Oblige
//əˈblaɪd͡ʒ//
Translations of "oblige" (24 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenian | պարտադրել(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), պարտավորեցնել(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | partadrel, partavorecʻnel | |
| Belarusian | абавя́зваць(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), абавяза́ць(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | abavjázvacʹ, abavjazácʹ | |
| Bulgarian | задължавам(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), задължен съм(to be indebted to someone), правя услуга(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), услужа(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), услужвам(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)) | zadǎlžavam, zadǎlžen sǎm, pravja usluga, usluža, uslužvam | |
| Catalan | obligar(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 幫忙 /帮忙(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), 强迫(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | bāngmáng, qiǎngpò | |
| Danish | forpligte(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — | |
| Dutch | een plezier doen(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), plezieren(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), verplichten(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — | |
| French | imposer(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), obliger(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), obliger(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), rendre service à(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), être redevable à(to be indebted to someone) | — | |
| Galician | constrinxir(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), facer favor(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), facer o favor(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), forzar(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), obrigar(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — | |
| German | einen Gefallen tun(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), verpflichten(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — | |
| Greek | είμαι ευγνώμων(to be indebted to someone), υποχρεώνω(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | eímai evgnómon, ypochreóno | |
| Hungarian | kötelez(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), lekötelez(to be indebted to someone) | — | |
| Italian | costringere(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), fare un favore(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), forzare(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), indebitarsi(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), obbligare(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — | |
| Japanese | サービスする(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), 世話になる(to be indebted to someone), 世話をする(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), 恩義がある(to be indebted to someone), 義務付ける(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | sābisu suru, sewa ni naru, sewa o suru, ongi ga aru, gimuzukeru | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | forplikte(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | forplikte(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — | |
| Polish | zobowiązać(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), zobowiązywać(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — | |
| Portuguese | obrigar(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — | |
| Romanian | obliga(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — | |
| Russian | быть обя́занным(to be indebted to someone), де́лать одолже́ние(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), обя́зывать(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), обяза́ть(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), сде́лать одолже́ние(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)) | bytʹ objázannym, délatʹ odolžénije, objázyvatʹ, objazátʹ, sdélatʹ odolžénije | |
| Spanish | complacer(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), favorecer(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)), obligar(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), serviciar(to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)) | — | |
| Swedish | förplikta(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — | |
| Ukrainian | зобов'я́зувати(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means), зобов'яза́ти(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | zobovʺjázuvaty, zobovʺjazáty | |
| Walloon | oblidjî(to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | — |
задължавам, задължен съм, правя услуга, услужа, услужвам
zadǎlžavam, zadǎlžen sǎm, pravja usluga, usluža, uslužvam
obligar
forpligte
een plezier doen, plezieren, verplichten
imposer, obliger, obliger, rendre service à, être redevable à
constrinxir, facer favor, facer o favor, forzar, obrigar
einen Gefallen tun, verpflichten
kötelez, lekötelez
costringere, fare un favore, forzare, indebitarsi, obbligare
サービスする, 世話になる, 世話をする, 恩義がある, 義務付ける
sābisu suru, sewa ni naru, sewa o suru, ongi ga aru, gimuzukeru
forplikte
forplikte
zobowiązać, zobowiązywać
obrigar
obliga
быть обя́занным, де́лать одолже́ние, обя́зывать, обяза́ть, сде́лать одолже́ние
bytʹ objázannym, délatʹ odolžénije, objázyvatʹ, objazátʹ, sdélatʹ odolžénije
complacer, favorecer, obligar, serviciar
förplikta
oblidjî
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.