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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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