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empujar

/empuˈxaɾ/

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verb/empuˈxaɾ/

to push, to shove, to jostle; to nudge (push into action by pestering or annoying a person)

Le empujó con el codo de una manera muy dolorosa.She nudged him with her elbow in a very painful manner.

Synonyms: arrempujar

Inherited from Late Latin impulsāre, from Latin in- + pulsāre, or a frequentative of impellō, impellere. Doublet of impulsar, a later borrowing.