force
noun
1 noun violencefórsa masc4 lámh láidir forneart masc1 by brute force le lámh láidir, le tréan urrato enter a house by force dul isteach i dteach le lámh láidirhe doesn't like using force ní maith leis an lámh láidir a úsáidto resort to force dul i muinín na láimhe láidreby force of arms le lann is lasair, trí rinn agus fhaobharby military force le neart míleata 2 noun physical powerfórsa masc4 neart masc1 by the force of the explosion le neart na pléisceto throw sth with force rud a chaitheamh le fórsaShow full entry
3 noun influence, effectéifeacht fem3 tionchar masc1 cumhacht fem3 the force of law feidhm dlíforce of personality údarás masc1the force of reason stuaim fem2she spoke with force labhair sí go neamhbhalbh, labhair sí go diongbháiltethe article was of such force that it changed opinion bhí an t-alt chomh fuaimintiúil sin gur athraigh sé tuairimí 4 noun sb or sth influentialfórsa masc4 to be the driving force behind sth bheith i do cheann feadhna ar rudto be a major force in sth an-tionchar a bheith agat ar rudshe was a great force for change bhí sí go mór ar son athraithe, bhí sí ina húdar iontach athraithe 5 noun PHYS effect on bodyfórsa masc4 force of gravity fórsa domhantarraingthe, fórsa imtharraingtheresultant force fórsa comhthoraidh 6 noun MET on Beaufort scalefórsa masc4 storm force fórsa stoirme 7 noun MIL, POLICE group of police, soldiers, etcfórsa masc4 security force fórsa slándála 8 noun group of colleaguesteaching force lucht teagaisc, múinteoirí mpl3
verb
9 verb make sb do sth TRANSITIVEiallach a chur ar VP tabhair ar PhrV cuir ar PhrV fórsáil verb he was forced to do his work cuireadh iallach air a chuid oibre a dhéanamh, tugadh air a chuid oibre a dhéanamh, níor fágadh aon rogha aige ach a chuid oibre a dhéanamhwe were forced to leave at gunpoint tugadh orainn imeacht faoi dhíriú gunna, cuireadh faoi deara dúinn imeacht faoi dhíriú gunna 10 verb drive, push TRANSITIVEfórsáil verb to force sth shut rud a dhúnadh le fórsato force sb off the road duine a chur den bhóthar 11 verb open by force TRANSITIVEoscail le fórsa VPbris isteach PhrV fórsáil verb to force the lock an glas a fhórsáilto force entry bealach a bhriseadh isteach 12 verb push yourself TRANSITIVEfórsáil verb she forced her way through the crowd bhrúigh sí roimpi tríd an slua, rinne sí a bealach tríd an slua le fórsa 13 verb make sth happen TRANSITIVEthe recession forced us to change our ways of working chuir an cúlú faoi deara dúinn ár modhanna oibre a athrúan accident forced the closure of the motorway b'éigean an mótarbhealach a dhúnadh mar gheall ar thimpistethey forced two free kicks mheall siad dhá shaorchic, b'éigean dhá shaorchic a thabhairt dóibh 14 verb make yourself smile, laugh, etc TRANSITIVEhe forced a smile rinne sé gáire dóite, rinne sé gáire in aghaidh a thola 15 verb make sb tell TRANSITIVEwe forced the truth out of her chuireamar iallach uirthi an fhírinne a insint, chuireamar faoi deara di an fhírinne a insint, bhaineamar an fhírinne aisti dá buíochas 16 verb HORT make plant grow TRANSITIVEcuir ag fás go tapa VPfórsáil verb