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push [pʊ∫]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = shove) poussée f• to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qchb. ( = dismissal) (British) (inf) to give sb the push [employer] virer qn (inf) ; [boyfriend, girlfriend] plaquer qn (inf !)• he got the push (from employer) il s'est fait virer (inf) ; (from girlfriend) il s'est fait plaquer (inf !)a. ( = press on) [+ door, person, car, pram] pousser ; [+ button] appuyer sur ; [+ stick, finger] enfoncer• don't push me! ne (me) poussez pas !► to push + preposition/adverb• to push sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qchb. ( = advance) [+ one's views] mettre en avant ; [+ claim] présenter avec insistance ; [+ plan] essayer d'imposer ; [+ product] pousser la vente dec. ( = pressure) pousser• to push for better working conditions faire pression pour obtenir de meilleures conditions de travail4. compounds( = make progress) avancer à grands pasa. [+ toy] pousser dans tous les sens[+ person, chair] écarter (brusquement) ; [+ objection, suggestion] écarter[+ person, chair, one's plate, sb's hand] repousser► push ina. [+ stick, finger] enfoncer ; [+ person] pousser• they dragged him to the pool and pushed him in ils l'ont tiré jusqu'à la piscine et l'ont poussé dedansb. ( = break) [+ door] enfoncera. ( = cause to topple) renverserb. ( = cause to fall off) (over cliff, bridge) faire tombera. [+ stick, hand] (faire) passerb. [+ deal, decision] faire acceptera. [+ lever] (re)lever ; [+ spectacles] releverb. ( = increase) [+ numbers, sales] augmenter ; [+ prices, demand] faire monter* * *[pʊʃ] 1.1) lit (shove, press) poussée fto give somebody/something a push — pousser quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) (campaign, drive) campagne fto give something/somebody a push — encourager quelque chose/quelqu'un
to give something a push in the right direction — faire avancer quelque chose dans la bonne direction
4) Military poussée f5) (spirit, drive) esprit m battant2.transitive verb1) (move, shove, press) gen pousser; appuyer sur [button, switch, bell]to push somebody/something away — repousser quelqu'un/quelque chose
to push somebody/something out of the way — écarter quelqu'un/quelque chose
to push the door open —
to push somebody too far — fig pousser quelqu'un à bout
to be pushed — (colloq) ( under pressure) être à la bourre (colloq)
to be pushed for something — (colloq) ( short of) être à court de quelque chose
2) (colloq) ( promote) faire la promotion de [product]; promouvoir [policy, theory]3) (colloq) ( sell) vendre [drugs]3.intransitive verb pousser4.to push oneself through a gap — passer par un trou; ( drive oneself) se pousser ( to do à faire)
Phrasal Verbs:- push for- push in- push off- push on- push up••at a push — (colloq) GB s'il le faut
to give somebody the push — (colloq) GB ( fire) virer quelqu'un (colloq); ( break up with) larguer quelqu'un (colloq)
to push one's luck —
to push it — (colloq) forcer sa chance
that's pushing it a bit! — (colloq) ( cutting it fine) c'est un peu juste or risqué!
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press [pres]1. nouna. ( = reporting, journalists collectively) presse fa. [+ button, switch, accelerator] appuyer sur ; ( = squeeze) [+ sb's hand] serrer• as the crowd moved back he found himself pressed against a wall quand la foule a reculé il s'est trouvé acculé contre un murb. [+ grapes, olives, flowers] presserc. ( = iron) repasser• to press sb for payment/an answer presser qn de payer/de répondre• the church hall was pressed into service as a school la salle paroissiale a été réquisitionnée pour servir d'école( = exert pressure with hand) appuyer ; [weight, burden] peser ; [debts, troubles] peser ( on sb à qn)4. compounds[campaign, card] de presse• to press-gang sb into doing sth faire pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse qch ► press officer noun attaché (e) m(f) de presse• the White House press secretary le porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche ► press stud noun (British) bouton-pression m► press ahead, press on intransitive verb(in work, journey) continuer* * *[pres] 1.1)the press —
to get a good/bad press — lit, fig avoir bonne/mauvaise presse
2) (also printing press) presse fat ou in (the) press — sous presse
3) ( publishing house) maison f d'éditon; ( print works) imprimerie f4) ( device for flattening) presse f5) ( act of pushing) pression f6) ( with iron) repassage m7) ( crowd) foule f (of de)2.noun modifier [ acclaim, freedom, criticism] de la presse; [ campaign, photo, photographer] de presse; [ announcement, advertising] par voie de presse3.press story —
transitive verb1) ( push) appuyer surto press something into — enfoncer quelque chose dans [clay, mud, ground, pillow]
2) ( apply)3) ( squeeze) presser [fruit, flower]; serrer [arm, hand, person]4) ( iron) repasser [clothes]5) ( urge) faire pression sur [person]; insister sur [point]; mettre [quelque chose] en avant [matter, issue]; défendre [quelque chose] avec insistance [case]when pressed, he admitted that... — quand on a insisté, il a reconnu que...
6) Technology former [shape, object]; presser [record, CD]; emboutir [steel, metal, car body]4.1) (push with hand, foot, object)5.to press oneself against — se plaquer contre [wall]; se presser contre [person]
Phrasal Verbs:- press on
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