force

Example sentences

• "I can use force to take me.

  "Imi bele uza forsa mai kaer ha'u.

• "Our force is only for prevention.

  "Ita-nia forsa mak iha prevensaun de'it.

• "PLP has no objective to show force.

  "PLP Laiha objetivu show force.

Examples from the 90,000+ sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “force”

• I have to force the children to study, otherwise they’d never hold a book.Ha'u tenke obriga labarik sira atu estuda, se lae sira nunka kaer livru.
• It is the national police force who are responsible for security within the country.Pntl mak toma responsabilidade ba seguransa iha rai laran.
• The East Timorese Defence Force are the military force for the nation of Timor-Leste.F-fdtl mak liman kro'at ba nasaun Timor-Leste.
• The constitution of the Democratic Republic of East Timor came into force on 20th May 2002.Repúblika Demokrátika dé Timor-leste nia lei inan tama iha vigór iha loron 20 fulan Maiu tinan 2002.
• According to the law which is in force in East Timor, civilians are not allowed to carry arms.Tuir lei ne'ebé vigora iha Timor-Leste, ema sivíl la bele kaer kilat.