Empujón in english
Push
pronunciation: pʊʃ part of speech: verb, noun
pronunciation: pʊʃ part of speech: verb, noun
In gestures
empujón = thrust ; push ; jump-start [jumpstart] ; shove.
Example: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.Example: Footage from four decades of English soccer includes hard tackles, pushes and punches from club games.Example: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.Example: Sometimes, when nudging doesn't work, life gives you a shove to get you back on your path.more:
» abrir de un empujón = fling + Nombre + open .
Example: Closed doors should be flung open and scheduling changed to allow systematic examination of professional and organisational questions.» abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into .
Example: Now the mobile telephone has pushed its way into our everyday lives in new ways.» colarse a empujones = push in .
Example: The spring sun put up a good fight today but we think the storm pushing in over the hills is going to win.» dar el último empujón = go + the extra mile ; walk + the extra mile .
Example: If everyone knew the great effects this gesture has, everyone would take the time to go the extra mile. Example: Among architecture so beautiful, guest houses that do not walk the extra mile to offer something special are sure to fall by the wayside.» dar empujones = shove .
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.» dar un empujón = give + a boost .
Example: CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.» hacerse sitio a empujones = push in .
Example: The spring sun put up a good fight today but we think the storm pushing in over the hills is going to win.» meterse a empujones = push in .
Example: The spring sun put up a good fight today but we think the storm pushing in over the hills is going to win.