No. 9,095 in Catalan
forçat
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In a sentence
Ell va fer un somriure forçat a la reunió.
He made a forced smile during the meeting.
Here, 'forçat' describes the unnatural or compelled nature of the smile, indicating it was not genuine nor voluntary.
Després de l'accident, va haver-hi un descans forçat.
After the accident, there was a forced break.
In this sentence, 'forçat' qualifies 'descans,' implying the pause was imposed by circumstances, not planned.
El jugador va ser substituït per una lesió forçada.
The player was replaced due to a forced injury.
Here, 'forçada' indicates the injury was compelling and led to the replacement, stressing the inevitability caused by the injury.
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