forçá-la

force her

→ forçar

phrase Rare #41,004

force her The infinitive forçar is combined with the feminine object pronoun -la, meaning “her” (and sometimes “it” when referring to a feminine noun). The accent marks the stressed syllable after the pronoun is attached.

PO: Não tente forçá-la a sair.

EN: Don't try to force her to leave.

Não pode forçá-la.

You can't force her.

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Não quero forçá-la a fazer algo que não quer fazer.

I don't want to force her to do something she doesn't want to do.

Não queremos forçá-la muito.

We don't want to push her too hard.

— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)

Se forçá-la, vai vomitar!

If you force her, she'll throw up!

— O Tambor (1979)