Catalan

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

French

Verb

força

1. third-person singular past historic of forcer

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

Alternative forms

• fôrça (superseded)

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

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹ.sa/, /ˈfɔɹ.sɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /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