força

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin fortia from Latin fortia, neuter plural form of fortis (“strong”) (from which fort). Compare French force, Italian forza, Spanish fuerza.

Noun

força f (plural forces)

1. force

Derived terms

• forçar

Related terms

• fort

Verb

força

1. Third-person singular present indicative form of forçar.
2. Second-person singular imperative form of forçar.

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French

Verb

força

1. third-person singular past historic of forcer

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese força, from Late Latin fortia, from Latin fortis (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Compare French force, Italian forza, Spanish fuerza.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA: /ˈfoɹ.sa/, /ˈfoɹ.sɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈfoɻ.sa/
• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfoɾ.sɐ/
• Hyphenation: for‧ça

Alternative forms

• fôrça (obsolete)

Noun

força f (plural forças)

1. force; strength
   • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 100:

     Hermione beliscou o braço do amigo com força.

     Hermione pinched her friend's arm with force.

2. power

Synonyms

• (power): poder, poderio

Antonyms

• (strength): fraqueza

Related terms

Related terms

forte forçar fortificação fortificado

força bruta força maior força de expressão com força total

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA: /ˈfɔɹ.sa/, /ˈfɔɹ.sɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈfɔɻ.sa/
• Hyphenation: for‧ça

Verb

força

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of forçar.
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of forçar.