empujón
empujón
empujón(
ehm
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poo
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hohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (act of pushing)
2. (figurative) (impetus)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
a. push
Mañana damos el empujón final para llegar a la cima.Tomorrow we make the final push to reach the summit.
b. boost
Las palabras de Jaime fueron el empujón que yo necesitaba para seguir adelante.Jaime's words were the boost I needed to carry on.
c. prod (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
Los abogados necesitan un empujón para resolver este asunto.The lawyers need a prod to get this business sorted out.
empujónNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (empellón)
a. shove, push
dar un empujón a alguiento give somebody a shove o push
abrirse paso a empujonesto shove o push one's way through
2. (impulso)
a. effort
dar un último empujón ato make one last effort with
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