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I [pʊʃ]1) (shove, press) spinta f., spintone m.2) (campaign, drive) campagna f., spinta f.3) fig. (stimulus) stimolo m., impulso m.to give sth., sb. a push — incoraggiare qcs., qcn., dare una spinta a qcs., qcn.
to give sth. a push in the right direction — fare avanzare qcs. nella giusta direzione
4) mil. offensiva f. (to contro; towards verso)5) (spirit, drive) decisione f., risolutezza f., grinta f.••at a push — BE colloq. al bisogno, in caso d'emergenza
to give sb. the push — BE colloq. (fire) licenziare qcn.; (break up with) mollare qcn.
II 1. [pʊʃ]if it comes to the push — se arriva il momento critico, se è assolutamente necessario
1) (move, shove, press) spingere [person, animal, car, pram]; premere, schiacciare [button, switch]; premere [ bell]to push sth. into sb.'s hand — cacciare qcs. in mano a qcn.
to push sb., sth. out of the way — scostare o spingere via qcn., qcs.
to push one's way through sth. — aprirsi un varco attraverso qcs.
2) (urge, drive) spingere, incoraggiare [ person] ( to do, into doing a fare)to be pushed — colloq. (under pressure) essere sotto pressione
to be pushed for sth. — colloq. (short of) essere a corto di qcs
3) colloq. (promote) fare grande pubblicità a, promuovere [ product]; cercare d'imporre, di fare accettare [policy, theory]2.verbo intransitivo spingereto push at sth. — spingere qcs.
to push past sb. — dare una spinta a qcn. per passare
3.to push through — farsi largo attraverso [ crowd]
to push oneself through — passare attraverso [ gap]; (drive oneself) darsi da fare ( to do per fare)
- push for- push in- push off- push on- push up••to push one's luck o to push it colloq. sfidare la sorte; that's pushing it a bit! — colloq. (scheduling) c'è il rischio di non farcela; (exaggerating) è un po' azzardato
* * *[puʃ] 1. verb1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) spingere2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) spingere3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) spacciare2. noun1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) spinta2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) grinta, energia•- push-chair
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- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over* * *push /pʊʃ/n.1 spinta ( anche fig.); spintone; urto; impulso: Nuclear physics was given a tremendous push by war, la fisica nucleare ricevette un enorme impulso dalla guerra4 [u] (fam.) grinta (fam.); decisione; risolutezza; iniziativa; vigore; energia; aggressività: After the reshuffle, the government acquired new push, dopo il rimpasto, il governo ha acquistato nuovo vigore5 (mil.) offensiva; attacco in forze8 (market.) forte campagna promozionale● (fam.) push-bike, bicicletta □ ( baseball) push bunt, smorzata con spinta □ push button, pulsante □ push-button, a pulsante □ (telef.) push-button dialling, selezione a pulsanti □ push-button panel, pulsantiera □ (elettr.) push-button switch, interruttore a pulsante □ ( radio, TV) push-button tuner, sintonizzatore a pulsante □ push-button warfare, guerra tecnologica (o dei bottoni) □ (market.) push money, incentivo in denaro ( a un venditore) □ (elettron.) push-pull, «push-pull»; in controfase: push-pull amplifier, amplificatore in controfase □ (mecc.) push rod, asta di comando; punteria □ (comput.) push technology, tecnologia push ( tecnologia che gestisce l'invio automatico di informazioni all'utente) □ at a push, in caso d'emergenza; in un momento critico; al bisogno □ ( slang) to get the push, essere abbandonato, essere scaricato ( dal partner); farsi licenziare; farsi buttar fuori □ ( slang) to give sb. the push, lasciare, scaricare ( il partner); licenziare q.; buttar fuori q. □ (fam.) when push comes to shove, quando si arriva al dunque □ when (o if) it comes to the push, quando (o se) arriva il momento critico; quando (o se) si arriva al dunque.♦ (to) push /pʊʃ/A v. t.1 spingere; premere; pigiare; schiacciare: He pushed me into a corner, mi spinse in un angolo; to push a button, premere un pulsante2 spingere (fig.); fare pressioni su (q.): My father pushed me to study ( o into studying) law, mio padre mi ha spinto a studiare legge3 spingere (fam.); cercare d'imporre ( un candidato, un prodotto, ecc.); fare una grande pubblicità a5 ( nella forma progressiva) andare per, avvicinarsi a; essere quasi ( una certa ora): He's pushing sixty, va per i sessanta (anni); It was pushing 12 o'clock when the train came in, era quasi mezzogiorno quando il treno è entrato in stazioneB v. i.1 spingere, dare spinte; premere; fare pressione: Stop pushing!, smettila di spingere!2 (lett.) spingersi; addentrarsi; inoltrarsi: We pushed into the undergrowth, ci siamo addentrati nel sottobosco● to push the door open [shut], aprire [chiudere] la porta con una spinta □ to push one's luck ( too far), sfidare la fortuna (o la sorte); azzardare troppo □ to push oneself, darsi da fare, darci sotto; ( anche to push oneself forward) farsi avanti (fig.): to push oneself too hard, lavorare troppo; strafare □ to push past sb., dare uno spintone a q. per passare; spingere q. da parte □ (market.) to push sales, incentivare le vendite □ to be pushed for time [for money], essere a corto di tempo [di denaro].* * *I [pʊʃ]1) (shove, press) spinta f., spintone m.2) (campaign, drive) campagna f., spinta f.3) fig. (stimulus) stimolo m., impulso m.to give sth., sb. a push — incoraggiare qcs., qcn., dare una spinta a qcs., qcn.
to give sth. a push in the right direction — fare avanzare qcs. nella giusta direzione
4) mil. offensiva f. (to contro; towards verso)5) (spirit, drive) decisione f., risolutezza f., grinta f.••at a push — BE colloq. al bisogno, in caso d'emergenza
to give sb. the push — BE colloq. (fire) licenziare qcn.; (break up with) mollare qcn.
II 1. [pʊʃ]if it comes to the push — se arriva il momento critico, se è assolutamente necessario
1) (move, shove, press) spingere [person, animal, car, pram]; premere, schiacciare [button, switch]; premere [ bell]to push sth. into sb.'s hand — cacciare qcs. in mano a qcn.
to push sb., sth. out of the way — scostare o spingere via qcn., qcs.
to push one's way through sth. — aprirsi un varco attraverso qcs.
2) (urge, drive) spingere, incoraggiare [ person] ( to do, into doing a fare)to be pushed — colloq. (under pressure) essere sotto pressione
to be pushed for sth. — colloq. (short of) essere a corto di qcs
3) colloq. (promote) fare grande pubblicità a, promuovere [ product]; cercare d'imporre, di fare accettare [policy, theory]2.verbo intransitivo spingereto push at sth. — spingere qcs.
to push past sb. — dare una spinta a qcn. per passare
3.to push through — farsi largo attraverso [ crowd]
to push oneself through — passare attraverso [ gap]; (drive oneself) darsi da fare ( to do per fare)
- push for- push in- push off- push on- push up••to push one's luck o to push it colloq. sfidare la sorte; that's pushing it a bit! — colloq. (scheduling) c'è il rischio di non farcela; (exaggerating) è un po' azzardato
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