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pousse nom {f} | shoot [shoots]◼◼◼(emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant) sprout [sprouts]◼◼◻(new growth on a plant) |
pousse-alcool nom {m} | chaser [chasers]◼◼◼(a mild drink consumed immediately after another drink of hard liquor) |
pousse-café nom {m} | chasse-café(small serving of spirits taken to remove the taste of coffee) |
pousse-pousse nom {m} | rickshaw [rickshaws]◼◼◼(two-wheeled carriage) |
pousser verbe | push [pushed, pushing, pushes]◼◼◼(to apply a force to something so that it moves away) grow◼◼◼verb grow◼◼◼((intransitive) to appear or sprout) drive◼◼◻(to compel (to do something)) drive◼◼◻(to motivate; to provide an incentive for) shove [shoved, shoving, shoves]◼◼◻(push roughly) urge [urged, urging, urges]◼◼◻(to press, push, drive) impel [impelled, impelling, impels]◼◼◻(To drive forward; to propel an object) impel [impelled, impelling, impels]◼◼◻(To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation) prod [prodded, prodding, prods]◼◻◻(to poke) spring up◼◻◻(to come rapidly into existence) |
pousser le bouchon verbe | go too far◼◼◼verb |
pousser sa chance verbe | push one's luckverb |
pousser à verbe | lead [led, leading, leads]◼◼◼(draw or direct by influence) egg on(provoke) |
pousses de bambou nom {Pl} | bamboo shoot◼◼◼(edible part of some bamboo types) |
poussette nom {f} | stroller [strollers]◼◼◼(seat on wheels used to transport babies) bow grip(section of grippy material) |
pousseur nom {m} | towboat◼◼◼(boat designed to push barges) stall handler(someone responsible for manoeuvring the horse between the gates) |
pousseur de bois nom | woodpusher(chess player who is not good at the game) |
[colloquial] pousser le bouchon verbe | stretch the truth(idioms: to exaggerate) |
démarrer à la poussette verbe | push-start(start by pushing) |
jeune pousse nom {f} | startup [startups]◼◼◼(new company or organization or business venture) |
jeune pousse [usually plural] nom {f} | sprout [sprouts]◼◼◼(child) |
repousser verbe | repel [repelled, repelling, repels]◼◼◼(physics: to force away) repel [repelled, repelling, repels]◼◼◼(to put off) postpone [postponed, postponing, postpones]◼◼◼(to delay or put off an event) fend off◼◼◻(to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) drive away◼◼◻(to force someone to leave) |
épousseter verbe | dust [dusted, dusting, dusts]◼◼◼((intransitive) to clean by removing dust) |