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forcibly adverb by force, compulsorily, under protest, against your will, under compulsion, by main force, willy-nilly They were forcibly removed from his office. Translations forcibly [ˈfɔːsəblɪ] ADV 1. (= by force) [remove, restrain, separate] → a la fuerza, por la fuerza 2. (= effectively) [express, argue] → de forma contundente, convincentemente forcibly adv (= by force) remove, restrain, separate → gewaltsam, mit Gewalt; to feed somebody forcibly → jdn zwangsernähren (= powerfully) → eindringlich; argue, express → eindringlich, nachdrücklich; what struck me most forcibly about this incident was … → was mir an diesem Zwischenfall am meisten auffiel, war …; this was brought home to me forcibly when … → das wurde mir in vollem Ausmaß bewusst, als … forcibly [ˈfɔːsəblɪ] adv (by force, take) → con la forza; (vigorously, argue) → energicamente, vigorosamente forcibly [ˈfɔːsəblɪ] adv (by force, take) → con la forza; (vigorously, argue) → energicamente, vigorosamente 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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Never did the metal voice vibrate more forcibly through the heart of any man than did the last stroke, marking the ninth hour, through the heart of Cornelius. Next, he took me forcibly by the hand, and, tapping my cheek, said that I was very good-looking, and that he greatly liked the dimples in my face (God only knows what he meant Pontellier most forcibly was their entire absence of prudery. |
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