push Signification, définition

Signification de push en français

• 0 to use force to try to move sth ahead or away from you -- pousser

  • If everybody pushes together, we can move it. Si tout le monde pousse ensemble, on peut le bouger.

  • They pushed the car into the road. Ils ont poussé la voiture dans la rue.

• 1 to press with your finger -- appuyer sur

  • Push the red button to start. Appuyez sur le bouton rouge pour démarrer.

• 2 to use your influence or authority to make sb do sth -- pousser

  • She pushed her daughter into becoming a doctor. Elle a poussé sa fille à devenir médecin.

• 3 to affect or influence a situation or person to an extreme state or action -- pousser

  • conditions that have pushed oil prices to a record high des conditions qui ont entraîné une hausse record des prix du pétrole

  • The pressure of the job pushed him toward a nervous breakdown. La tension créée par le travail l’a poussé à faire une dépression nerveuse.

• 4 to use your hands to move people or things out of your way -- bousculer

  • People were pushing and shoving to get to the ticket seller. Les gens se bousculaient pour arriver au vendeur de billets.

• 5 to try to persuade -- insister

  • The police department is pushing to get new equipment. Le service de police insiste pour avoir de nouveaux équipements.

• 6 to make sb work hard -- surmener

  • teachers who really push their students les professeurs qui surmènent vraiment leurs étudiants

  • Don’t push yourself too hard. Ne te surmène pas trop.

• 7 to do things or think in more creative or extreme ways -- innover

  • The city is pushing the envelope in trying to bring art to public places. La ville innove en essayant d’amener l’art dans les lieux publics.

• 8 to ruin a good situation by trying to do or get more -- forcer la chance

  • Enjoy the wine and beer, but don’t push your luck by driving home afterward. Profite du vin et de la bière mais ne force pas la chance en rentrant ensuite en voiture chez toi.

• 9 the action of pushing sth ahead or away from you -- poussée [ feminine ]

  • Give it a push. Pousse le.

• 10 an effort to achieve sth -- effort [ masculine ]

  • a push to clean up the city’s streets un effort pour mettre de l’ordre dans les rues de la ville

• 11 to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away -- pousser

  • 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.

• 12 to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly -- pousser (à)

  • She pushed him into applying for the job.

• 13 to sell (drugs) illegally. -- revendre de la drogue

• 14 a movement of pressure against something; a thrust -- poussée

  • She gave him a push.

• 15 energy and determination -- dynamisme

  • He has enough push to do well in his job.