compulsory

obligatorio

Que debe hacerse porque lo exige una norma o una ley.

En inglés sencillo: Required by a rule or law, so you must do it.

• Attendance is compulsory.
• Is this course compulsory for all students?
• Wearing a helmet became compulsory last year.

Cómo se usa: compulsory for someone (The training is compulsory for new staff.)

Sinónimos: mandatory, required, obligatory

Antónimos: optional, voluntary

Expresiones frecuentes: compulsory education, compulsory attendance, compulsory subject

coercitivo

Que usa la fuerza o la presión para obligar a alguien a actuar de cierta manera.

En inglés sencillo: Using power or pressure to make someone act in a particular way.

• The ruler relied on compulsory measures.
• The court exercised its compulsory power.
• Such compulsory methods left people little freedom.

Sinónimos: coercive, constraining

Expresiones frecuentes: compulsory power, compulsory measures