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I . nudge [nʌʤ] VB trans

1. nudge (push with elbow):

nudge

trącać [perf trącić] [łokciem]

2. nudge (move):

nudge

delikatnie przesuwać [perf przesunąć]

she nudged the gift away

delikatnie odsunęła prezent

3. nudge fig (persuade):

to nudge sb into [or toward] sth

popchnąć kogoś do czegoś

4. nudge fig (be approaching):

to be nudging 40

zbliżać się do czterdziestki

II . nudge [nʌʤ] VB intr

nudge

posuwać [perf posunąć] się

to nudge one's way

torować [perf u-] sobie drogę

III . nudge [nʌʤ] N

1. nudge (push):

nudge

trącenie nt łokciem

2. nudge fig (encouragement):

to give sb a nudge

zachęcać [perf zachęcić] kogoś

Usage examples with nudge

to nudge one's way

torować [perf u-] sobie drogę

to give sb a nudge

zachęcać [perf zachęcić] kogoś

to nudge sb into [or toward] sth

popchnąć kogoś do czegoś

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Females bear litters of 610 pups in the summer; males appear to assist in the process by nudging the female's abdomen with their snouts. en.wikipedia.org

Even more rarely, the asteroid receives a nudge from a third body (e.g. a satellite) that slows it down. en.wikipedia.org

You must be the kind that swings both ways -- wink, wink, nudge, nudge! en.wikipedia.org

The elevator will wait an amount of time, then proceed to go into nudging mode to tell everyone the elevator is leaving the floor. en.wikipedia.org

When used in this mode the antenna was mechanically spun at 4 rpm while it was nudged up and down to scan vertically. en.wikipedia.org

Putting fruit at eye level counts as a nudge. en.wikipedia.org

It wasn't a faultless innings too often he played and missed and most of the runs came with his usual flicks and nudges. en.wikipedia.org

Whether it's advice or understanding, a hug or a nudge, he knows just what kids need to help them share their feelings. en.wikipedia.org

During the free-spawning courtship ritual, the male swims beside and somewhat behind the female, nudges her with his mouth then remains near her cloaca. en.wikipedia.org

This was the nudge forward which made her take that step into cookery. en.wikipedia.org

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