push Significado & definición

Significado de push en español

• 0 to move someone or something by pressing them with your hands or body -- empujar

  • He pushed me out of the door.

  • Someone pushed him into the river.

• 1 to press something -- apretar

  • If you push this button, your seat will go back.

• 2 to move somewhere by moving someone or something away from you -- abrirse camino

  • She pushed through the crowd.

• 3 to try hard to make someone do something -- apremiar a alguien para que haga algo, incitar a alguien a hacer algo

  • My parents have always pushed me to do well in school.

• 4 to work very hard in order to achieve something -- esforzarse

  • She really pushed herself to pass her exams.

• 5 to try too hard to get a particular result and risk losing what you have achieved -- tentar a la suerte

  • She’s agreed to help on Saturday, but I think I’d be pushing my luck if I asked her to be here the whole weekend.

• 6 an act of moving someone or something by pressing them with your hands or body -- empujón

  • She gave him a little push towards the door.

• 7 to use force to try to move sth ahead or away from you -- empujar

  • If everybody pushes together, we can move it. Si todos empujamos juntos, podemos moverlo.

  • They pushed the car into the road. Empujaron el coche a la carretera.

• 8 to press with your finger -- apretar

  • Push the red button to start. Pulse el botón rojo para empezar.

• 9 to use your influence or authority to make sb do sth -- empujar

  • She pushed her daughter into becoming a doctor. Ella presionó a su hija par que fuera médico.

• 10 to affect or influence a situation or person to an extreme state or action -- empujar

  • conditions that have pushed oil prices to a record high condiciones que han impulsado los precios del petróleo a un nivel récord

  • The pressure of the job pushed him toward a nervous breakdown. La presión del trabajo le empujó hacia una crisis nerviosa.

• 11 to use your hands to move people or things out of your way -- empujar

  • People were pushing and shoving to get to the ticket seller. La gente empujaba y abría paso para llegar al vendedor de tickets.

• 12 to try to persuade -- presionar

  • The police department is pushing to get new equipment. El departamento de policía está presionando para conseguir nuevo equipamiento.

• 13 to make sb work hard -- presionar

  • teachers who really push their students profesores que realmente presionan a sus alumnos

  • Don’t push yourself too hard. No te esfuerces demasiado.

• 14 to do things or think in more creative or extreme ways -- expandir límites

  • The city is pushing the envelope in trying to bring art to public places. La ciudad está yendo un paso más allá al tratar de llevar el arte a lugares públicos.

• 15 to ruin a good situation by trying to do or get more -- tentar la suerte

  • Enjoy the wine and beer, but don’t push your luck by driving home afterward. Disfruta el vino y la cerveza, pero no tientes la suerte conduciendo a casa después.

• 16 the action of pushing sth ahead or away from you -- empujón [ masculine, singular ]

  • Give it a push. Dale un empujón.

• 17 an effort to achieve sth -- empujón [ masculine, singular ]

  • a push to clean up the city’s streets ímpetu por limpiar las calles de la ciudad