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ele obrigou

forced, made (someone do something)

→ obrigar
obrig oblige; compel + ou 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #27,506
forced, made (someone do something) Often followed by a person and a to-infinitive: obrigar alguém a fazer algo.
PO: Ela me obrigou a esperar.
EN: She made me wait.
Conjugation of obrigar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First obriguei —
Third obrigou —

Ela me obrigou.

She forced me.

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

Não queria cantar, mas Tom me obrigou.

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

Eu não queria ir, mas Tom me obrigou.

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

Tom obrigou Mary a assinar o contrato.

Tom forced Mary to sign the contract.

Ninguém te obrigou a fazer nada.

Nobody forced you to do anything.

Tom nos obrigou a sair.

Tom forced us to leave.

O Tulé sequestrou a minha mãe e me obrigou de servir de mula pra ele.

Tulé kidnapped my mother and forced me to act as a drug mule for him.

— Paraíso Perdido (2018)

A velha senhora me obrigou.

The old lady forced me.

— Uma História Chinesa de Fantasmas (1987)

Tom obrigou Mary a ir lá sozinha.

Tom forced Mary to go there alone.

Obrigar o senhor não obrigou, mas eu fiz contra a vontade.

He didn't force me, but I did it against my will.

— O Cheiro do Ralo (2006)