"forcing" meaning in French

See forcing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɔʁ.siŋ/ Audio: LL-Q150_(fra)-Pierre_MLL-forcing.wav [France] (note: Bordeaux) Forms: forcings [plural]
Etymology: From English forcing. Sense 1 is a pseudo-anglicism derived from forcing, analyzed as force + English -ing Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|en|forcing}} English forcing, {{pseudo-loan|fr|en|forcing|nocap=1}} pseudo-anglicism derived from forcing, {{af|fr|force|en:-ing}} force + English -ing Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} forcing m (plural forcings)
  1. (pseudo-anglicism) pressure; insistence Tags: masculine Synonyms: insistance, pression
    Sense id: en-forcing-fr-noun-Ak0KQYk7 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 3 5 20 17 8 1 26 3 6 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 56 26 18
  2. (set theory) forcing Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-forcing-fr-noun-~rJa~3bY Categories (other): Set theory Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory
  3. forcing move in checkers or draughts Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-forcing-fr-noun-d2Njlzg0 Categories (other): French pseudo-loans from English Disambiguation of French pseudo-loans from English: 23 29 48

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