compulsory

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Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: verpligte — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Arabic: إِجْبَارِيّ (ʔijbāriyy) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Arabic: إِلْزَامِيّ (ʔilzāmiyy) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Arabic: مَفْرُوض (mafrūḍ) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Armenian: պարտադիր (partadir) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Belarusian: абавязко́вы (abavjazkóvy) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Bengali: বাধ্যতামূলক (baddhotamulok) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Bengali: ওয়াজিব (ōẇajib) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Bengali: ফরজ (phoroj) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Bulgarian: задължителен (zadǎlžitelen) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Catalan: obligatori — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Czech: povinný — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Danish: obligatorisk — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Danish: påbudt — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Dutch: verplicht — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Esperanto: deviga — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Estonian: kohustuslik — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Estonian: sunduslik — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Estonian: sund- — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Finnish: pakollinen — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Finnish: pakko- — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• French: obligatoire — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Georgian: აუცილებელი (aucilebeli) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Georgian: სავალდებულო (savaldebulo) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• German: obligatorisch — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• German: pflichtmäßig — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• German: gesetzlich — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• German: verpflichtend — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Greek: υποχρεωτικός (ypochreotikós) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Hebrew: חובה (khova) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Hindi: अनिवार्य (anivārya) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Hungarian: kötelező — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Italian: obbligatorio — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Italian: coatto — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Japanese: 義務的な (gimuteki na) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Malay: wajib — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Māori: mātua tutuki — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Norman: oblyigatouaithe — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Norwegian Bokmål: bindende — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Norwegian Bokmål: forpliktende — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Norwegian Bokmål: obligatorisk — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Old English: ġenīedelīċ — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Polish: obowiązkowy — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Portuguese: obrigatório — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Romanian: obligatoriu — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Russian: обяза́тельный (objazátelʹnyj) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Scottish Gaelic: do-sheachanta — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Spanish: compulsor — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Spanish: comisorio — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Spanish: compulsorio — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Swedish: obligatorisk — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Ukrainian: обов'язко́вий (obovʺjazkóvyj) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Vietnamese: bắt buộc — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Walloon: obligatwere — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Walloon: oblidjî — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Yiddish: אָבליגאַטאָריש (obligatorish) — mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
• Afrikaans: verpligtend — constraining
• Armenian: հարկադրական (harkadrakan) — constraining
• Bulgarian: принуди́телен (prinudítelen) — constraining
• Finnish: pakottava — constraining
• Finnish: pakko- — constraining
• Finnish: rajoittava — constraining
• Georgian: ძალადობრივი (ʒaladobrivi) — constraining
• German: zwangsweise — constraining
• German: verpflichtend — constraining
• Greek: εξαναγκαστικός (exanagkastikós) — constraining
• Hungarian: kényszerítő — constraining
• Italian: obbligatorio — constraining
• Italian: coatto — constraining
• Japanese: 強制的な (kyōseiteki na) — constraining
• Japanese: 否応無しの (iyaōnashi no) — constraining
• Norwegian Bokmål: forpliktende — constraining
• Portuguese: compulsório — constraining
• Romanian: obligator — constraining
• Romanian: care se cere — constraining
• Russian: принуди́тельный (prinudítelʹnyj) — constraining