empurar
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empurar(
ehm
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poo
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rahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (slang) (to charge with a crime) (Spain)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to bust (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Al concejal lo empuraron por malversación de fondos públicos.The city councilor was busted for embezzlement of public funds.
2. (slang) (to impose severe punishment on) (Spain)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to throw the book at (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
La directora empuró a Pablo por hacer novillos.The principal threw the book at Pablo for ditching school.
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