strong-arm in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.strong-arm [Brit, Am ˈstrɔŋ ˌɑrm] ADJ

II.strong-arm [Brit, Am ˈstrɔŋ ˌɑrm] VB trans

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strong arm, person
forte, robusto

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I.convincere [konˈvintʃere] VB trans

1. convincere critici, opinione pubblica:

convincere (persuadere)
to convince
convincere (persuadere)
to persuade di: of che: that a fare: to do
convincere (persuadere)
to satisfy
convincere (con l'inganno)
to fool
convincere (con l'inganno)
to deceive a fare: into doing
convincere (con pazienza)
to coax a fare: to do, into doing
convincere (con le maniere forti)
to strong-arm a fare: into doing
cerca di convincerla!
try and persuade her!
abbiamo finito con il convincerlo a rimanere
we managed to persuade him to stay
non sono convinto da
I remain to be convinced by
lasciarsi convincere
to let oneself be persuaded
essere disposto a farsi convincere
to be open to persuasion
la storia non convince
the story doesn't carry conviction

II.convincersi VB refl

I.maniera [maˈnjɛra] N f

II.maniere N fpl

I.forte1 [ˈfɔrte] ADJ

6. forte (intenso):

forte rumore, musica, urlo, suono
loud
forte colore
deep
forte colore
bright
forte luce
bright
forte luce
harsh
forte sentimento, legame
strong
forte eccitazione, tensione, ansia
high
forte delusione
deep
forte desiderio, interesse
keen
forte emozione, pressione
intense
forte emozione, pressione
powerful
forte odio, risentimento
smouldering
forte disaccordo
sharp
forte determinazione
steadfast
un momento di forte drammaticità
a moment of high drama
essere in forte contrasto con
to be in stark contrast to
nutriamo il forte sospetto che…
we strongly suspect that…
forte agitazione
great churning

7. forte:

forte (violento) colpo, spinta, scossa
hard
forte (violento) colpo, spinta, scossa
powerful
forte (violento) colpo, spinta, scossa
sharp
forte vento
high
forte vento
sharp
forte vento
strong
forte brezza
stiff
forte temporale
heavy
forte (acuto)
raffreddore, dolore severe
forte (acuto)
febbre high
forte (abbondante) nevicata, pioggia
heavy
forte (accecante) sole
blinding
un forte rovescio di pioggia
a heavy fall of rain
avere un forte mal di denti
to have bad toothache
vento forte METEO, NAUT
gale

II.forte1 [ˈfɔrte] N m

III.forte1 [ˈfɔrte] ADV

1. forte (con forza):

forte colpire, tirare, spingere, sfregare, urlare
hard
forte colpire, tirare, spingere, sfregare, urlare
strongly
forte parlare, piangere, suonare, cantare, ridere
loudly
la strinse forte a sé
he held her closely to him
ho tirato il laccio più forte che potevo
I drew the string as tight as I could
(saldamente) tenersi forte
to brace oneself
tieniti forte!
hang on to your hat! hold tight!
soffia forte!
blow hard!
il vento soffia forte
the wind is blowing strongly
parlare più forte
to outtalk, to raise one's voice
il mio cuore batte forte
my heart is hammering or racing
la sua voce risuonò forte e chiaro
her voice rang out loud and clear
ti ricevo forte e chiaro RADIO
I'm receiving you loud and clear

IV.forte1 [ˈfɔrte] INTERJ

V.forte1 [ˈfɔrte]

strong-arm in the PONS Dictionary

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Both were adamant that the violence was more the result of police strong-arm tactics than student vandalism.
montrealgazette.com
What you have that makes it unique is five female suspects, ages 14 to 16, that's committing strong-arm robberies.
www.latimes.com
His strong-arm style allowed for two decades of rule before he stepped down in 2003.
www.lowyinterpreter.org
It also explains why bondholders have been revolting against what they see as strong-arm tactics.
www.bloomberg.com
But the shunning of strong-arm tactics was not universal.
www.theglobeandmail.com
He terrorised the area by using strong-arm tactics and threats.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
While trying to land a big star for the lead role, he uses all his powers of persuasion, seduction and intimidation to strong-arm the writer into massively rewriting his play.
en.wikipedia.org
I oppose strong-arm tactics, and questioned why the president won in this island on a platform of gunpowdering crime away.
cebudailynews.inquirer.net
Many of the neighborhood's residentsand modern red-light useswere removed with eminent domain, tax increment financing and other strong-arm techniques.
en.wikipedia.org
In tending to his business, he sends men to strong-arm a customer reluctant to pay a gambling debt.
en.wikipedia.org

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