- force / impose something on someone
- jemandem etwas aufoktroyieren
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
force / impose something on someone
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impose */*/*/ — UK [ɪmˈpəʊz] / US [ɪmˈpoʊz] verb Word forms impose : present tense I/you/we/they impose he/she/it imposes present participle imposing past tense imposed past participle imposed 1) [transitive] to introduce something such as a new law or new… … English dictionary
impose — im|pose [ ım pouz ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to introduce something such as a new law or new system, and force people to accept it: rules and regulations imposed by national governments impose something on someone/something: They have imposed… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
force — forceable, adj. forceless, adj. forcer, n. forcingly, adv. /fawrs, fohrs/, n., v., forced, forcing. n. 1. physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window. 2. strength or power exerted upon an… … Universalium
force — [[t]fɔrs, foʊrs[/t]] n. v. forced, forc•ing 1) physical power or strength: to pull with all one s force[/ex] 2) strength exerted upon an object; physical coercion; violence: to use force to open a door[/ex] 3) strength; energy; power: the force… … From formal English to slang
force — ► NOUN 1) physical strength or energy as an attribute of action or movement. 2) Physics an influence tending to change the motion of a body or produce motion or stress in a stationary body. 3) coercion backed by the use or threat of violence. 4)… … English terms dictionary
force — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] ♦ forces, forcing, forced 1) VERB If someone forces you to do something, they make you do it even though you do not want to, for example by threatening you. [V n to inf] He was charged with abducting a taxi driver and forcing… … English dictionary
impose — im|pose W2 [ımˈpəuz US ˈpouz] v [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: imposer, from Latin imponere, from ponere to put ] 1.) [T] if someone in authority imposes a rule, punishment, tax etc, they force people to accept it ▪ The court can impose a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
impose — [[t]ɪmpo͟ʊz[/t]] ♦♦ imposes, imposing, imposed 1) VERB If you impose something on people, you use your authority to force them to accept it. [V n on n] Britain was the first country to impose fines on airlines which bring passengers without… … English dictionary
impose — verb 1 impose a ban/tax/fine etc (on) to officially order that something should be forbidden, restricted, taxed etc, or that someone should be punished: The government imposed a ban on the sale of ivory. | We have decided to impose sanctions on… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
force — /fɔs / (say faws) noun 1. strength; impetus; intensity of effect. 2. might, as of a ruler or realm; strength for war. 3. strength or power exerted upon an object; physical coercion; violence: to use force in order to do something; to use force on …
force — force1 noun 1》 physical strength or energy as an attribute of action or movement. ↘Physics an influence tending to change the motion of a body or produce motion or stress in a stationary body. 2》 coercion backed by the use or threat of… … English new terms dictionary
