pousser — meaning in English
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English meaning
- drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
- grow verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
- impel verb To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
- lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
- prod verb To poke someone or something, usually with a finger or pointed object.
- push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
- shove verb To push something or someone roughly.
- urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.
Senses
pousser is used for these senses in English:
- drive (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- drive (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
- egg on (transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
- grow (intransitive) To appear or sprout.
- impel (transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
- impel (transitive) To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action.
- lead To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure.
- lead To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
drive — full definition
- verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
- verb To motivate, push, or compel someone or something toward an outcome.
- noun A journey made in a vehicle.
- noun Strong motivation or determination to achieve something.
- noun A device used to store and retrieve computer data.
grow — full definition
- verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
- verb To develop or mature, physically or personally.
- verb To cultivate plants or cause them to develop.
- verb To gradually come to have a quality or feeling.