to push / force
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to push forward
To accelerate a process or development or drive it forward with emphasis. One tries to make something happen faster or more intensively than normal.
Die Firma will die Entwicklung des neuen Produkts forcieren, um es noch dieses Jahr auf den Markt zu bringen.
The company wants to push forward the development of the new product in order to bring it to market this year.
As a verb ending in '-ieren', 'forcieren' (to push forward / to force) is regular and forms the past participle without 'ge-'. So it is 'er hat forciert' (he pushed/forced) and not 'er hat geforciert'.
Die Regierung hat den Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien forciert.
The government has pushed forward the expansion of renewable energies.
'Forcieren' (to push forward / to force) is an elevated expression that comes from French. In everyday language, people would often use simpler verbs like 'beschleunigen' (to accelerate) or 'vorantreiben' (to drive forward).
Der Manager versuchte, eine schnelle Entscheidung zu forcieren.
The manager tried to force a quick decision.
In the meaning 'beschleunigen' (to accelerate), 'forcieren' is often combined with abstract nouns that describe a process: das Tempo forcieren (to push the pace), eine Entwicklung forcieren (to push forward a development), eine Entscheidung forcieren (to force a decision), or eine Lösung forcieren (to push for a solution).
Wir dürfen jetzt keine Fehler machen und nichts forcieren.
We must not make any mistakes now and must not force anything.
The meaning 'etwas mit Gewalt durchsetzen' (to impose something by force) is often found in military or sports reports. Typical objects here are 'der Durchbruch' (the breakthrough), 'der Übergang' (the crossing), or 'ein Angriff' (an attack).
Der Stürmer forcierte den Angriff über die linke Seite.
The striker forced the attack down the left side.
When it is about overstraining the voice, the object is almost always 'die Stimme' (the voice). The phrase is then 'seine/ihre Stimme forcieren' (to strain one's voice).
Wenn du so weiter schreist, forcierst du deine Stimme und wirst heiser.
If you keep shouting like that, you'll strain your voice and get hoarse.
to promote / extract
'fördern' and 'forcieren' can both mean that you move a development forward. 'fördern' sounds supportive and often positive: you help so that something can grow or succeed. 'forcieren' means that you push something forward faster or more strongly with emphasis. It can carry a sense of pressure or urgency. Learners may confuse the words because both aim at progress. When it is about help and support, 'fördern' fits; when someone is picking up the pace or wants to speed something up considerably, 'forcieren' fits better.
Wegen des engen Zeitplans hat die Firma die Einführung der neuen Software forciert.
Because of the tight schedule, the company pushed forward the rollout of the new software.
Frau Demir fördert den Austausch im Team durch regelmäßige Gespräche.
Ms. Demir promotes exchange within the team through regular conversations.