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lui costrinse

forced, made

k o s ˈt r i n . s e → costringere
costrin force; compel + se 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #34,354
forced, made The past-tense form of “costringere.”
IT: Il capo lo costrinse a restare.
EN: The boss forced him to stay.
Conjugation of costringere
SingularPlural
First costringermi —
costretticostretta
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third costrinse —

Mia moglie mi costrinse a imparare l'esperanto.

My wife forced me to learn Esperanto.

Lei lo costrinse a sedersi.

She forced him to sit down.

Si costrinse a sorridere.

She forced herself to smile.

Lei lo costrinse a mangiare degli spinaci.

She forced him to eat spinach.

Tom costrinse Mary a mangiare una rana.

Tom forced Mary to eat a frog.

La guerra costrinse i soldati ad andare al fronte.

The war forced soldiers to go to the front.

Lo costrinse a sedersi.

She forced him to sit down.

Sounds similar to

costringe k o s ˈt r i n . d͡ʒ e