Enforce in spanish
pronunciation: ɑθeɹ̩kumpliɹ̩ part of speech: verb












enforce = obligar, forzar, imponer, hacer cumplir. [Pincha en para ver otras palabras que empiezan con el prefijo "en-" (o su variante "em-") añadido a nombres y adjetivos para formar generalmente verbos]
Example: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.more:
» enforce + an idea = hacer valer una idea.
Example: The idea must be enforced that that librarians have a duty to prohibit access to information and ideas whenever such limits are necessary to preserve family values.» enforce + a norm = hacer cumplir una norma, hacer cumplir una regla.
Example: Normativity (also known as prescriptivism) is the idea that there are correct and incorrect ways of using language, and institutions to enforce the norms (schools, reference books, editors, computer spell-check programmes, language mavens..).» enforce + a policy = hacer cumplir una norma.
Example: Clearly a more formal structure will be necessary if the commissioners are to establish and enforce policies on bodies such as Interpol.» enforce + a rule = hacer cumplir una regla, hacer cumplir una norma.
Example: Armed with powers to enforce the rules that have long underpinned international trade and economic stability, it was expected to play a central role in managing global integration.» enforce + a standard = hacer cumplir una norma.
Example: Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.» enforce + discipline = hacer cumplir la disciplina.
Example: Librarians with teaching experience are also better able to enforce discipline.» enforce + legislation = hacer cumplir la legislación.
Example: A campaign to enforce legislation controlling the use of VDUs has achieved success in only one USA state.» enforce + payment = obligar a pagar.
Example: Bank charges for going overdrawn or for bounced cheques are the equivalent of a charge for breach of contract, known as liquidated damages, and the courts can enforce payment.» enforce + the law = hacer cumplir la ley.
Example: But instead of trying to enforce the copyright law, they are claiming royalties which the private video libraries are willingly paying.» enforce + the rules and regulations = hacer cumplir las normativas.
Example: In the United Kingdom the role of the police officer is to enforce the rules and regulations to make the country a safer place to live.» re-enforce [reenforce] = reforzar, reafirmar, recalcar.
Example: This interpretation turns Dewey's social critique on its head by re-enforcing the political status-quo.