push

[puʃ] 1. n

(of button etc) naciśnięcie nt; (of door) pchnięcie nt; (of car, person) popchnięcie nt

2. vt

button, knob naciskać (nacisnąć perf); door pchać (pchnąć perf); car, person popychać (popchnąć perf); (fig) person (to work harder) dopingować; (to reveal information) naciskać; product reklamować; (inf) drugs handlować +instr

3. vi

(press) naciskać (nacisnąć perf); (shove) pchać (pchnąć perf)

to push for — domagać się +gen

to push a door open/shut — otwierać (otworzyć perf)/zamykać (zamknąć perf) drzwi

"push" — (on door) "pchać"; (on bell) "dzwonić"

to be pushed for time/money (inf) — mieć mało czasu/pieniędzy

she is pushing fifty (inf) — idzie jej piąty krzyżyk (inf)

at a push (BRIT, inf) — na siłę

Phrasal Verbs:

- push around

- push aside

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push over

- push through

- push up

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[puʃ] 1. verb

1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) pchać, wpychać (się)

2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) dopingować

3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) handlować (narkotykami)

2. noun

1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) pchnięcie

2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) energia

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- push-bike

- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over