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fuerza

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Asturian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (strong).

Noun

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fuerza f (plural fuerces)

  1. force (anything that is able to make a big change in person or thing)
  2. strength
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Further reading

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  • fuerza”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
  • García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “fuerza”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish fuerza (force).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fu‧er‧za

Noun

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fuerza

  1. strength

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Spanish fuerça, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (strong). Compare Portuguese força.

Noun

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fuerza f (plural fuerzas)

  1. force
    Synonym: ñeque
    fuerzas armadasarmed forces
    • 2025 July 14, Jeremy Diamond and Kareem Khadder, ““¿Por qué no previenen el terrorismo de los colonos?”: Palestinos denuncian a las FDI tras brutal muerte de un estadounidense”, in CNN en Español[1]:
      Las fuerzas israelíes afirman que investigan la muerte de Musallet, pero no ha respondido a las acusaciones de que impidió que las ambulancias llegaran hasta él.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. strength
  3. (physics) force
    Coordinate term: energía
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Descendants
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  • Tagalog: puwersa

Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    fuerza

    1. inflection of forzar:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

    Further reading

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