tour de force in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tour de force in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tour de force <pl tours de force> [Am ˌtʊr də ˈfɔrs, Brit ˌtʊə də ˈfɔːs] N form

tour de force

hazaña f

tour de force

tour m de force

Translations for tour de force in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tour [Am tʊr, Brit tʊə] N

1. tour (for pleasure):

tour (by bus, car)

viaje m

tour (by bus, car)

gira f

tour (of castle, museum)

visita f

tour (of town)

visita f turística

tour (of town)

recorrido m turístico

a walking/cycling tour of or around Ireland

un viaje por Irlanda a pie/en bicicleta

they went on a tour of or around Europe

se fueron de gira or de viaje por Europa

they went on a tour of or around Europe

se fueron a recorrer Europa

to do a world tour

hacer un viaje or una gira alrededor del mundo

conducted tour

visita f guiada or con guía

he gave us a tour of the house

nos mostró la casa

he gave us a tour of the house

nos enseñó la casa esp Spain

guided tour (of castle, museum)

visita f guiada or con guía

guided tour (of area, country)

excursión f (organizada)

guided tour (of area, country)

tour m

guided tour (of area, country)

viaje m organizado

attr tour director Am

guía turístico m / guía turística f

2. tour (official visit):

the presidential tour to Latin America

la gira or el viaje del presidente por América Latina

the Queen made a tour of the hospital

la Reina visitó el hospital

tour of inspection

visita f de inspección

tour of inspection

recorrido m de inspección

3. tour:

tour MUS, SPORTS, THEAT

gira f

tour MUS, SPORTS, THEAT

tournée f

to be/go on tour play/orchestra/team:

estar/ir de gira

to take a show/an orchestra on tour

hacer una gira con un espectáculo/una orquesta

4. tour MIL:

tour of duty

período m de servicio

he's serving a tour in Cyprus

está destinado en Chipre

5. tour Am (in golf, tennis):

the tour

la temporada

II.tour [Am tʊr, Brit tʊə] VB trans

1. tour (for pleasure):

tour country/area

recorrer

tour country/area

viajar por

we're touring France this summer

este verano vamos a recorrer Francia or a viajar por Francia

we toured the city by bus

recorrimos la ciudad en autobús

2. tour (visit officially):

tour factory/hospital

visitar

3. tour MUS, SPORTS, THEAT:

the team will tour Australia next year

el equipo irá de gira or hará una gira por Australia el año que viene

the play is touring the provinces

están de gira or están haciendo una gira por las provincias con la obra

III.tour [Am tʊr, Brit tʊə] VB intr

1. tour (for pleasure):

tour (by bus, car)

viajar

last year we went touring in Spain

el año pasado hicimos un viaje por España

2. tour:

tour MUS, SPORTS, THEAT company/team:

hacer una gira

they have spent the last three months touring

se han pasado los últimos tres meses de gira

I.force [Am fɔrs, Brit fɔːs] N

1.1. force U (strength, violence):

force

fuerza f

winds of hurricane force

vientos de fuerza huracanada

a force eight gale

vientos de fuerza ocho

he took the full force of the blow

recibió toda la fuerza or el impacto del golpe

the police were out in force

había una gran presencia policial

through force of circumstances the plans had to be changed

razones de fuerza mayor nos hicieron cambiar de planes

force of habit

la fuerza de la costumbre

force of numbers guaranteed their victory

su superioridad numérica les garantizó la victoria

sheer force of numbers necessitated a change of venue

el gran número de asistentes (or inscripciones etc.) hizo necesario un cambio de local

1.2. force U (coercion):

force

fuerza f

to take sth by force

apoderarse de algo por la fuerza

to use/resort to force

hacer uso de/recurrir a la fuerza

by force of arms liter

por la fuerza de las armas

2.1. force C or U PHYS:

force

fuerza f

the force of gravity

la fuerza de (la) gravedad

the force of gravity

la gravedad

2.2. force C (influential thing, person):

force

fuerza f

social/political forces

fuerzas sociales/políticas

the forces of conservatism/liberalism/evil

las fuerzas del conservadurismo/liberalismo/mal

he is a major force in the Church

es una figura de mucho peso en la Iglesia

she's a force to be reckoned with

no se puede menos que tenerla en cuenta

to join forces with sb

unirse a alguien

to join forces with sb

hacer causa común con alguien

3. force U (of argument, personality):

force

fuerza f

4. force C (group of people):

force

fuerza f

the (armed) forces

las fuerzas armadas

the (police) force

la policía

our sales force

nuestro personal de ventas

our sales force

nuestro equipo de vendedores

5. force U (validity):

force

fuerza f

it has the force of law

tiene fuerza de ley

to come into force

entrar en vigor or vigencia

to be in force

estar en vigor or vigencia

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

1. force (compel):

to force sb to + infin

obligar or forzar a alguien a  +  infin

I had to force myself to eat

tuve que obligarme a comer

to force sb into -ing he forced her into accepting his terms

la obligó or forzó a aceptar sus condiciones

they were forced to sell/into selling

se vieron obligados or forzados a vender

I am forced to admit that …

me veo obligado a admitir que …

2.1. force (bring about, obtain):

force action/change

provocar

to force a vote on sth

hacer que algo se someta a votación

2.2. force (extort):

to force sth out of or from sb they had to force the secret out of him or from him

le tuvieron que arrancar el secreto a la fuerza

3. force (impose):

to force sth on sb the decision was forced on us by events

los acontecimientos nos obligaron a tomar esa decisión

I didn't want to take the money, but she forced it on me

yo no quería el dinero pero me obligó a aceptarlo

it's been forced on us by management

la dirección nos lo ha impuesto

I don't want to force myself on you if you're busy

no lo quiero molestar si está ocupado

I don't want to force myself on you if you're busy

no lo quiero imponerle mi presencia si está ocupado form

4.1. force (exert pressure, push, drive):

force knob/handle

forzar

if it won't go in, don't try to force it

si no entra, no lo fuerces

to force a door open

forzar una puerta

she could force back her tears no longer

ya no podía contener el llanto

she was forced out of the race by engine trouble

se vio obligada a retirarse de la carrera por problemas de motor

he forced the lid off

le sacó la tapa a la fuerza

to force a bill through Congress

hacer que se apruebe un proyecto de ley

they forced their way in

entraron por la fuerza

4.2. force (break open):

force door/lock

forzar

to force an entry

entrar por la fuerza

5. force (produce with difficulty):

he forced out a shaky laugh

soltó una risita forzada

he has to force the high notes

tiene que forzar las notas altas

it's forcing it to call him a genius

calificarlo de genio es decir demasiado

6. force (speed up):

force plant

acelerar el crecimiento de

to force the pace

forzar la marcha

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tour de force in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tour de force in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tour [tʊəʳ, Am tʊr] N

1. tour (journey):

tour

viaje m

guided tour

excursión f guiada

sightseeing tour

paseo m por los lugares de interés

2. tour of factory:

tour

visita f

3. tour MUS:

tour

gira f

to be/go on tour

estar/ir de gira

II.tour [tʊəʳ, Am tʊr] VB trans

1. tour (travel around):

tour

recorrer

2. tour (visit professionally):

tour

visitar

3. tour (perform):

tour

ir de gira por

III.tour [tʊəʳ, Am tʊr] VB intr

tour

ir de viaje

I.force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] N

1. force:

force

fuerza f

by sheer force of numbers

por superioridad numérica

force of gravity PHYS

fuerza de la gravedad

to combine forces

unir esfuerzos

2. force (large numbers):

in force

en grandes cantidades

3. force (influence):

force

influencia f

by force of circumstance

debido a las circunstancias

by force of habit

por costumbre

the forces of nature liter

las fuerzas de la naturaleza

4. force (validity):

force

validez f

to come into force

entrar en vigor

5. force MIL:

police force

cuerpo m de policía

Air Force

Fuerzas f pl Aéreas

armed forces

fuerzas f pl armadas

II.force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] VB trans

1. force (use power):

force

forzar

to force a door

forzar una puerta

2. force (oblige to do):

force

obligar

to force sb to do sth

obligar a alguien a hacer algo

to force a smile

sonreír forzadamente

to force words out of sb

hacer hablar a alguien

3. force (cause to grow faster):

force

hacer madurar temprano

tour VB

User Entry

tour intr MUS

dar una gira

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It has been called an engineering tour de force and the largest unreinforced concrete structure in the world.

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The house-made passionfruit tartlet is a tour de force.

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This approach has been highly influential over the last 20 years and remains a rare tour de force in this rapidly evolving field.

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The book has been repeatedly acclaimed as a literary tour de force and as a rare wedding of compelling narrative with impeccable scholarship.

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His tone was remarkable for its exquisite tenderness and delicacyhis expression and nuances were unapproachableand his tour de force were models of artistic excellence.

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Their effort is a successful tour de force.

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Other critics saw the work as a magical tour de force.

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The eventual preparation of the pure compound, reported in 1989, cite journal was hailed as a tour de force.

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This book, now half a century old, is an astonishing tour de force.

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But is it not true to say that between a tour de force and a dirty trick, the only difference is success?

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