Obligada (en. Forced)

/obli'ɣaða/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

A person who must fulfill a duty or responsibility.

She feels obliged to help her mother.

Ella se siente obligada a ayudar a su madre.

One who is subject to a norm or rule.

Everyone in the company is obliged to follow the code of conduct.

Todos en la empresa están obligados a seguir el código de conducta.

adjective

One who is compelled to do something.

He is obliged to return the money he borrowed.

Él está obligado a devolver el dinero que tomó prestado.

From Latin 'obligata', participle of 'obligare', meaning to bind or tie.

to be obliged to

To be in the need to do something.

estar obligado a

to feel obliged

To feel the need or responsibility to act in a certain way.

sentirse obligado

moral obligation

Duty that is felt based on ethical principles.

obligación moral

obligation

Duty or responsibility that someone has.

obligación

to oblige

To make someone do something by pressure or necessity.

obligar

mandatory

That is necessary and must be fulfilled.

obligatorio

To be forced into a situation.

I didn't want to do it, but I found myself obliged to go.

No quería hacerlo, pero me vi obligada a ir.

To feel pressured by other people.

Sometimes, one feels obliged by society to behave in a certain way.

A veces, uno se siente obligada por la sociedad a comportarse de cierta manera.