costringere
force
verb koh-STREEN-jeh-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'constringere'
Also means
compel
Usage Note
Costringere is irregular, with past participle costretto. It takes the construction costringere qualcuno a fare qualcosa ('to force someone to do something'), so the preposition a is essential before the second verb.
Examples
"Non puoi costringere nessuno."
Natural Translation
You can't force anyone.
Literal Translation
Not you-can to-force nobody.
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