compel

costringere, obbligare

Indurre qualcuno a fare qualcosa per una regola, una forte pressione o un sentimento intenso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: compel someone to do something (The court compelled him to give evidence.); feel compelled to do something (I felt compelled to explain my decision.)

Sinonimi: force, oblige, make, coerce

Espressioni comuni: compel someone to act, compel an answer, compel someone to leave, compel compliance

radunare

Spingere persone o animali a riunirsi in un unico luogo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: round up, herd, gather

Contrari: scatter, disperse

Espressioni comuni: compel the herd, compel cattle together