obliga a

forces ... to

→ obligar
phrase Uncommon #26,549
forces ... to Used with a person or thing being compelled, followed by an infinitive. The person being compelled may appear before the phrase, as in “me obliga a.”
SP: La situación nos obliga a cambiar de planes.
EN: The situation forces us to change our plans.

Eso me obliga a cambiar de opinión.

That forces me to change my mind.

Los libros que él me obliga a leer están todos en japonés.

The books he forces me to read are all in Japanese.

— La doncella (2016)

Mi mamá me obliga a usarlo.

My mom makes me use it.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

¿O algo las obliga a ser malvadas?

Or does something force them to be evil?

— Wicked (2024)

Es mi madre, que me obliga a estudiar piano.

It’s my mother who makes me study piano.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

Aquí a nadie se le obliga a hablar.

No one here is forced to speak.

— Systemsprenger (2019)

Si usted admite su culpabilidad, este tribunal me obliga a dictar un veredicto.

If you admit your guilt, this court compels me to render a verdict.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Después los obliga a suicidarse firmando antes con su nombre.

Then he forces them to kill themselves, having them sign their names first.

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

Senna obliga a Nannini a bloquear.

Senna forces Nannini to block.

— Senna (2010)

Ella le obliga a hacer los deberes antes de cenar.

She makes him do his homework before dinner.

Esto nos obliga a pensar con rapidez.

This forces us to think quickly.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Mi madrastra, Bren, me obliga a comer cosas sanas.

My stepmother, Bren, makes me eat healthy things.

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Nadie te obliga a nada.

No one is forcing you to do anything.

— Ip Man (2008)

¿Qué tipo de padre obliga a sus hijas a convertirse en luchadoras?

What kind of father forces his daughters to become wrestlers?

— Dangal (2016)