Grammatical class
Inflected form
contraint
(past,participle) contraindre
Variants
Sentences
Je suis contraint de le faire.
I am compelled to do it.
Il a été contraint au chômage.
He was forced into unemployment.
Elle l'a contraint à s'asseoir.
She forced him to sit down.
Le boxeur fut contraint de s'allonger.
The boxer was pressured to throw the fight.
J'ai été contraint de mentir.
I was constrained to tell a lie.
Il m'a contraint à faire un discours.
He compelled me to make a speech.
Je suis contraint à le faire.
I am forced to do it.
Le roi a été contraint d'abdiquer.
The king was forced to abdicate.
J'ai été contraint de démissionner.
I was forced to resign.
L'examen m'a contraint à étudier sérieusement.
The exam forced me to study hard.
Je fus contraint de prendre des médicaments.
I was forced to take medicine.
Le ministre fut contraint de quitter le cabinet.
The minister was obliged to resign from the cabinet.