pousser

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French

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pu.se/
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Verb

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pousser

  1. (transitive) to push
  2. (transitive, followed by the preposition à) to urge on, encourage
    pousser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose
    pousser à
  3. (intransitive, of a living thing) to grow
    L’arbre pousse vite.
    The tree is growing quickly.
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to spring up, to sprout
    Les Starbucks poussent comme des champignons ici.
    The Starbucks are springing up like mushrooms here.
  5. to utter (a cry)
  6. (reflexive) to move aside

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French, from Latin pulsō, pulsāre (push, strike, beat, batter, hammer), frequentative of pellō, pellere (push, drive, hurl, impel, propel).

Pronunciation

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IPA: [pu.s̺e]

Verb

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pousser

  1. (Jersey) to push

Antonyms

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