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force

/fɔʁs/

noun, feminine/fɔʁs/plural: forces

force is feminine in French.

force; strength

“La justice sans la force est impuissante. La force sans la justice est tyrannique.” — Justice without force is powerless. Force without justice is tyrannical.

Inherited from Old French force, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”).

adjective/fɔʁs/

force is feminine in French.

many; a lot of; a great quantity of

“Quelqu'un, sans ouvrir, lui cria le renseignement demandé, tout en ajoutant force injures contre ceux qui dérangeaient le monde pendant la nuit.”

Synonyms: beaucoup

Inherited from Old French force, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”).