force

Violent physical action used to make someone do something or to get control.

• The police had to use force to open the door.
  Polis kapıyı açmak için kuvvet kullanmak zorunda kaldı.
• They took the money from him by force.
  Parayı ondan zorla aldılar.

The physical strength or power of a movement or a natural event.

• The force of the wind broke several branches.
  Rüzgârın şiddeti birkaç dalı kırdı.
• He kicked the ball with great force.
  Topa büyük bir kuvvetle vurdu.

A person, a thing or an idea that has a strong influence on people or events.

• Music can be a strong force for bringing people together.
  Müzik, insanları bir araya getiren güçlü bir etken olabilir.
• She has been the driving force behind the project.
  Projenin arkasındaki itici güç o oldu.

A group of people trained and organized for a particular job, such as police officers or soldiers.

• She joined the police force after finishing university.
  Üniversiteyi bitirdikten sonra polis teşkilatına katıldı.
• A large rescue force arrived soon after the earthquake.
  Depremden kısa süre sonra büyük bir kurtarma ekibi geldi.

The forces: the army, the navy and the air force of a country.

• Her brother has been in the forces for ten years.
  Erkek kardeşi on yıldır silahlı kuvvetlerde.
• He joined the armed forces when he was eighteen.
  On sekiz yaşında orduya katıldı.

Legal power or authority, as in 'come into force' or 'be in force'.

• The new law will come into force next month.
  Yeni yasa gelecek ay yürürlüğe girecek.
• These safety rules are still in force.
  Bu güvenlik kuralları hâlâ yürürlükte.

In physics, something that makes an object move, stop or change shape.

• Gravity is the force that keeps us on the ground.
  Yer çekimi bizi yerde tutan kuvvettir.
• Force is measured in units called newtons.
  Kuvvet, newton denen birimlerle ölçülür.

In flying, one of the forces acting on an aircraft, or the force felt in a turn, measured in g.

• Lift, weight, thrust and drag are the four forces of flight.
  Taşıma, ağırlık, itki ve sürükleme uçuşun dört kuvvetidir.
• In a steep turn, the pilot feels a force of two g.
  Dik bir dönüşte pilot iki g'lik bir kuvvet hisseder.