thrust

thrust
thrust
A n
1 lit, gen, Mil, Tech, Archit poussée f ; sword/dagger thrust coup m d'épée/de poignard ;
2 (main aim) (of argument, essay, narrative) portée f ;
3 (attack) pointe f (at dirigé contre).
B vtr (prét, pp thrust) to thrust sth towards ou at sb mettre brusquement qch sous le nez de qn ; to thrust sth into sth enfoncer qch dans qch ; he thrust the letter/a glass into my hands il m'a brusquement mis la lettre/un verre dans les mains ; to thrust one's head through the window/round the door passer brusquement la tête par la fenêtre/dans l'entrebâillement de la porte ; to thrust sb/sth away ou out of the way pousser violemment qn/qch ; to thrust sb out of the room/towards the door pousser qn violemment hors de la salle/vers la porte ; to thrust one's way to the front of the queue se frayer un passage jusqu'au début de la file d'attente.
C v refl (prét, pp thrust) he thrust himself to the front of the crowd il s'est frayé un passage jusqu'au premier rang de la foule ; to thrust oneself forward lit se lancer en avant ; fig se mettre en avant ; to thrust oneself on ou onto sb (impose oneself) imposer sa présence à qn ; (pounce on) se jeter sur qn.
Phrasal verbs
■ thrust aside :
▶ thrust [sth/sb] aside, thrust aside [sth/sb] lit repousser [object, person] ; fig rejeter [protest, argument].
■ thrust back :
▶ thrust [sth] back, thrust back [sth] repousser [object, person, enemy].
■ thrust forward :
▶ thrust forward [crowd] se précipiter en avant ;
▶ thrust [sth] forward, thrust forward [sth] pousser [qch] en avant [person, object].
■ thrust on, thrust onto = thrust upon.
■ thrust out :
▶ thrust [sth] out, thrust out [sth] tendre brusquement [hand] ; lancer [leg] ; projeter [qch] en avant [jaw, chin] ; sortir [qch] (d'un geste brusque) [implement] ; to thrust sb out pousser qn brusquement dehors ; she opened the door and thrust her head out elle a ouvert la porte et a passé brusquement sa tête à l'extérieur ; to thrust sb/sth out of the way pousser (violemment) qn/qch.
■ thrust upon :
▶ thrust [sth] upon sb imposer [qch] sur qn [idea, job, responsibility] ; the job was thrust upon him il s'est retrouvé avec le travail sur les bras, on lui a imposé le travail ; some have greatness thrust upon them parfois ce sont les circonstances qui font les grands hommes.
■ thrust up [seedlings, plant] pousser vigoureusement.

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