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force noun

  /fo(ː)ɹs/ , /foəs/ , /fɔɹs/ , /fɔːs/ , [fo̞ɹs]
  • Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
  • Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
  • (countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
  • (countable, physics) A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn)
  • (countable) A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
  • (uncountable) The ability to attack, control, or constrain.
  • (humorous, or, science fiction, with the, often, capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note. [1977]
 força
  • (legal) Legal validity.
 validade

force verb

  /fo(ː)ɹs/ , /foəs/ , /fɔɹs/ , /fɔːs/ , [fo̞ɹs]
  • (archaic) To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
 forçar, obrigar, compelir
  • (archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
 forçar, obrigar, compelir, arrombar

forced adjective

  /fo(ː)ɹst/ , /foəst/ , /fɔɹst/ , /fɔːst/
  • Obtained forcefully, not naturally.
 forçado

forceful adjective

  /ˈfɔɹsfəl/
  • Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.
 poderoso

forcefulness noun

  /ˈfɔː(ɹ)sfəlnəs/
  • The characteristic or quality of being forceful
 fortaleza
task force
força-tarefa
tour de force
façanha
air force
força aérea
force majeure
força maior
centrifugal force
força centrífuga
may the Force be with you
que a Força esteja com você, que a Força esteja contigo
centripetal force
força centrípeta
police force
corpo de polícia, forças da ordem, forças da ordem pública, forças de segurança, forças policiais
force field
campo de força
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