thrust

thrust
[θrʌst]
sustantivo
1cuchillada (f) (with knife); estocada (f) (in fencing); ofensiva (f) (of army)
2sentido (m) objetivo (m) (of argument)
  • the main thrust of his argument was that… -> lo que pretendía demostrar con su argumento era que…
3empuje (m) (aviación)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp thrust)
4hundir (into en)
  • she thrust the letter into my hands -> me echó la carta en las manos
  • he was suddenly thrust into a position of responsibility -> se vio de repente en un puesto de responsabilidad

thrust [zrast]
sustantivo
1Empuje repentino, empuje a lo largo; empujón (push), estocada; lanzada; cualquier bote o golpe que se tira con un arma o instrumento punzante.
2Arremetida, ataque (attack), ofensiva (advance).
3Empuje mutuo entre dos cuerpos en contacto, presión horizontal hacia el exterior; tracción, impulso del tornillo, empuje de la hélice. (Mecánica)
4(Fís.) Empuje, potencia o capacidad de empuje.

thrust [θrʌst] thrust (past)
noun
(push) empujón; (m) [of dagger] puñalada; (f) [of knife] cuchillada; (f) [of sword] estocada; (f) (Mil) (offensive) ofensiva; (f) (advance) avance; (m)
2 (Mec) empuje; (m) (Aer) (Náut) propulsión; (f)
forward/reverse thrust empuje de avance/de marcha atrás; (m)
3 (basic meaning) [of speech] idea clave; (f)
4 (dynamism) empuje; (m) dinamismo; (m)
verb:transitive
(push) empujar; (insert) introducir; meter;into en; (insert piercingly) clavar; hincar;into en
to thrust one's hands into one's pockets meter las manos en los bolsillos; he thrust a book into my hands me metió un libro entre las manos; to thrust a dagger into sb's back clavar un puñal a algn en la espalda; to thrust a stick into the ground clavar hincar un palo en el suelo;or
she thrust her head out of the windowhead asomó sacó la cabeza por la ventana;or
she found herself suddenly thrust into the limelightlimelight de pronto, sin comerlo ni beberlo, se vio convertida en el centro de atención
he thrust out his lower liplip sacó hacia fuera el labio inferior
to thrust sth on upon sbonorupon imponer algo a algn; obligar a algn a aceptar algo
they thrust the job on me me cargaron el trabajo; Spain had greatness thrust upon her España recibió su grandeza sin buscarla; se le impuso la grandeza a España sin quererlo ella; to thrust o.s. (up)on sb pegarse a algn
"Now that you've got here, you'll have to stay at least the week-end" "My dear, that's sweet of you," Mrs Griffin said, `considering the way we've just thrust ourselves on you
to thrust sb through with a swordthrough atravesar a algn (de parte a parte) con una espada
I thrust my way through the crowd/to the frontway me abrí paso entre la multitud/hacia adelante
verb:intransitive
to thrust at sb
to thrust at sb: he thrust at me with a sword/knife me asestó una estocada/cuchillada; to thrust past sb apartar de un empujón a algn para pasar; he thrust past me into the room me apartó bruscamente para entrar en la habitación; to thrust through abrirse paso a la fuerza

Verb Conjugation for "thrust"

Imperative
  • thrust
  • you thrust
  • he/she thrusts
  • we thrust
  • you thrust
  • they thrust
Preterite
  • I thrust
  • you thrust
  • he/she thrust
  • we thrust
  • you thrust
  • they thrust
Present Continuous
  • I am thrusting
  • you are thrusting
  • he/she is thrusting
  • we are thrusting
  • you are thrusting
  • they are thrusting
Present Perfect
  • I have thrust
  • you have thrust
  • he/she has thrust
  • we have thrust
  • you have thrust
  • they have thrust
Past Continuous
  • I was thrusting
  • you were thrusting
  • he/she was thrusting
  • we were thrusting
  • you were thrusting
  • they were thrusting
Past Perfect
  • I had thrust
  • you had thrust
  • he/she had thrust
  • we had thrust
  • you had thrust
  • they had thrust
Future
  • I will thrust
  • you will thrust
  • he/she will thrust
  • we will thrust
  • you will thrust
  • they will thrust
Future Perfect
  • I will have thrust
  • you will have thrust
  • he/she will have thrust
  • we will have thrust
  • you will have thrust
  • they will have thrust
Future Continuous
  • I will be thrusting
  • you will be thrusting
  • he/she will be thrusting
  • we will be thrusting
  • you will be thrusting
  • they will be thrusting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been thrusting
  • you have been thrusting
  • he/she has been thrusting
  • we have been thrusting
  • you have been thrusting
  • they have been thrusting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been thrusting
  • you will have been thrusting
  • he/she will have been thrusting
  • we will have been thrusting
  • you will have been thrusting
  • they will have been thrusting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been thrusting
  • you had been thrusting
  • he/she had been thrusting
  • we had been thrusting
  • you had been thrusting
  • they had been thrusting

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