push

push
push
A n
1 lit (shove, press) poussée f ; to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qch ; the car won't start-we need a push la voiture ne veut pas démarrer-il faut la pousser ; at the push of a button en appuyant sur un bouton ;
2 (campaign, drive) campagne f (for en faveur de ; to do pour faire) ;
3 fig (stimulus) impulsion f ; to give sth/sb a push encourager qch/qn ; this gave me the push I needed c'est ça qui m'a décidé à faire quelque chose ; to give sth a push in the right direction faire avancer qch dans la bonne direction ;
4 Mil poussée f (to à ; towards vers) ; the big push la grande offensive ;
5 (spirit , drive) esprit m battant.
B vtr
1 (move, shove, press) pousser [person, animal, chair, door, car, pram] ; appuyer sur [button, switch, bell] ; to push sb/sth away repousser qn/qch ; to push sth down/up sth pousser qch en bas/en haut de qch [hill, street] ; she pushed him down the stairs elle l'a poussé dans l'escalier ; to push sb/sth into pousser qn/qch dans [lake, ditch, house] ; to push one's finger/a stick into enfoncer son doigt/un bâton dans ; to push sth into sb's hand mettre qch de force dans la main de qn ; I pushed her in je l'ai poussée dedans ; to push sth to pousser qch jusqu'à [place, garage] ; to push sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qch ; to push sb/a suggestion aside écarter qn/une suggestion ; to push one's way through sth se frayer un chemin à travers qch ; to push sth off the road enlever qch de la chaussée ; to push the door open/shut pousser la porte ; to push a thought to the back of one's mind repousser une pensée dans un coin de son esprit ;
2 (urge, drive) pousser [pupil, person] (to do, into doing à faire) ; to push sb too hard trop pousser qn ; to push sb too far pousser qn à bout ; don't push me! ne me pousse pas à bout! ; to be pushed (under pressure) être à la bourre ; to be pushed for sth (short of) être à court de qch ;
3 (promote) faire la promotion de [product] ; promouvoir [policy, theory] ;
4 (sell) vendre [drugs].
C vi pousser ; to get out and push sortir pour pousser ; ‘Push’ ‘Poussez’ ; there's no need to push! ce n'est pas la peine de pousser! ; to push against s'appuyer contre ; to push at sth repousser qch ; to push past sb bousculer qn ; to push through se frayer un chemin à travers [crowd, room].
D v refl to push oneself to push oneself upright se redresser ; to push oneself into a sitting position se redresser en position assise ; to push oneself through the crowd se frayer un chemin à travers la foule ; to push oneself through a gap passer par un trou ; (drive oneself) se pousser (to do à faire).
Idioms
at a push GB s'il le faut ; if it comes to the push si on en vient à cette extrémité ; to be pushing 50 friser la cinquantaine ; to give sb the push GB (fire) virer qn ; (break up with) larguer qn ; to push one's luck, to push it forcer sa chance ; that's pushing it a bit! (cutting it fine) c'est un peu juste or risqué! ; when ou if push comes to shove au pire.
Phrasal verbs
push ahead (with plans) persévérer (with dans) ; (on journey) continuer.
push around :
push [sb] around fig bousculer.
push back :
push [sth] back, push back [sth] pousser [object, furniture] ; repousser [forest, shoreline] ; ramener [qch] en arrière [hair] ; repousser [army, enemy, frontier] ; repousser [date, meeting].
push down :
push [sth] down, push down [sth] faire chuter [price, rate, temperature] ;
push down [sb], push [sb] down faire tomber [person].
push for :
push for [sth] faire pression en faveur de [reform, action].
push forward :
push forward (with plans) persévérer (with dans) ; (on journey) continuer ;
push [sth] forward, push forward [sth] faire valoir [idea, proposal] ; to push oneself forward se mettre en avant (as comme ; for pour).
push in :
push in s'introduire dans la file ;
push [sth] in, push in [sth] enfoncer [button, door, window].
push off
1 GB filer ; push off! file! ;
2 Naut pousser ; push off from Naut s'éloigner de qch en poussant [bank, jetty].
push on = push ahead.
push over :
push over (move over) se pousser ;
push over [sth/sb], push [sth/sb] over renverser [person, table, car].
push through :
push [sth] through, push through [sth] faire voter [bill, legislation] ; faire passer [deal] ; to push through a passport application accélerer l'obtention d'un passeport ; to push a bill through parliament faire voter rapidement un projet de loi.
push up :
push up [sth], push [sth] up faire monter [price, rate, unemployment].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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