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zwingen

railroad

Meaning of zwingen

to force or hurry someone into doing something

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German/ˈt͡svɪŋən/
railroad
zwingen - railroad
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zwingenrailroad
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sich ändernchange
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folgenfollow
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sich anfühlenfeel

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between zwingen / antreiben / drängen / nötigen / pressen / schnell befördern

A
🇩🇪German
antreiben

To spur someone on or speed them up; can imply pressure, but not always outright force.

C2Often
D
🇩🇪German
drängen

To urge or pressure someone insistently to act faster; often suggests psychological pressure.

C2Very Often
N
🇩🇪German
nötigen

To compel or force someone to do something; sounds stronger and more formal, often with an edge of coercion.

C2Often
P
🇩🇪German
pressen

To press hard or apply strong pressure; figuratively, to make someone act quickly.

C2Often
S
🇩🇪German
schnell befördern

To transport or move someone quickly; this is more about fast movement than coercion.

C2Very Rarely
Ü
🇩🇪German
überrollen

To overwhelm or steamroll someone by moving too fast or too forcefully; suggests not giving time to react.

C2Rarely
U
🇩🇪German
unter Druck setzen

To put pressure on someone to agree or act; very close to coercion, usually without direct physical force.

C2Very Often
Z
🇩🇪German
zur Eile zwingen

To force someone to hurry; very close in meaning, but more descriptive and heavy-sounding.

C2Rarely
Z
🇩🇪German
zu etwas bewegen

To persuade or prompt someone to do something; softer than direct forcing.

C2Often
V
🇩🇪German
vorantreiben

To drive something forward or speed up a process; usually used for projects or developments, not direct coercion of a person.

C2Very Often

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zwingen means railroad. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce zwingen

/ˈt͡svɪŋən/

zwingen translation

railroad

zwingen transcription

/ˈt͡svɪŋən/

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zwingen meaning: what does it mean?

jemanden dazu bringen oder drängen, etwas zu tun

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