pousser
Meaning
- (transitive) to push
- (transitive) to urge on, encourage
- (intransitive) to grow
- (figuratively, intransitive) to spring up, to sprout
- to utter (a cry)
- (reflexive) to move aside
Concepts
drive on
change position
shoot forth
Synonyms
faire avancer
appuyer (sur)
changer de position
prédiposer
faire pousser
faire tomber
faire entrer
faire fléchir
faire céder
faire pencher
Translations
spingere
empujar
stoßen
empurrar
duwen
empènyerFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pu.se/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French, inherited from Latin pulsāre, from pulsus (“a push”) (and frequentative of pellō). Compare the prefixed verb expulser, a borrowing from Latin.
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