força

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See also: fôrca, forca, fòrça, forçà, and fôrça

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”). Compare Occitan fòrça.

Noun

força f (plural forces)

  1. force
Derived terms

Adverb

força

  1. much, a lot of, very, quite
    Synonym: bastant
    Aquesta feina és força divertida. ― The job is a lot of fun.
    Ell arribarà força aviat. ― He'll be here very soon.

Adjective

força (invariable)

  1. many, a lot
    Hi havia força amics. ― There were many friends.
Usage notes
  • Colloquially also treated as declinable:
  • Hi havia *forces amics. ― There were many friends.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

força

  1. inflection of forçar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Verb

força

  1. third-person singular past historic of forcer

Galician

Etymology 1

Noun

força f (plural forças, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of forza

References

  • “força” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Etymology 2

Verb

força

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of forçar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Lombard

Etymology

From Late Latin fortia, from the neuter plural of Latin fortis.

Pronunciation

Noun

força f

  1. (Old Lombard) force, strength
    • c. 1270, Pietro de Barsegapé, Sermon divin:
      Dà a mi força e ualor
      From my strength and worth

Portuguese

Etymology 1

    From Old Galician-Portuguese força, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Compare Galician forza, Spanish fuerza.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    força f (plural forças)

    1. force; strength
      Antonym: fraqueza
    2. ability to exert influence on others; authority; power
      Synonyms: poder, poderio
    3. (physics) force
    4. (colloquial) electricity
      Synonyms: eletricidade, energia, luz
    5. series of means used to force someone to do something; violence
    6. strong capacity for action of something; intensity
    7. muscular energy; robustness
    8. spiritual, mental or psychological energy; courage
    9. cause; reason
    10. force (a group that aims to attack, control or restrain)
      força policial ― police force
    11. (informal) hernia
    Derived terms

    Interjection

    força

    1. Used to wish someone the strength to persevere through whatever hardship they are experiencing, or to encourage someone to do something.

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

     

    • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔʁsɐ, (Portugal, São Paulo) -ɔɾsɐ
    • Hyphenation: for‧ça

    Verb

    força

    1. inflection of forçar:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative
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