empujar

v.

1 to push.

¡eh, sin empujar! hey, stop pushing!

empujar push (en letrero)

las nuevas generaciones vienen empujando con fuerza the new generation is making its presence felt

2 to press.

empujar a alguien a que haga algo to push somebody into doing something

verse empujado a hacer algo to find oneself forced o having to do something

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empujar

► verbo transitivo

1 to push, shove, thrust

2 figurado to force, urge, press

■ la empujó a estudiar she pushed her into studying

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verb

1) to push

2) shove

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VT (=presionar) [gen] to push; [con fuerza] to shove, thrust; (Mec) to drive

empujar — [en puertas] push

¡no empujen! — stop pushing!

empujar el botón a fondo — to press the button down hard

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <coche/columpio> to push

empújame! — give me a push!

b) (incitar, presionar) to spur ... on; (obligar) to force

no tenía ganas, pero yo la empujé un poco — she didn't feel like it, but I gave her a bit of a push (colloq)

c) (Tec) to drive

2.

empujar vi

a) (hacer presión) to push

un actor que viene empujando fuerte — (period) an up-and-coming actor

b) (dar empellones) to push, shove

sin empujar! — stop pushing!

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= propel, wheel, push, jostle, shove.

Ex. A magnetic field propels the bubbles in the right direction through the film.

Ex. Suddenly, he extracted from his pocket a set of keys and wheeled his chair toward the credenza.

Ex. While in a speech therapy session when she got up and pushed the table violently, pinning her therapist against the wall.

Ex. In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax = En el caso del lino la Biblioteca del Congreso no proporciona una división enumerada por lo que los libros sobre el hilado del lino deben competir en la ordenación alfabética con otros libros que tratan sobre diferentes aspectos del lino.

Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

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* abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.

* empujar hacia atrás = push back.

* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <coche/columpio> to push

empújame! — give me a push!

b) (incitar, presionar) to spur ... on; (obligar) to force

no tenía ganas, pero yo la empujé un poco — she didn't feel like it, but I gave her a bit of a push (colloq)

c) (Tec) to drive

2.

empujar vi

a) (hacer presión) to push

un actor que viene empujando fuerte — (period) an up-and-coming actor

b) (dar empellones) to push, shove

sin empujar! — stop pushing!

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= propel, wheel, push, jostle, shove.

Ex: A magnetic field propels the bubbles in the right direction through the film.

Ex: Suddenly, he extracted from his pocket a set of keys and wheeled his chair toward the credenza.

Ex: While in a speech therapy session when she got up and pushed the table violently, pinning her therapist against the wall.

Ex: In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax = En el caso del lino la Biblioteca del Congreso no proporciona una división enumerada por lo que los libros sobre el hilado del lino deben competir en la ordenación alfabética con otros libros que tratan sobre diferentes aspectos del lino.

Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

* abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.

* empujar hacia atrás = push back.

* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.

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empujar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹coche/puerta/columpio› to push

lo empujaron contra la pared they pushed him (up) against the wall

el viento empujaba la barca hacia la orilla the wind was blowing o carrying the boat toward(s) the shore

¡empújame! give me a push!

2 (incitar, presionar) to spur … on; (obligar) to force

no tenía ganas, pero yo la empujé un poco she didn't feel like it, but I talked her into it o I spurred her on a bit

3 (Tec) to drive

■ empujar

vi

1 (hacer presión) to push

[ S ] empujar push

empuja tú de tu lado you push from your side

un actor joven que viene empujando fuerte (period); a young actor who is making quite an impression

2 (dar empellones) to push, shove

¡sin empujar! stop pushing!

todo el mundo empujaba para entrar everybody was pushing and shoving to get in

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empujar (conjugate empujar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹coche/columpio› to push;

◊ ¡empújame! give me a push!

b) (incitar, presionar) to spur … on;

(obligar) to force

c) (Tec) to drive

verbo intransitivo

a) (hacer presión) to push

b) (dar empellones) to push, shove

empujar verbo transitivo
1 (desplazar) to push, shove: la gente nos empujaba hacia la salida, people pushed us towards the exit
2 (inducir) to drive: su honestidad le empuja a obrar así, his honesty drives him to act that way
'empujar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- mover
- aventar
- fuerte
English:
boost
- heave
- jog
- jostle
- prod
- pull
- push
- push around
- push out
- roll
- shove
- shove away
- thrust
- thrust forward
- wheel
- drive
- stir

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empujar

♦ vt

1. [puerta] to push (open);

[persona, vehículo, objeto] to push; [palanca] to push (down on);

empújame un poquito give me a little push, push me a bit;

las olas empujaron el cuerpo hasta la orilla the waves carried the body to the shore

2. [presionar] to push;

[estimular] to push, to encourage;

ella me empujó a mentir she pushed me into lying;

a ese niño habría que empujarlo un poco that child needs to be pushed a bit;

¿qué le empujaría a hacer una cosa así? what would drive him to do a thing like that?;

verse empujado a hacer algo to find oneself forced o having to do sth

♦ vi

to push;

¡eh, sin empujar! hey, stop pushing!;

empujar [en letrero] push;

las nuevas generaciones de abogados vienen empujando con fuerza the new generation of lawyers is making its presence felt

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empujar

v/t push; fig

urge on, spur on

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empujar vi

: to push, to shove

empujar vt

1) : to push

2) presionar: to spur on, to press

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empujar vb to push

no me empujes don't push me