force

force; strength

“La justice sans la force est impuissante. La force sans la justice est tyrannique.” — Justice without force is powerless. Force without justice is tyrannical.

Inherited from Old French force, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”).

many; a lot of; a great quantity of

“Quelqu'un, sans ouvrir, lui cria le renseignement demandé, tout en ajoutant force injures contre ceux qui dérangeaient le monde pendant la nuit.”

Inherited from Old French force, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”).