push

verbbriathar 1 also physiologyfiseolaíocht, medicineleigheas move sth/sb away transitiveaistreachbrúigh verb cmu she pushed the door bhrúigh sí an doras the roof can be pushed halfway back is féidir an díon a bhrú leath bealaigh ar ais he pushed me out of the way bhrúigh sé amach as an mbealach mé she pushed the boy over leag sí an buachaill it was pushed under my door cuireadh faoi mo dhoras é, sádh faoi mo dhoras é push yourself up brúigh thú féin suas he pushed it open bhrúigh sé air go dtí gur oscail sé he pushed the pram up the hill bhrúigh sé an pram suas an cnoc she asked them to push the car d'iarr sí orthu an carr a bhrú intransitiveneamhaistreachbrúigh verb cmu they were pushing at each other bhí siad ag brú a chéile they told her to start pushing dúirt siad léi tosú ag brúpush at an open doorpush one's luckpush sb/sth from one's mindpush sb/sth from sb's mindpush the boat outpush aboutpush aroundpush asidepush backpush onpush through 2 press transitiveaistreachbrúigh verb cmu push the button! brúigh an cnaipe! he pushed his nose against the window bhrúigh sé a shrón in aghaidh na fuinneoige, sháigh sé a ghaosán in éadan na fuinneoige 3 force, drive sth transitiveaistreachbrúigh verb cmutiomáin verb cmu the pumps pushed water into the pipes bhrúigh na caidéil uisce isteach sna píopaí 4 cause or force change transitiveaistreach to push back the boundaries of science teorainneacha na heolaíochta a shárú they're pushing forward the equality agenda tá siad ag cur an chomhionannais chun cinn high rents are pushing people out tá cíosanna arda ag ruaigeadh daoine 5 move (amount, level) up or down transitiveaistreach they pushed prices up d'ardaigh siad na praghsanna they used it to push down wages d'úsáid siad é le pá a ísliú 6 force your way intransitiveneamhaistreachbrúigh verb cmubheith ag brú romhat cmu stop pushing! ná bí ag brú! they were pushing to be at the front bhí siad ag brú rompu le bheith chun tosaigh to push and shove bheith ag brú romhat he pushed past her bhrúigh sé thairsti transitiveaistreachbrúigh verb cmu she pushed her way through the crowd bhrúigh sí a bealach tríd an sluaif push comes to shovewhen push comes to shovepush inpush in front 7 challenge, pressurise (person, yourself) transitiveaistreachbrúigh verb cmubrú a chur ar cmu she pushed herself too much chuir sí barraíocht brú uirthi féin they pushed their child to learn music chuir siad brú ar a bpáiste ceol a fhoghlaim intransitiveneamhaistreachbrú a chur ort féintú féin a bhrú she pushed to win chuir sí brú uirthi féin buachanpush aheadpush forwardpush on 8 ask persistently transitiveaistreachbrú a chur ar cmutathantaigh ar PhrV cmuáitigh ar PhrV cmu they pushed the government to do more chuir siad brú ar an rialtas níos mó a dhéanamh don't push me! ná bí ag cur brú orm!, lig dom!, leag as! intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith ag brú they're pushing for more money tá siad ag brú chun tuilleadh airgid a fháil, tá siad ag iarraidh go mbeidh tuilleadh airgid ar fáil 9 promote (idea, message) transitiveaistreachbrúigh chun cinn cmucuir chun tosaigh cmucuir chun cinn cmu they're pushing the same message tá an teachtaireacht chéanna á cur chun cinn acu intransitiveneamhaistreach we agree with you, you don't need to push so hard táimid ar aon intinn leat, ní gá duit brú a chur orainn mar seo 10 commercetráchtáil, informalneamhfhoirmeálta try to sell (product) transitiveaistreachdíol verb cmu he was pushing drugs bhí sé ag díol drugaí, bhí sé ag mangaireacht drugaí it's hard work pushing this magazine tá sé deacair an iris seo a dhíol 11 militarymíleata advance intransitiveneamhaistreachbrúigh ar aghaidh cmu nounAinmfhocal 12 also physiologyfiseolaíocht, medicineleigheas, soccersacar act of pushingbrú masc4 cmusá masc4 cmusonc masc4 cmu to give sth a push brú a thabhairt do rud, sonc a thabhairt do rud it needs a firm push caithfidh tú brú go láidir air, caithfidh tú sonc láidir a thabhairt dó he was awarded a penalty for the push tugadh cic pionóis dó de bhrí gur brúdh éat a pushget the pushgive sb the push 13 pressingbrú masc4 cmu the blinds open at the push of a button níl le déanamh ach brú ar chnaipe leis na dallóga a oscailt, osclaíonn na dallóga ach cnaipe a bhrú give it a good push brúigh go maith é 14 device to be pressedcnaipe masc4 cmu 15 physphys forcebrú masc4 cmu 16 determined effortiarracht fem3 cmubrú masc4 cmu he was planning a big push bhí sé chun iarracht mhór a dhéanamh there's been a push for business courses tá níos mó daoine ag iarraidh cúrsaí gnó a dhéanamh she made a push for the world championships thug sí faoi chraobh an domhain our push towards peace failed theip ar ár n-iarrachtaí síochána finally they made the push and took the game sa deireadh chuir siad chucu féin agus bhain siad an cluiche 17 commercetráchtáil, presspreas marketing campaignfeachtas masc1 cmu the marketing push was successful d'éirigh leis an bhfeachtas margaíochta 18 encouragementspreagadh masc cmuugach masc1 cmu it gave me the push to do it thug sé spreagadh dom lena dhéanamh, sin é an rud a spreag mé lena dhéanamh I needed a push to finish the work bhí sonc de dhíth orm leis an obair a chríochnú 19 militarymíleata advance over territory they resumed their push toward Germany ghluais siad ar aghaidh arís i dtreo na Gearmáine 20 drive, determinationfuinneamh masc1 cmutreallús masc1 cmu 21 challenge, pressurised situation it was a push for him to be fit bhí sé crua air éirí aclaí, bhain sé go leor as éirí aclaí PhrasesNathanna at a push informalneamhfhoirmeálta 1 if there's no alternativemás gámura bhfuil an dara rogha ann it can be eaten dry at a push is féidir é a ithe tirim más gá, is féidir é a ithe tirim mura bhfuil an dara rogha ann 2 if effort is madedá dtiocfadh an crú ar an tairne he'd do it at a push dhéanfadh sé é dá dtiocfadh an crú ar an tairne, dhéanfadh sé é dá leagfadh sé air féin, dhéanfadh sé é ach cur chuige to get the push informalneamhfhoirmeálta 1 from joban bóthar a fháilbata agus bóthar a fháilan bhróg a fháiltópar a fháil 2 from relationshipbata agus bóthar a fháilan bhróg a fháil she got the push fuair sí bata agus bóthar, tugadh bóthar di to give sb the push informalneamhfhoirmeálta 1 sack sban bóthar a thabhairt do dhuinebata agus bóthar a thabhairt do dhuinean bhróg a thabhairt do dhuine 2 end relationship withbata agus bóthar a thabhairt do dhuinean bhróg a thabhairt do dhuineduine a chaitheamh i dtraipisí if push comes to shove (also nó if it comes to the push) informalneamhfhoirmeáltamá thagann an crú ar an tairnemá thagann sé chuige sinmá théann an chúis go cnámh na huillinne to push at an open door an doras a bheith oscailte romhat to push your luck (also nó to push it) informalneamhfhoirmeáltadul rófhada le ruddul thar cailc le ruddo shúile a chur thar do chuid to push sth/sb from your mind (also nó to push sth/sb to the back of your mind; to push sth/sb out of your mind) rud/duine a ruaigeadh as d'intinnrud/duine a chur as do cheann he tried to push it from his mind rinne sé iarracht é a chur as a cheann, rinne sé iarracht gan smaoineamh air other things pushed him out of her mind thug rudaí eile uirthi dearmad a dhéanamh de, chuir rudaí eile uirthi é a chur siar i gcúl a cinn to push the boat out informalneamhfhoirmeáltaairgead a chaitheamh go rabairneachguaim a chailleadh ort féin cmuimeacht ón gcarr uile they pushed the boat out for Christmas chuaigh siad thar fóir ar fad leis an Nollaig, chaill siad guaim orthu féin leis an Nollaig when push comes to shove (also nó when it comes to the push) informalneamhfhoirmeáltanuair a thagann an crú ar an tairnenuair a thagann sé chuige sinnuair a théann an chúis go cnámh na huillinne to be pushing ... informalneamhfhoirmeáltabheith ag tarraingt ar ...bheith ag teannadh le ...bheith ag druidim le ... it's pushing 30 degrees tá sé ag tarraingt ar 30 céim he must be pushing sixty déarfainn go bhfuil sé ag tarraingt ar na trí scór, déarfainn go bhfuil sé ag bordáil ar na trí scór Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ push ahead→ push around→ push aside→ push back→ push forward→ push in→ push in front→ push off→ push on→ push through

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