a la fuerza
set phrase
1. by force, forcibly
against someone's will
Common combinations
- entrar a la fuerza — enter by force
- sacar a la fuerza — remove by force
- llevar a la fuerza — take away by force
- Lo sacaron a la fuerza.They took him out by force.
- No quiero hacerlo a la fuerza.I don't want to do it by force.
- Tuvieron que llevarlo a la fuerza.They had to take him away by force.
2. necessarily, inevitably
unavoidably
Common combinations
- tener que aceptar a la fuerza — have to accept inevitably
- aprender a la fuerza — learn the hard way
- cambiar a la fuerza — change inevitably
- A la fuerza tendrás que aprender.You will necessarily have to learn.
- Si sigues así, a la fuerza te cansarás.If you go on like this, you will inevitably get tired.
- El tiempo, a la fuerza, cambia las cosas.Time inevitably changes things.