Значение force в русском языке

• 0 physical power or strength -- сила

  • The force of the explosion shattered every window in the street.

  • The army has seized power by force.

• 1 a group of people organized to work together for a particular purpose, for example in military service -- вооруженные силы, рабочая сила

  • the Royal Air Force

  • a skilled work force

• 2 power and influence, or a person or thing that has it -- сила, воздействие

  • the forces of good/evil

• 3 If a law, rule, etc is in force, it is being used, and if it comes into force, it starts to be used. -- в силе/в силу

  • The new law came into force in April.

• 4 to be somewhere in large numbers -- в большом количестве

  • Photographers were out in force at the palace today.

• 5 to make someone do something that they do not want to do -- заставлять, вынуждать

  • [ + to do sth ] The hijacker forced the pilot to fly to New York.

  • [ often passive ] She was forced out of the race by a knee injury.

• 6 to make an object move or open by physical strength or effort -- применять силу, взламывать

  • They had to force the lock.

  • She forced the window open.