Sentence examples of "compel" in English
The rain compelled us to put off the gathering.
La pluie nous a forcés à repousser notre rassemblement.
The man who is constantly making decisions and being compelled to alter them gets nowhere.
L'homme qui prend constamment des décisions et est forcé de les altérer ne va nulle part.
No person achieves success or happiness when compelled to do what he naturally dislikes to do.
Personne n'atteint au succès ou au bonheur en étant forcé de faire ce qu'il répugne naturellement à faire.
Black people were compelled to work in cotton fields.
Les noirs étaient contraints de travailler dans les champs de coton.
His failure in business compelled him to sell his house.
Son échec dans les affaires l'a contraint à vendre sa maison.
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