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força.

force; strength

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfoʁ.sɐ/Brazil[ˈfoh.sɐ]Brazil/ˈfoɾ.sɐ/São-Paulo/ˈfoʁ.sɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. force; strength

    feminine
  2. ability to exert influence on others; authority; power

    feminine
  3. force

    feminine
  4. electricity

    colloquial · feminine
  5. series of means used to force someone to do something; violence

    feminine
  6. strong capacity for action of something; intensity

    feminine
  7. muscular energy; robustness

    feminine
  8. spiritual, mental or psychological energy; courage

    feminine
  9. cause; reason

    feminine
  10. force (a group that aims to attack, control or restrain)

    feminine
    força policial
  11. hernia

    feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese força, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Compare Galician forza, Spanish fuerza.

intj/ˈfoʁ.sɐ/Brazil[ˈfoh.sɐ]Brazil/ˈfoɾ.sɐ/São-Paulo/ˈfoʁ.sɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. Used to wish someone the strength to persevere through whatever hardship they are experiencing, or to encourage someone to do something.

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese força, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Compare Galician forza, Spanish fuerza.

verb/ˈfɔʁ.sɐ/Brazil[ˈfɔh.sɐ]Brazil/ˈfɔɾ.sɐ/São-Paulo/ˈfɔʁ.sɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of forçar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of forçar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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