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Detailed Translations for compelling from English to French

compelling:


Translation Matrix for compelling:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
enchanteur magician; sorceror; wizard
impératif assignment; command; imperative; instruction; order
émotif emotional person; feeling person; sentimentalist
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
attrayant compelling adorable; alluring; appealing; attracting; attractive; charming; cute; desireable; enchanting; great-looking; inviting; lovely; sweet; tempting
convainquant compelling
percutant compelling great-looking
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bouleversant compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching heart rending; moving; sensational; stirring; stunning; thrilling; touching; world-shaking
d'une façon émouvante compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching moving; sensational; stirring; stunning; thrilling; touching
d'une manière émotive compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching emotional; moving; sensational; sensitive; stirring; stunning; thrilling; touching
déchirant compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching full of sadness; grievous; heart rending; pained; painful; saddened
enchanteur compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching enchanting; fairy-like; magical
engageant compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching affable; amiable; benign; bland; easy going; friendly; good; lovely; nice; pleasant; taking
entraînant compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching captivating; enchanting; exciting; fascinating; inspiring; intriguing; motivational; moving; rousing; stirring; thrilling; touching
impératif compelling; imperative binding; imperative; stringent
impérativement compelling; imperative
impérieusement compelling; imperative imperatively
impérieux compelling; imperative ordering
irrésistible compelling; irresistible unstoppable
navrant compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching heart rending; very sad
passionnant compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching excited; exciting; fascinating; heated; horny; hot; lascivious; moving; randy; sexy; stirring; thrilling; touching
poignant compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching full of sadness; grievous; heart rending; melodramatic; moving; pained; painful; pathetic; saddened; sensational; stirring; stunning; thrilling; touching
prenant compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching moving; sensational; stirring; stunning; thrilling; touching
saisissant compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching characteristic; characterizing; exciting; fascinating; heart rending; moving; sensational; stirring; stunning; thrilling; touching; typical
touchant compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching about; characteristic; characterizing; concerning; heart rending; melodramatic; pathetic; touching; typical; with reference to; with regard to; with respect to
émotif compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching affected; dreadfully cut up by it; emotional; moved; moving; sensational; sensitive; stirring; stunning; thrilling; touched; touching
émotionennel compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching
émotionnel compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching dreadfully cut up by it; emotional; moving; sensational; sensitive; stirring; stunning; thrilling; touching
émouvant compelling; emotional; gripping; heart warming; moving; stirring; thrilling; touching heart rending; melodramatic; moving; pathetic; sensational; stirring; stunning; thrilling; touching

Related Words for "compelling":

  • compellingly

Synonyms for "compelling":


Related Definitions for "compelling":

  1. tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument2
    • new and compelling evidence2
  2. driving or forcing2
    • compelling ambition2
  3. Persuasive, convincing, or attractive.1

compelling form of compel:

to compel verb (compels, compelled, compelling)

  1. to compel (force; oblige; coerce)
    obliger; imposer; forcer; contraindre; brusquer
    • obliger verb (oblige, obliges, obligeons, obligez, )
    • imposer verb (impose, imposes, imposons, imposez, )
    • forcer verb (force, forces, forçons, forcez, )
    • contraindre verb (contrains, contraint, contraignons, contraignez, )
    • brusquer verb (brusque, brusques, brusquons, brusquez, )
  2. to compel (force; oblige; oblige to)
  3. to compel (oblige to; force; oblige)
    obliger; contraindre; forcer; nécessiter; pousser à; obliger à; forcer à; contraindre à
    • obliger verb (oblige, obliges, obligeons, obligez, )
    • contraindre verb (contrains, contraint, contraignons, contraignez, )
    • forcer verb (force, forces, forçons, forcez, )
    • nécessiter verb (nécessite, nécessites, nécessitons, nécessitez, )
    • pousser à verb
    • obliger à verb
    • forcer à verb

Conjugations for compel:

present
  1. compel
  2. compel
  3. compels
  4. compel
  5. compel
  6. compel
simple past
  1. compelled
  2. compelled
  3. compelled
  4. compelled
  5. compelled
  6. compelled
present perfect
  1. have compelled
  2. have compelled
  3. has compelled
  4. have compelled
  5. have compelled
  6. have compelled
past continuous
  1. was compelling
  2. were compelling
  3. was compelling
  4. were compelling
  5. were compelling
  6. were compelling
future
  1. shall compel
  2. will compel
  3. will compel
  4. shall compel
  5. will compel
  6. will compel
continuous present
  1. am compelling
  2. are compelling
  3. is compelling
  4. are compelling
  5. are compelling
  6. are compelling
subjunctive
  1. be compelled
  2. be compelled
  3. be compelled
  4. be compelled
  5. be compelled
  6. be compelled
diverse
  1. compel!
  2. let's compel!
  3. compelled
  4. compelling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for compel:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
imposer force; pressing on
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
brusquer coerce; compel; force; oblige accelerate; antagonise; antagonize; assault; attack; brush off; brutalise; brutalize; bully; harass; hasten; lay violent hands upon; pester; provoke; quicken; raid; snub; speed up; storm; tease; use force; violate
contraindre coerce; compel; force; oblige; oblige to assault; attack; break in; control; enforce; keep back; keep under control; lay violent hands upon; moderate; raid; restrain; storm; subdue; suppress; train; violate
contraindre à compel; force; oblige; oblige to
contraindre à faire compel; force; oblige; oblige to
forcer coerce; compel; force; oblige; oblige to assault; attack; break open; crack; decode; enforce; extort; force; force open; lay violent hands upon; oblige; press on; raid; storm; tear open; violate
forcer à compel; force; oblige; oblige to force
forcer à faire compel; force; oblige; oblige to
imposer coerce; compel; force; oblige assault; attack; burden; force; insist; keep on; lay on; lay violent hands upon; persist; press; raid; saddle up; storm; urge; violate
nécessiter compel; force; oblige; oblige to need; require; want
obliger coerce; compel; force; oblige; oblige to oblige
obliger à compel; force; oblige; oblige to charge; command; order
obliger à faire compel; force; oblige; oblige to
pousser à compel; force; oblige; oblige to fan; foment; incite; stir up
pousser à faire compel; force; oblige; oblige to
- obligate; oblige
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
imposer impose

Synonyms for "compel":


Related Definitions for "compel":

  1. force somebody to do something2
    • We compel all students to fill out this form2
  2. necessitate or exact2
    • the water shortage compels conservation2

Wiktionary Translations for compel:

compel
verb
  1. exact by force
compel
verb
  1. Contraindre à quelque chose.
  2. Obliger quelqu'un à faire quelque chose
  3. Prescrire ou infliger à quelqu’un une chose incommode, pénible ou difficile
  4. Mettre quelqu’un dans l’obligation de faire ou de dire quelque chose. (Sens général).

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
compel forcer dwingen — iemand tegen zijn wil iets opleggen
compel forcer zwingen — mit Gewalt zu etwas bringen