"à force de" meaning in French

See à force de in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /a fɔʁ.s(ə) də/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-à force de.wav
Head templates: {{fr-prep}} à force de
  1. by repeated action of
    Sense id: en-à_force_de-fr-prep-ymbvqI1T Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 47 53
  2. because of, thanks to, due to
    Sense id: en-à_force_de-fr-prep-SX0tLIzN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of French prepositions: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: à cause de
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