force majeure
форс-мажор
непреодолимая сила, форс-мажор
höhere Gewalt
An overwhelming forceAn overwhelming force.
UK/ˌfɔːs mæˈʒɜː/US/ˌfoɹs mɑˈʒɜɹ/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)An overwhelming force.
непреодоли́мая си́лаnepreodolímaja síla
(uncountable, usually)An unavoidable circumstance, especially one that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal (usually contractual) obligation.
höhere Gewalt
форс-мажо́рfors-mažór
форс-мажо́рfors-mažór
More definitions
- a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
(law) unavoidable circumstance:
Русский
By meaning 2
overwhelming force:
(law) unavoidable circumstance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(law) unavoidable circumstance:
Forms
plural: forces majeures| Singular | force majeure |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events:act of Godvis majorinevitable accidentunavoidable casualty
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvis major
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable