el empellón
-the shove
See the entry for empellón.

empellón

el empellón(
ehm
-
peh
-
yohn
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. shove
Emilio me dió un empellón con el hombro para hacerme perder el equilibrio.Emilio gave me a shove with his shoulder to make me lose my balance.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Después de varios empellones, logré abrirme paso hasta llegar a estar delante del escenario.After endless shoving, I managed to make my way to the front of the stage.
Mi hermano se metió en una pelea en el bar y el gorila tuvo que echarlo a empellones.My brother got into a fight at the bar and the bouncer had to remove him by force.
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