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ENDE: coercion Zwang ENDE: compulsion Zwang ENDE: constraint Zwang
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der Zwang ☊ sự bắt buộc ☊ ☊
Zwang ☊ 强制 ☊ qiángzhì
Aber dieses Mal zwang Trang ihn, mit ihr mitzukommen, wenigstens für einen Tag. ☊ Nhưng lần này Trang buộc anh phải đi cùng cô, ít nhất một ngày. ☊ (Lektion 17, Nr. 181)
His comments were bound to attract criticism. ☊ attract ☊
His speech is bound to awake old fears and hostilities. ☊ awake ☊
There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced. ☊ bound ☊
The question is bound to come up at the meeting. ☊ come up ☊
His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate measures. ☊ desperate ☊
fight (to do sth): Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies. ☊ fight ☊
force sth + adv./prep.: She forced her way through the crowd of reporters. ☊ force ☊
She forced herself to be polite to them. ☊ force ☊
force sb into sth: Ill health forced him into early retirement. ☊ force ☊
force sb: He didn't force me—I wanted to go. ☊ force ☊
They exchanged hellos (= said hello to each other) and forced smiles. ☊ hello ☊
Inevitably, the press exaggerated the story. ☊ inevitably ☊
The takeover of the company is bound to mean more job losses. ☊ job ☊
The avalanche forced its way down the mountain, crushing everything in its path. ☊ path ☊
Teenagers may find it difficult to resist peer pressure. ☊ pressure ☊
Male pride forced him to suffer in silence. ☊ pride ☊
If he chooses Mary it's bound to cause problems. ☊ problem ☊
They reduced her to tears (= made her cry, especially by being cruel or unkind). ☊ tear ☊