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ζόρι
by force, forcibly /ˈzo.ri/
adverbB1#1938 most common
Also: against one's will, with difficulty, reluctantly
Example sentences
Ήπιε το φάρμακο με το ζόρι.
He drank the medicine only because he was forced to.
Ο πατέρας τον έβαλε με το ζόρι στο αυτοκίνητο.
The father put him in the car by force.
Δεν γίνεται να μάθεις μια γλώσσα με το ζόρι, χρειάζεται όρεξη.
You can't learn a language by force, it takes enthusiasm.
Την παντρέψανε με το ζόρι, χωρίς να ρωτήσουν τη γνώμη της.
They married her off by force, without asking her opinion.
Η κυβέρνηση πέρασε τον νόμο με το ζόρι, αγνοώντας τις αντιδράσεις.
The government pushed the law through by force, ignoring the objections.
Ήταν φανερό πως η συμφωνία είχε επιβληθεί με το ζόρι και όχι μέσα από πραγματικό διάλογο.
It was clear that the agreement had been imposed by force, not through real dialogue.
Word family
ζορίζωto force, to pressure someone
ζόρικοςtough, difficult, stubborn
ζορισμένοςforced, strained
ζόριαhardships, troubles
Etymology
Greek ζόρι comes from Turkish zor, meaning force or difficulty. It entered Greek during the long period of Ottoman rule, when many everyday Turkish words settled into spoken Greek. Turkish zor itself goes back to Persian zūr, meaning strength or force. In Greek the word survives mainly in the fixed phrase με το ζόρι, literally with the force, meaning by force or against one's will.
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