ele obrigou

forced, compelled

→ obrigar
obrig to force, to compel + ou 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #25,541
forced, compelled
PO: A falta de dinheiro obrigou-nos a vender o carro.
EN: The lack of money forced us to sell the car.
Conjugation of obrigar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First obriguei —
Third obrigou —

Eu não queria ir, mas Tom me obrigou.

I didn’t want to go, but Tom forced me to.

Tom nos obrigou a sair.

Tom forced us to leave.

Obrigou-me a ir.

He forced me to go.

Ninguém te obrigou a fazer nada.

Nobody forced you to do anything.

Não queria cantar, mas Tom me obrigou.

I didn't want to sing, but Tom made me.

A velha senhora me obrigou.

The old lady forced me.

— Uma História Chinesa de Fantasmas (1987)

O Tomás obrigou-te mesmo a fazer isso?

Did Tomás really force you to do that?

Tom obrigou Mary a assinar o contrato.

Tom forced Mary to sign the contract.

Ela me obrigou.

She forced me.

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

Tom obrigou Mary a ir lá sozinha.

Tom forced Mary to go there alone.

Mas a neblina obrigou-nos a suspender as buscas.

But the fog forced us to suspend the search.

— Solaris (1972)