seinen Weg in/durch etw acc /aus etw dat bahnen

4. force (make accept):

to force sth on sb
jdm etw aufzwingen

5. force (push, squeeze):

to force sth into sth
etw in etw acc [hinein]zwängen

6. force LAW:

8. force (make grow faster):

forced salad

Phrases:

ˈair force N

Luftwaffe f <-, -n>
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forced saving N

forced saving ECON
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force N

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colour force, color force N

Present
Iforce
youforce
he/she/itforces
weforce
youforce
theyforce
Past
Iforced
youforced
he/she/itforced
weforced
youforced
theyforced
Present Perfect
Ihaveforced
youhaveforced
he/she/ithasforced
wehaveforced
youhaveforced
theyhaveforced
Past Perfect
Ihadforced
youhadforced
he/she/ithadforced
wehadforced
youhadforced
theyhadforced