join forces | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tocombinelabour, tocome together, tounite.1979February 3, Nancy Walker, “Going Bananas”, inGay Community News, volume 6, number27, page11:The poor [banana] is even further shrunken. It is no longer spotted. The flecks havejoined forcesto form brown blotches all over the fruit.2007November, Elizabeth Drake, “Combine and conquer: Use these winning food pairings to protect your health”, inMen's Health, volume22, number 9,→ISSN, page124:It all started 6 years ago, as Rutgers University scientists Allan Conney, Ph.D., and George C. Wagner, Ph.D., chatted at an office get-together.[…]From this conversation, the two decided to pool their knowledge andjoin forces.2018December 22, Tom Woods, "Ben Shapiro and Bette Midler sittin' in a tree", Lewrockwell.com[1]When Hollywood and the neoconsjoin forcesagainst something, you know it has to be good.2020June 17, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: MPs join forces to push for confirmation on HS2 to Leeds”, inRail, page22:MPs and non-affiliated peers from across the Leeds City Region havejoined forcesand are calling on Government to publicly commit to building HS2 East to Leeds at the same time as HS2 West is built to Manchester.

Examples:

EN: The poorest man in London and the wealthy Mack the Knife... - shouldn't they join forces?
ES: El hombre más pobre de Londres y el rico Mackie Navaja, ¿no deberían aliarse?
EN: The Good Government League wants him to carry on... for his faithful friend and associate... and we are going to ask him if he will join forces with us... in our grim battle against graft and corruption.
ES: La Liga del Buen Gobierno quiere que siga la labor... de su fiel amigo y socio... y vamos a pedirle si quiere unir fuerzas con nosotros... en nuestra dura batalla contra el soborno y la corrupción.
EN: You ask me to join forces with you?
ES: ¿Me piden que me una a ustedes?
EN: The message says that they're ready to strike... and then the generals will retreat to join forces with us.
ES: Atacarán tan pronto lleguen los oficiales de enlace con Daun. El Mariscal d'Estrées espera que entonces Daun, eh... dé la vuelta y se reúna con nosotros.
EN: We'll join forces to help the queen understand.
ES: Uniremos fuerzas para ayudar a la reina a que comprenda.
EN: It's destiny that I should join forces with Juarez.
ES: El destino quiere que me una a las fuerzas de Juárez.
EN: Do you want to join forces for profit, or shall we be on our way?
ES: ¿Quiere que unamos fuerzas o seguimos nuestro camino?
EN: I say, may we join forces?
ES: ¿Le parece que unamos fuerzas?
EN: Once they know they're on the list they'll all join forces. I can hold them one by one but not as a group.
ES: Así puedo controlarlos individualmente, pero si se enteran de que están en la lista no podré hacerlo,
EN: - And there you'll join forces? - Yes.
ES: Sì, el de Antonio es un juego peligroso.
EN: We'll join forces to pursue and destroy Geronimo.
ES: Uniremos nuestras fuerzas y acabaremos con Gerónimo. "
EN: I suggest we join forces and get it back.
ES: Unamos nuestras fuerzas y recuperémoslo.
EN: I wish to join forces with you, My Lord.
ES: Deseo unir fuerzas con usted, mi señor.
EN: I'm about to join forces with the most powerful man in all France.
ES: Estoy a punto de unir fuerzas con la mayoría hombre poderoso en toda Francia.
EN: - Looks like they're gonna join forces. -How long will that take them?
ES: - Parece que fueran a unir fuerzas -¿Cuánto tiempo les tomará?

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