Shove in spanish
Empujón
pronunciation: empuxoʊn part of speech: verb, noun
pronunciation: empuxoʊn part of speech: verb, noun
In gestures
shove1 = empujón.
Example: Sometimes, when nudging doesn't work, life gives you a shove to get you back on your path.shove2 = empujar, dar empujones, meter.
Example: 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.more:
» shove + Posesivo + oar in = meter las narices, meter baza, entrometerse.
Example: He shoved his oar in, accusing Mike of being the 'figurehead on the ship rather than the captain'.» when push comes to shove = a la hora de la verdad, llegada la hora de la verdad, llegado el momento de la verdad, en tiempos de apuros, en momentos de apuros.
Example: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.