força
See also: forca, fòrça, forçà, and fôrça
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɾ.sə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈfɔr.sə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɾ.sa/
Etymology 1
From Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”). Compare Occitan fòrça.
Noun
força f (plural forces)
- force
Derived terms
- forçar
Related terms
- forçós
- fort
Adverb
força
- 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 (inv)
- many, a lot
- Hi havia força amics. ― There were many friends.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
força
- third-person singular present indicative form of forçar
- second-person singular imperative form of forçar
Further reading
- “força” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “força”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “força” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “força” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔʁ.sa/
- Homophones: forças, forçât
Verb
força
- third-person singular past historic of forcer
Galician
Noun
força f (plural forças)
- reintegrationist spelling of forza
Related terms
- forçar
References
- “força” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old 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
- fôrça (superseded)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfoʁ.sɐ/ [ˈfoh.sɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈfoɾ.sɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈfoʁ.sɐ/ [ˈfoχ.sɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfoɻ.sa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfoɾ.sɐ/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈfoɻ.sɐ/, /ˈfoɻ.sa/
- Hyphenation: for‧ça
Noun
força f (plural forças)
- force; strength
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- Hermione beliscou o braço do amigo com força.
- Hermione pinched her friend's arm with force.
- Antonym: fraqueza
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- power
- Synonyms: poder, poderio
Related terms
- com força total
- força bruta
- força de expressão
- força maior
- forçar
- forçoso
- forte
- fortificação
- fortificado
Interjection
força!
- Expression used to wish someone the strength to persevere whatever hardship they are experiencing.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔʁ.sɐ/ [ˈfɔh.sɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɾ.sɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈfɔʁ.sɐ/ [ˈfɔχ.sɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɻ.sa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɾ.sɐ/
- Hyphenation: for‧ça
Verb
força
- inflection of forçar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative