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I . force [fɔ:s] N

1. force:

force (power)
moč f
force (intensity)
sila f
force of a blow
silovitost f
from force of habit
zaradi moči navade

2. force no pl (violence):

force
sila f
by force
na silo
the forces of evil
sile zla
the forces of nature
naravne sile
to be in/come into force
stopiti v veljavo

II . force [fɔ:s] VB trans (compel)

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force back VB trans

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1. force (repel):

force
potlačiti
force fig tears
zadrževati [perf zadržati]

2. force (push back):

force
potiskati nazaj [perf potisniti nazaj]

force down VB trans

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1. force plane:

force
prisiljevati [perf prisiliti k pristanku]

2. force food:

force
prisiljevati [perf prisiliti]

3. force (push):

force
zbijati [perf zbiti]

force open VB trans

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force
na silo odpirati [perf odpreti]

force upon VB trans to force sth upon sb

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force
komu kaj vsiliti

ˈair force N

air force
vojno letalstvo n

ˈdriv·ing force N no pl

driving force
gonilna sila f

ˈforce-feed VB trans

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ˈla·bour force N + sing/pl vb

po·ˈlice force N

1. police force no pl (the police):

the police force
policija f

2. police force (unit of police):

police force
policijska enota f

ˈtask force N

1. task force MIL:

task force
namenske sile f pl
task force in police
posebna enota f

2. task force COMM:

task force
delovna skupina f
sales force npl
prodajno osebje
sales force pl inf
prodajniki pl

Usage examples with force

to meet force with force
na silo odgovoriti s silo
brute force
surova moč
motivating force
gonilna sila
peacekeeping force
mirovne sile
explosive force
rušilna moč
police force
policija
by force
na silo
Air force
zračne sile
labour force
delovna sila
by sheer force of numbers
s številčno premočjo
from force of habit
iz navade
the force of gravity
gravitacijska sila
to force an entry
vdreti
to force a smile
izsiliti nasmeh
to force one's way
vsiliti svoj način
hurricane force wind
orkanski veter
the moving force
gonilna sila
gale-force wind
viharni veter
to force one's will on sb
vsiljevati komu svojo voljo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A special task force is deployed to control law and order.
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The combination of force with specious and spurious legalistic justification is one of the book's primary motifs.
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Other applications are the rheology of soft matter, and studies of force-regulated processes in living cells.
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This comes to a high when she asks him to quit Delta Force because he always prioritizes his career over their family.
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Its force is its unique lack of inhibition in dealing with very controversial issues without exhibitionism... an invaluable programme.
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Opponents emphasise the negative impact the tax could have on the finance sector and believe it may force trading offshore.
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The indigenous labor force is critical to the viability of the most important agro-industrial crops.
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The relief column marches on towards the fort but heat, lack of water and a sand castle building competition gone wrong decimates the force to a handful.
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In adverse economic times, firms use the same efficiencies to downsize, rightsize, or otherwise reduce their labor force.
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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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