compel

obliger, contraindre

Amener quelqu’un à faire quelque chose sous l’effet d’une règle, d’une forte pression ou d’un sentiment puissant.

En anglais simple : To make someone do something because of a rule, strong pressure, or a powerful feeling.

• Nobody can compel you to stay.
• The law compelled employers to improve safety.
• She felt compelled to help the injured stranger.

Comment l'utiliser : compel someone to do something (The court compelled him to give evidence.); feel compelled to do something (I felt compelled to explain my decision.)

Synonymes : force, oblige, make, coerce

Expressions courantes : compel someone to act, compel an answer, compel someone to leave, compel compliance

rassembler, rabattre

Pousser des personnes ou des animaux à se réunir en un même lieu.

En anglais simple : To drive people or animals together into one place.

• The shepherd compelled the flock together.
• They compelled the cattle into a pen.
• Riders were sent to compel the scattered herds.

Synonymes : round up, herd, gather

Contraires : scatter, disperse

Expressions courantes : compel the herd, compel cattle together