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forced [fɔːst] adj
1. done because of force; compulsory forced labour 2. false or unnatural a forced smile 3. due to an emergency or necessity a forced landing 4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics caused by an external agency a forced vibration a forced draught forcedly [ˈfɔːsɪdlɪ] adv forcedness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
forced adjective 1. compulsory, enforced, slave, unwilling, mandatory, obligatory, involuntary, conscripted a system of forced labour compulsory voluntary, spontaneous Translations forced [fɔːst] A. ADJ 2. (= from necessity) [landing] → forzoso 4. (Hort, Agr) [vegetable, fruit] → de crecimiento acelerado forced lettuces → lechugas fpl de crecimiento acelerado forced adj (= imposed) → Zwangs-; repatriation → gewaltsam; marriage, resignation, withdrawal → erzwungen; forced sale → Zwangsverkauf m; (= auction) → Zwangsversteigerung f (= contrived) smile, laughter, conversation, wording → gezwungen; behaviour → gekünstelt; to sound forced → sich gezwungen or unnatürlich anhören plant → getrieben forced: forced entry n (= break-in) → Einbruch m forced labour, (US) forced labor n → Zwangsarbeit f forced landing n (Aviat) → Notlandung f forced loan n → Zwangsanleihe f forced march n (Mil) → Gewaltmarsch m forced saving n → Zwangssparen nt forced [fɔːst] adj (labour, marriage) → forzato/a forced [fɔːst] adj (labour, marriage) → forzato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The steamer was forced to proceed slowly, and the captain estimated that she would reach Hong Kong twenty hours behind time, and more if the storm lasted. Our goods were no sooner landed than we were surrounded with a crowd of officers, all gaping for presents; we were forced to gratify their avarice by opening our bales, and distributing among them some pieces of calico. There was once a little girl who was very pretty and delicate, but in summer she was forced to run about with bare feet, she was so poor, and in winter wear very large wooden shoes, which made her little insteps quite red, and that looked so dangerous! |
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