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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| force n | (strength) | kraft s |
| | | styrka s |
| | This lift has a lot of force and can lift a heavy truck. |
| | Den här hissen har mycket kraft och kan lyfta en tung lastbil. |
| force n | (physics: influence on motion) | kraft s |
| | | styrka s |
| | The force of the wind caused the ball to fall to the side. |
| | Vindens styrka fick bollen att falla åt sidan. |
| force n | (powerful entity) | kraft s |
| | | makt s |
| | Many people think that religion is a force of good in the world. |
| | Många människor tycker att religion är en god kraft i världen. |
| force n | (military group) | styrka, militär styrka s |
| | | militärmakt, makt s |
| | | trupp s |
| | | enhet s |
| | Our country's military includes the army and the air force. |
| | Vårt lands militärmakt (or: makt) inkluderar armén och flygvapnet. |
| forces npl | (military: troops) | styrka s |
| | | trupp s |
| | | enhet, insats s |
| | Military forces landed on the island and restored order. |
| | Militära styrkor landade på ön och återinförde ordning. |
| force [sth]⇒ vtr | (obstacle: overcome) | forcera vtr |
| | (dörr, skåp, skrin etc) | tvinga upp, bryta upp vtr partikel skj |
| | The police forced the door. |
| | Polisen forcerade dörren. |
| force [sb]⇒ vtr | (compel, oblige) | tvinga vtr |
| | Beth didn't want to eat anything, but her parents forced her. |
| | Beth ville inte äta någonting, men hennes föräldrar tvingade henne. |
| force [sb] to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (compel, oblige) | tvinga vtr |
| | His father forced him to take out the rubbish. |
| | Hans pappa tvingade honom att ta ut skräpet. |
| force yourself vtr + refl | (make yourself do [sth]) | tvinga sig själv vbal uttr |
| | | pressa sig själv vbal uttr |
| | I didn't feel like getting out of bed this morning, but I forced myself. |
| force yourself to do [sth] v expr | (make yourself do [sth]) | tvinga sig själv till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | pressa sig själv till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | To make progress you have to force yourself to practice every day. |
| force yourself on [sb] v expr | (rape) | tvinga sig på ngn vbal uttr |
| | | våldta vtr |
| | (formell) | våldföra sig själv på ngn vbal uttr |
| | Alice reported her date to the police for forcing himself on her. |
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| force n | (compulsion) | kraft s |
| | | högre makt s |
| | Some force is driving me to telephone him. |
| force n | (persuasiveness) | kraft s |
| | | styrka s |
| | | övertygelse s |
| | Her argument had a lot of force. |
| force n | (group of people) | grupp s |
| | | kår s |
| Anmärkning: usually used in compounds: "police force," "labor force," "sales force" |
| | The sales manager gave her force of representatives a pep talk. |
| force n | (strain) | kraft s |
| | | belastning s |
| | | börda, tyngd s |
| | The metal couldn't withstand the force, and eventually broke. |
| force [sth]⇒ vtr | (overcome opposition to) | driva vtr |
| | Through the power of persuasion, we were able to force the issue through. |
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| air force n | (military: aviation unit) | flygvapen s |
| | France has a larger air force than the UK. |
Air Force,
the Air Force n | US (USAF: United States Air Force) | USA:s flygvapen egen |
| | Dan is a pilot in the Air Force. |
Air Force,
the Air Force n | UK (RAF: Royal Air Force) | brittiska flygvapnet s |
| | | RAF, Royal Air Force egen |
| | Ian joined the Air Force as soon as he was old enough. |
come into force,
come into effect v expr | (become applicable, active) (formell) | träda i kraft vbal uttr |
| | | börja gälla vitr + vitr |
| | The new law does not come into force until February of next year. |
| driving force n | (impetus) | drivkraft s |
| | The actress was the driving force behind the renovation of the theatre. |
force feed [sb/sth],
force-feed [sb/sth] vtr | (animal, person: feed against their will) | tvångsmata vtr |
| | Her hunger strike was cut short after they force-fed her. |
force feed [sb/sth] [sth],
force-feed [sb/sth] [sth] vtr | (animal, person: force to eat) | tvångsmata vtr |
| | | tvångsmata ngn med ngt vtr + prep |
| | The guards force-fed the prisoner food. |
| force-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (impose: [sth] on [sb]) (bildlig) | tvångsmata vtr |
| | | tvinga vtr |
| | The regime force-fed propaganda to the people. |
| force majeure n | French (catastrophic intervention) (lånord) | force majeure s |
| | The shipping insurance does not cover piracy or other acts of force majeure. |
| force [sb] out of [sth] v expr | figurative (compel to leave) | tvinga ut ngn ur ngt vbal uttr |
| | He was forced out of retirement when they cut off his pension. |
| force your way (through/into [sth]) v expr | (obtain entry, way: by strength) | tvinga sig fram vbal uttr |
| | | slå sig fram vbal uttr |
| | | forcera sig fram vbal uttr |
| | The army forced their way into the city. |
| full force n | (maximum power) | full kraft adj + s |
| in force adj | (operating, being applied) | i kraft prep + s |
| | | gällande adj |
| | According to the laws currently in force, you must wear a safety belt when driving a car. |
| in force adv | (in great numbers) | i stort antal uttr |
| | | i stor mängd uttr |
| | His friends came out in force to support him in the race. |
labor force (US),
labour force (UK) n | (workforce: employable people) | arbetskraft s |
| | The size of the labor force increases when school closes for the summer. |
| police force n | (local law-enforcement team) | polisstyrka s |
| police force n | (national law-enforcement organization) (vardagligt) | polisen s |
| | | polisdepartementet s |
| RAF n | UK, initialism (Royal Air Force) | RAF egen |
| | | Royal Air Force egen |
| sales force n | (team of salespeople) | försäljningsteam s |
| task force n | (military unit: with a mission) | specialstyrka s |
| | The Navy sent a task force to counter the attack. |
| task force n | (group: with an objective) | specialgrupp s |
| | The Mayor formed a task force to wipe prostitution off the streets of the city. |
workforce,
work force n | (all employees of a company) | personal s |
| | | arbetsstyrka s |
| Anmärkning: Used with a singular or plural verb |
| | The company gave the whole workforce a bonus at Christmas. |
workforce,
work force n | (all workers in a region) | arbetskraft s |
| Anmärkning: Used with a singular or plural verb |
| | The country's workforce needs to increase in order to provide for an ageing population. |