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"Push up" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "subir", and "push on" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "seguir viaje". Learn more about the difference between "push up" and "push on" below.
push up(
poosh
uhp
)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. subir
The Federal Reserve, the US's Central Bank, has pushed up interest rates by one point.La Reserva Federal, el banco central de EEUU, subió las tasas de interés en un punto.
b. hacer subir
Former renters who are buying again are pushing up housing prices.Los antiguos inquilinos que están volviendo a comprar están haciendo subir los precios de las viviendas.
push on(
poosh
an
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. seguir viaje
The explorers pushed on until they thought they would collapse.Los exploradores siguieron viaje hasta que pensaran que se desplomarían.
b. continuar
I think we ought to push on a little longer; we don't want to be going through D.C. during rush hour.Creo que deberíamos continuar un poco más; no queremos atravesar Washington D.C durante hora pico.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. empujar
Suzie pushed on the door of the abandoned mansion, and it fell clear off its hinges.Suzie empujó la puerta de la mansión abandonada, que se cayó completamente de las bisagras.
a. cargar con
Franco pushed the majority of the responsibility on me, and yet we were paid the same.Franco me cargó con la mayoría de la responsabilidad, pero nos pagaron lo mismo.
b. presionar para que se quede con
My grandmother is pushing her collection of creepy antique dolls on me, but I really don't want them.Mi abuela me está presionando para que me quede con colección de escalofriantes antiguas muñecas, pero no las quiero en absoluto.
