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Translate compulsions from English to French

Summary

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compulsion:
- pression; force
Wiktionary:
- compulsion → compulsion
- compulsion → pression, contrainte

English

Detailed Translations for compulsions from English to French

compulsion:

compulsion [the ~] nomen

the compulsion (pressure)
la pression; la force
- pression [la ~] nomen
- force [la ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for compulsion:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
force	compulsion; pressure	authority; boost; capacity; courage; drive; energy; fervor; fervour; fiber; fibre; fierceness; force; fortitude; gin; gusto; impetus; impulse; incentive; influence; intensity; jenever; momentum; power; robustness; soul; spirit; spunk; spur; stimulus; strength; strongness; sturdiness; thoroughness; vehemence; vigor; vigour; violence; zest
pression	compulsion; pressure	ale; amount of pressure; beer; blood pressure; brew; draught beer; hypertension; lager; pressure; strain
-	coercion; irresistible impulse; obsession
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	coercion; constraint

Related Words for "compulsion":

compulsions

Synonyms for "compulsion":

irresistible impulse; irrational impulse
obsession; irrational motive
coercion; causing; causation

Related Definitions for "compulsion":

using force to cause something to occur¹
- though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game¹
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid¹
- he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident¹
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will¹
- her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly¹

Wiktionary Translations for compulsion:

compulsion

noun

contrainte.
- compulsion → compulsion

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• compulsion	→ pression; contrainte	↔ dwang — het uitoefenen van macht om iemand tegen diens wil iets te laten doen of laten

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University