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Detailed Translations for compel from English to French

compel:

to compel verb (compels, compelled, compelling)

  1. to compel (force; oblige; coerce)
    obliger; imposer; forcer; contraindre; brusquer
    • obliger verb (oblige, obliges, obligeons, obligez, )
    • imposer verb (impose, imposes, imposons, imposez, )
    • forcer verb (force, forces, forçons, forcez, )
    • contraindre verb (contrains, contraint, contraignons, contraignez, )
    • brusquer verb (brusque, brusques, brusquons, brusquez, )
  2. to compel (force; oblige; oblige to)
  3. to compel (oblige to; force; oblige)
    obliger; contraindre; forcer; nécessiter; pousser à; obliger à; forcer à; contraindre à
    • obliger verb (oblige, obliges, obligeons, obligez, )
    • contraindre verb (contrains, contraint, contraignons, contraignez, )
    • forcer verb (force, forces, forçons, forcez, )
    • nécessiter verb (nécessite, nécessites, nécessitons, nécessitez, )
    • pousser à verb
    • obliger à verb
    • forcer à verb

Conjugations for compel:

present
  1. compel
  2. compel
  3. compels
  4. compel
  5. compel
  6. compel
simple past
  1. compelled
  2. compelled
  3. compelled
  4. compelled
  5. compelled
  6. compelled
present perfect
  1. have compelled
  2. have compelled
  3. has compelled
  4. have compelled
  5. have compelled
  6. have compelled
past continuous
  1. was compelling
  2. were compelling
  3. was compelling
  4. were compelling
  5. were compelling
  6. were compelling
future
  1. shall compel
  2. will compel
  3. will compel
  4. shall compel
  5. will compel
  6. will compel
continuous present
  1. am compelling
  2. are compelling
  3. is compelling
  4. are compelling
  5. are compelling
  6. are compelling
subjunctive
  1. be compelled
  2. be compelled
  3. be compelled
  4. be compelled
  5. be compelled
  6. be compelled
diverse
  1. compel!
  2. let's compel!
  3. compelled
  4. compelling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for compel:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
imposer force; pressing on
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
brusquer coerce; compel; force; oblige accelerate; antagonise; antagonize; assault; attack; brush off; brutalise; brutalize; bully; harass; hasten; lay violent hands upon; pester; provoke; quicken; raid; snub; speed up; storm; tease; use force; violate
contraindre coerce; compel; force; oblige; oblige to assault; attack; break in; control; enforce; keep back; keep under control; lay violent hands upon; moderate; raid; restrain; storm; subdue; suppress; train; violate
contraindre à compel; force; oblige; oblige to
contraindre à faire compel; force; oblige; oblige to
forcer coerce; compel; force; oblige; oblige to assault; attack; break open; crack; decode; enforce; extort; force; force open; lay violent hands upon; oblige; press on; raid; storm; tear open; violate
forcer à compel; force; oblige; oblige to force
forcer à faire compel; force; oblige; oblige to
imposer coerce; compel; force; oblige assault; attack; burden; force; insist; keep on; lay on; lay violent hands upon; persist; press; raid; saddle up; storm; urge; violate
nécessiter compel; force; oblige; oblige to need; require; want
obliger coerce; compel; force; oblige; oblige to oblige
obliger à compel; force; oblige; oblige to charge; command; order
obliger à faire compel; force; oblige; oblige to
pousser à compel; force; oblige; oblige to fan; foment; incite; stir up
pousser à faire compel; force; oblige; oblige to
- obligate; oblige
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
imposer impose

Synonyms for "compel":


Related Definitions for "compel":

  1. force somebody to do something1
    • We compel all students to fill out this form1
  2. necessitate or exact1
    • the water shortage compels conservation1

Wiktionary Translations for compel:

compel
verb
  1. exact by force
compel
verb
  1. Contraindre à quelque chose.
  2. Obliger quelqu'un à faire quelque chose
  3. Prescrire ou infliger à quelqu’un une chose incommode, pénible ou difficile
  4. Mettre quelqu’un dans l’obligation de faire ou de dire quelque chose. (Sens général).

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
compel forcer dwingen — iemand tegen zijn wil iets opleggen
compel forcer zwingen — mit Gewalt zu etwas bringen