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Appendix:Star Wars/may the Force be with youA wish for luck, implying effective use of the Force.Rate it:

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force someone's handBring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.Rate it:

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may the force be with youUsed to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.Rate it:

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a force to reckon withA competition or entity which is strong with experiences, trained personnel, good reputation, hundreds of successful projects.Rate it:

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il faut à toute force l'empêcher de sortirYou must prevent him going out by all the means in your power; We must do all we can to prevent him going out.Rate it:

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à force de brasBy strength of arm.Rate it:

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à force de forger on devient forgeronPractice makes perfect; Drawn wells are seldom dry.Rate it:

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à force de travaillerBy dint of working.Rate it:

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a force for goodsomething or someone, or an action that inspires or stands for morals, principles, laws and makes the world a a more fair and just placeRate it:

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a force of ha itDo with regularityRate it:

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c'est un cas de force majeureIt is a case of absolute necessity; It is an utter impossibility.Rate it:

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c'est un joueur de première forceHe is a first-rate player.Rate it:

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de vive forceBy main force.Rate it:

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faire force de ramesTo row with all one’s might.Rate it:

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faire force de voilesTo crowd on all sail.Rate it:

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force est restée à la loiThe police proved the stronger; Order was restored.Rate it:

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force feedmake someone eatRate it:

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force inTo make something larger fit in a smaller or tight place with brute forceRate it:

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force m'est de partirI am compelled to go.Rate it:

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force of habitAn act that has been repeated to the point where the performance of the act becomes automatic.Rate it:

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force outTo create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the groundRate it:

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force outTo cause something to be ejectedRate it:

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force politesse, trop de finesseFull of courtesy, full of craft.Rate it:

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hugo est un romantique dans toute la force du termeHugo is a romanticist in the full sense of the word.Rate it:

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il le fera de gré ou de forceHe will have to do it whether he likes it or not.Rate it:

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il venait moitié de gré, moitié de forceHe came somewhat reluctantly.Rate it:

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il y avait force badaudsA quantity of loafers were there.Rate it:

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in full forcetotally; fully; completelyRate it:

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je ne suis pas de votre force(lit.) I am not so strong as you are; (fig.) I am no match for you.Rate it:

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je suis à bout de forceI am exhausted, done up.Rate it:

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l'amour force toutes les serruresLove laughs at locksmiths.Rate it:

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l'union fait la forceOn réussit à réaliser une œuvre de grande envergure grâce aux efforts individuels et collectifs.Rate it:

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l'union fait la forceDevise de la Belgique, de la Bulgarie, d’Andorre et de l’Angola.Rate it:

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l'union fait la forceUnited we stand, divided we fall.Rate it:

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la force prime le droitMight is right. Rate it:

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may the Force be without youSynonym of may the Force not be with youRate it:

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may the Force not be with youUsed to wish someone bad luck.Rate it:

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que la Force soit avecSouhait de réussite, expression d’encouragement envers quelqu’un, généralement la personne à qui on parle.Rate it:

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task forceA group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.Rate it:

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tout par amour, rien par forceSweet words will succeed where mere strength will fail; You may row your heart out if wind and tide are against you.Rate it:

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tu me payeras de gré ou de forceYou shall pay me, whether you like it or not.Rate it:

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un tour de forceA feat (of strength or skill).Rate it:

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get this show on the roadTo begin or launch; to get going.Rate it:

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show one's true colorsTo reveal how one really is, as opposed to how one has been portrayed.Rate it:

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after the Lord Mayor's showSaid of a disappointing or mundane event occurring straight after an exciting, magnificent, or triumphal event.Rate it:

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dog and pony showAny presentation or display that is overly contrived or intricate.Rate it:

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no show without PunchA show or endeavor cannot proceed without it's star or main purpose.Rate it:

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run the showTo be the leader, to be in chargeRate it:

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show the flagTo display the flag of one's country, especially as an expression of patriotic pride.Rate it:

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Get This Show on the RoadGet something moving, step ahead and keep goingRate it:

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