expeditionary force no Dicionário de Espanhol-Inglês da Oxford

Traduções para expeditionary force no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

expeditionary force [americ ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃnəri fɔs, Brit ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃ(ə)nəri fɔːs] SUBST

expeditionary force

cuerpo m expedicionario

Traduções para expeditionary force no dicionário Espanhol»inglês

expedicionario (expedicionaria)

member of an expeditionary force

Traduções para expeditionary force no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

I.force [americ fɔrs, Brit fɔːs] SUBST

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 lit

por la fuerza de las armas

2.1. force C or U FÍS:

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 [americ fɔrs, Brit fɔːs] VERBO 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 formal

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

expeditionary force no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para expeditionary force no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

I.force [fɔ:s, americ fɔ:rs] SUBST

1. force:

force

fuerza f

by sheer force of numbers

por superioridad numérica

force of gravity FÍS

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 lit

las fuerzas de la naturaleza

4. force (validity):

force

validez f

to come into force

entrar en vigor

5. force MILITAR:

police force

cuerpo m de policía

Air Force

Fuerzas f pl Aéreas

armed forces

fuerzas f pl armadas

II.force [fɔ:s, americ fɔ:rs] VERBO 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

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

All of the nationalities in the expeditionary force engaged in looting, but each nationality accused the others of being the worst looters.

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The expeditionary force was small, it was the dry season and so the river was low, and the climate was putrid.

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