push back in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for push back in the English»Italian Dictionary

push back VB [pʊʃ -] (push [sth] back, push back [sth])

1. push back object, furniture:

push back

spingere (indietro)

2. push back:

push back forest, shoreline

arrestare l'avanzata di

push back army, enemy

respingere

to push back the frontier of ignorance

fermare l'avanzata dell'ignoranza

3. push back date, meeting:

push back

posticipare

4. push back hair:

push back

tirare indietro (dalla fronte)

Translations for push back in the English»Italian Dictionary

to push sth back into place

rimettere qc a posto

Translations for push back in the Italian»English Dictionary

tirare indietro (pettinare) capelli

to push back

spingere indietro

to push back

rigettare esercito, truppe:

to push back

Translations for push back in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.push [Brit pʊʃ, Am pʊʃ] N

1. push (shove, press):

push

spinta f

push

spintone m

to give sb, sth a push

dare una spinta a qn, qc

the car won't start - we need a push

la macchina non parte - bisogna spingerla

at the push of a button

premendo un pulsante

2. push (campaign, drive):

push

campagna f

push

spinta f (for a favore di; to do per fare)

3. push (stimulus):

push fig

stimolo m

push fig

impulso m

to give sth, sb a push

incoraggiare qc, qn, dare una spinta a qc, qn

this gave me the push I needed

mi ha dato la spinta di cui avevo bisogno

to give sth a push in the right direction

fare avanzare qc nella giusta direzione

4. push MIL:

push

offensiva f (to contro; towards verso)

the big push

la grande offensiva

5. push (spirit, drive):

push

decisione f

push

risolutezza f

push

grinta f

II.push [Brit pʊʃ, Am pʊʃ] VB trans

1. push (move, shove, press):

push person, animal, chair, door, car, pram

spingere

push button, switch

premere, schiacciare

push bell

premere

to push sb, sth away

respingere or allontanare qn, qc

to push sth up, down sth hill

spingere qc su, giù da

to push sth up, down sth street

spingere qc lungo

she pushed him down the stairs

l'ha spinto giù dalle scale

to push sb, sth into lake, ditch, house

spingere qn, qc in

to push one's finger into

premere un dito in

push a stick into

spingere con forza un bastone in

to push sth into sb's hand

cacciare qc in mano a qn

I pushed her in

l'ho spinta dentro

to push sth to place, garage

spingere qc fino a

to push sb, sth out of the way

scostare or spingere via qn, qc

to push sb or aside

spingere qn da parte

to push a suggestion aside

scartare un suggerimento

to push one's way through sth

aprirsi un varco tra qc

to push sth off the road

spingere qc fuori dalla carreggiata

to push the door open, shut

aprire, chiudere la porta con uno spintone

to push a thought to the back of one's mind

ricacciare un pensiero in un angolo remoto della mente

2. push (urge, drive):

push pupil, person

spingere, incoraggiare (to do, into doing a fare)

to push sb too hard

spingere (troppo) qn

to push sb too far

spingere qn troppo oltre

don't push me! inf

non tirare troppo la corda! non mi provocare

to be pushed (under pressure) inf

essere sotto pressione

to be pushed for sth (short of) inf

essere a corto di qc

3. push (promote) inf:

push product

fare grande pubblicità a, promuovere

push policy, theory

cercare d'imporre, di fare accettare

4. push (sell) inf:

push drugs

spacciare

III.push [Brit pʊʃ, Am pʊʃ] VB intr

push

spingere, dare spinte

to get out and push

uscire a spingere

“Push”

“Spingere”

there's no need to push!

non c'è bisogno di spingere!

to push against

spingere contro

to push at sth

spingere qc

to push past sb

dare una spinta a qn per passare

to push through crowd, room

farsi largo attraverso

IV.to push oneself VB refl (drive oneself)

to push oneself

darsi da fare (to do per fare)

to push oneself upright

raddrizzarsi

to push oneself into a sitting position

raddrizzarsi e mettersi seduto

to push oneself through the crowd

farsi largo tra la folla

to push oneself through a gap

passare attraverso un buco

V.push [Brit pʊʃ, Am pʊʃ]

at a push Brit inf

al bisogno or in caso d'emergenza

to give sb the push Brit inf (fire)

licenziare qn

to give sb the push (break up with)

mollare qn

if it comes to the push

se arriva il momento critico or se è assolutamente necessario

when or if push comes to shove inf

alla peggio or nella peggiore delle ipotesi or quando non c'è più nulla da fare

to be pushing 50

avvicinarsi ai 50

to push one's luck or to push it inf

sfidare la sorte

that's pushing it a bit! inf (scheduling)

c'è il rischio di non farcela

that's pushing it a bit! (exaggerating)

è un po' azzardato

I.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] N

1. back:

back

schiena f

back

dorso m

back ZOOL

dorso m

back ZOOL

groppa f

to be (flat) on one's back

essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino

to be (flat) on one's back fig

essere a letto

to sleep on one's back

dormire sulla schiena or supino or a pancia in su

he was lying on his back

era coricato sulla schiena or a pancia in su

to travel on the back of a donkey

viaggiare in groppa a un asino or a dorso d'asino

to have one's back to sb, sth

volgere or dare le spalle a qn, qc

with her back to the door

con la schiena rivolta verso la porta

to turn one's back on sb, sth

voltare le spalle, la schiena a qn, qc also fig

as soon as my back is turned

appena giro le spalle

to do sth behind sb's back

fare qc alle spalle di qn also fig

with one's back to the engine

in senso contrario a quello di marcia

to put one's back into it inf

darci dentro or mettercela tutta

put your back into it! inf

dacci dentro!

he's always on my back inf

mi sta sempre addosso

get off my back! inf

lasciami in pace!

I was glad to see the back of him

fui felice di non doverlo più vedere

to be at the back of conspiracy, proposal

essere dietro a

to put sb's back up

irritare qn

to live off sb's back

vivere alle spalle di qn

2. back (reverse side):

back (of page, cheque, card, envelope)

retro m

back (of fabric, medal, coin)

rovescio m

on the back of an envelope

sul retro di una busta

to sign the back of a cheque

girare un assegno

the back of the hand

il dorso della mano

3. back (flat side):

back (of knife, fork, spoon)

dorso m

4. back (rear-facing part):

back (of vehicle, electrical appliance)

parte f posteriore

back (of shirt, coat)

dietro m

to hang one's coat on the back of the door

appendere il cappotto dietro la porta

the shelves are oak but the back is plywood

i ripiani sono di quercia, ma il fondo è di compensato

a blow to the back of the head

un colpo alla nuca

a lump on the back of the head

un bernoccolo sulla parte posteriore della testa

the knife fell down the back of the fridge

il coltello è caduto dietro il frigorifero

5. back (area behind building):

to be out back, to be in the back Am (in the garden)

essere in giardino

to be out back, to be in the back (in the yard)

essere in cortile

he's round, in the back

è in giardino

the view out back is lovely

la vista sul retro è bellissima

there's a small garden out back or round the back

c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro

the bins are out back or round the back

i bidoni sono sul retro or dietro la casa

the steps at the back of the building

la scala sul retro dell'edificio

6. back MOTOR:

to sit in the back

sedersi dietro

there are three children in the back

ci sono tre bambini dietro

to sit at the back of the plane, at the back of the bus

sedersi in fondo all'aereo, all'autobus

7. back (furthest away area):

back (of cupboard, drawer, fridge)

fondo m

back (of stage)

sfondo m

at or in the back of the drawer

in fondo al cassetto

right at the back of the cupboard

proprio in fondo all'armadio

at the back of the audience

in fondo alla sala

those at the back couldn't see

quelli in fondo non riuscivano a vedere

the back of the throat

la parte posteriore della gola

the back of the mouth

il retrobocca

8. back (of chair, sofa):

back

schienale m

the keys were down the back of the sofa

le chiavi si erano infilate dietro lo schienale del divano

9. back SPORTS:

back

difensore m

back

terzino m

left back

difensore or terzino sinistro

10. back (end):

back

fine f

back

fondo m

at the back of the book, file

alla fine del libro, del file

11. back (book spine):

back

dorso m

back

costola f

II.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADJ

1. back (at the rear):

back axle, wheel, bumper, paw, leg, edge

posteriore

back axle, wheel, bumper, paw, leg, edge

di dietro inf

back bedroom, garden, gate

sul retro

back page

ultimo

2. back (isolated):

back road

secondario

back alley, lane

vicolo, viuzza

III.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADV

1. back (indicating return after absence):

to be back

essere di ritorno, tornare

I'll be back in five minutes, six weeks

sarò di ritorno tra cinque minuti, sei settimane

to arrive or come back

tornare (indietro) (from da)

he's back at work

è tornato al lavoro or ha ripreso a lavorare

she's back in (the) hospital

è di nuovo in ospedale or è tornata in ospedale

it's good to be back home

è bello essere di nuovo a casa

when is he due back?

quando deve tornare?

to go back to work

riprendere

to go back to Italy, Canada, office

(ri)tornare in

to go back to Turin, shop, restaurant

(ri)tornare a

the mini-skirt is back (in fashion)

la minigonna è di nuovo di moda

2. back (in return):

to call, phone back

richiamare, ritelefonare

I'll write back (to him)

risponderò alla sua lettera

he hasn't written back yet

non mi ha ancora risposto

“OK”, he shouted back

“OK”, rispose gridando

to punch sb back

restituire un pugno a qn

to smile back at sb

ricambiare un sorriso a qn

he was rude back

sono stata maleducata con lui e lui lo è stato con me

to answer back

ribattere

to answer sb back

rispondere (male) a qn

3. back (backwards, in a reverse direction):

back glance, step, lean

indietro

back jump

(all')indietro

4. back (away):

we overtook him 20 km back

l'abbiamo sorpassato 20 km fa

there's a garage 10 km back

c'è un meccanico 10 km indietro

5. back (ago):

25 years back

25 anni fa

a week, five minutes back

una settimana, cinque minuti prima or fa

6. back (a long time ago):

back in 1964, April

nel 1964, ad aprile

back before Easter, the revolution

prima di Pasqua, prima della rivoluzione

back in the days when

ai tempi in cui

it was obvious as far back as last year, 1985 that …

era già evidente l'anno scorso, nel 1985 che …

to go or date back to Roman times, 1700

risalire a

7. back (once again):

she's back in power, control

ha ripreso il potere, il controllo

Paul is back at the wheel

Paul è tornato al volante

to get back to sleep

riaddormentarsi

to go back home

tornare a casa

to go back to bed

tornare a letto, ricoricarsi

8. back (nearer the beginning):

ten lines back

dieci righe più su

ten pages back

dieci pagine indietro, fa

9. back (indicating return to sb's possession):

to give, send sth back

rendere, rispedire qc (to a)

to put sth back

rimettere a posto qc

I've got my books back

ho riavuto i miei libri

to get one's money back

essere rimborsato

he wants his dictionary back now

vuole indietro il suo dizionario adesso

10. back (expressing a return to a former location):

to travel to London and back

andare e tornare da Londra

the journey to Madrid and back

il viaggio a Madrid e ritorno

we walked there and took the train back

(ci) siamo andati a piedi e siamo tornati in treno

how long will it take to drive back?

quanto ci vorrà per tornare (in auto)?

11. back (in a different location):

meanwhile, back in Italy, he…

nel frattempo, in Italia, lui…

back in the studio, recording had begun

intanto allo studio era cominciata la registrazione

I'll see you back at the house, in the office

ci rivediamo a casa, in ufficio

Phrases:

back and forth to go, travel back and forth (commute) person, bus

fare la spola (between tra)

to walk, go back and forth

andare avanti e indietro (between tra)

to swing back and forth pendulum

oscillare (avanti e indietro)

to sway back and forth

dondolare avanti e indietro

the film cuts or moves back and forth between New York and Rome

il film si svolge tra New York e Roma

IV.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] VB trans

1. back (support):

back candidate, party, person, bid, bill, action, enterprise, project

sostenere, appoggiare

back application

appoggiare

the strike is backed by the union

lo sciopero è appoggiato dal sindacato

the junta is backed by the militia

la giunta ha l'appoggio della milizia

2. back (finance):

back project, undertaking

finanziare

3. back (endorse):

back currency

sostenere

to back a bill COMM, ECON

avallare una cambiale

4. back (substantiate):

back argument, claim

suffragare, convalidare (with con)

5. back (reverse):

back horse

fare rinculare, fare indietreggiare

to back the car into the garage

mettere la macchina in garage a marcia indietro

to back sb into, against sth

fare indietreggiare qn fino dentro, contro qc

to back oars, water

sciare, remare all'indietro

6. back (bet on):

back horse, favourite, winner

puntare, scommettere su

to back a loser race goer:

puntare sul cavallo perdente

to back a loser (invest ill-advisedly)

investire in modo sconsiderato

to back a loser (support a lost cause)

sostenere una causa persa

to back the wrong horse

puntare sul cavallo perdente also fig

7. back (stiffen, line):

back structure

rinforzare

back book

foderare

back painting

rinforzare, rintelare

back fabric

intelare, foderare

8. back MUS:

back singer, performer

accompagnare

9. back NAUT:

back sail

accollare, bracciare

V.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] VB intr

1. back (reverse):

back

fare marcia indietro

2. back NAUT:

back wind:

cambiare direzione

VI.back [Brit bak, Am bæk]

to break the back of a journey, task

fare il grosso di un viaggio, di un lavoro

to be in the back of beyond house, farm:

essere in capo al mondo or a casa del diavolo

to live in the back of beyond

vivere in capo al mondo or a casa del diavolo

it's like water off a duck's back

= non ha alcun effetto

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

una mano lava l'altra

to have one's back to the wall

essere con le spalle al muro

to get one's own back

vendicarsi (on sb di qn)

back in the day

ai tempi

back in the day

a quei tempi

push back in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for push back in the English»Italian Dictionary

push back VB trans (move backwards)

push back

spingere indietro

push back person

respingere

push back hair

tirare indietro

Translations for push back in the English»Italian Dictionary

to push sth to the back of one's mind

cercare di non pensare a qc

Translations for push back in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.push [pʊʃ] VB trans

1. push (shove):

push

spingere

to push one's way through sth

farsi largo (a spinte) attraverso qc

to push sth to the back of one's mind

cercare di non pensare a qc

to push the door open

aprire la porta spingendola

to push sb out of sth

spingere qu fuori da qc

to push sb out of the way

togliere di mezzo qu a spintoni

2. push (force):

to push one's luck

sfidare la sorte

to push sb too far

far uscire dai gangheri qu

3. push (coerce):

push

obbligare

to push sb to do [or into doing] sth

costringere qu a fare qc

to push oneself

chiedere troppo a sé stesso

4. push (insist):

push

insistere con

to push sb for sth

insistere con qu per qc

5. push (press):

push button

spingere

push button

premere

push the brakes, gas pedal

premere

to push the doorbell

suonare il campanello

6. push inf (promote):

push

spingere

push ECON

promuovere

Phrases:

to be pushing 30

andare per i trenta

II.push [pʊʃ] VB intr

1. push (force movement):

push

spingere

2. push (press):

push

premere

3. push (insist):

push

pressare

to push for sth

fare pressione per (ottenere) qc

III.push <-es> [pʊʃ] N

1. push:

push (shove)

spinta f

push (slight push)

spintarella f

to give sb a push fig

dare una spinta a qu

2. push (press):

at the push of a button

premendo un pulsante

3. push:

push (strong action)

impulso m

push (will to succeed)

grinta f

4. push (strong effort):

push

sforzo m

to make a push for sth

fare uno sforzo per qc

at a push …

in caso di necessità …

5. push inf (publicity):

push

pubblicità f

to make a push

fare una campagna pubblicitaria

6. push MIL (military attack):

push

avanzata f

Phrases:

if/when push comes to shove

nella peggiore delle ipotesi

I.back [bæk] N

1. back:

back (opposite of front)

dietro m

back of a hand

dorso m

back of a chair

schienale m

back (of fabric)

rovescio m

back of a piece of paper, envelope

retro m

back to front

al contrario

to know sth back to front

sapere qc a menadito

2. back (end):

back of a book

fine m

3. back ANAT:

back

schiena f

back of an animal

dorso m

to be on one's back

stare a pancia in su

to break one's back inf

spaccarsi la schiena

to do sth behind sb's back a. fig

fare qc alle spalle di qu

to turn one's back on sb

girare le spalle a qu

to turn one's back on sb fig

abbandonare qu

4. back SPORTS:

back

difesa f

Phrases:

to know sth like the back of one's hand

conoscere qc a menadito inf

to have one's back against the wall

essere con le spalle al muro

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

una mano lava l'altra

to stab sb in the back

pugnalare qc alle spalle

II.back [bæk] ADJ (rear)

back

posteriore

III.back [bæk] ADV

1. back:

to be back

essere di ritorno

to come back

tornare

to want sb back

desiderare che qu torni

I want the money back

rivoglio i miei soldi

to bring back memories

far venire in mente ricordi

2. back (to the rear, behind):

back

dietro

back and forth

avanti e indietro

to look back

pensare al passato

to sit back

rilassarsi

3. back (in return):

back

indietro

4. back (into the past):

back

fa

IV.back [bæk] VB trans

back

appoggiare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Moreover, he says that states have a right to push back against the federal government in court.

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Police fired water cannons to push back the protesters.

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Service was initially anticipated to begin late-2013, but several delays caused the launch date to push back to mid-2014.

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For several hours, angry citizens attempted to push back the police cordons, but were unsuccessful.

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Release muscles as you push back to starting position.

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The aircraft were able to push back the attack for several minutes before running out of ammunition and being forced to leave.

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The answer, they argued, was to push back these barriers by giving the poor new benefits and opportunities.

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Too many governments, and companies, are afraid to push back.

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The vines of the plant initially fruits above ground on stalks which then bend and push back under the ground.

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If insurgents ambush a patrol, options available to push back the attacks were limited.

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