shoving in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shoving in the English»French Dictionary

I.shove [Brit ʃʌv, Am ʃəv] inf N

to give sb/sth a shove

pousser qn/qc

she gave me a shove in the back

elle m'a poussé dans le dos

the door needs a good shove

il faut pousser fort la porte

II.shove [Brit ʃʌv, Am ʃəv] inf VB trans

1. shove (push):

shove

pousser (against contre, towards vers)

to shove sth through letterbox

pousser qc dans

to shove sth through gap

pousser qc par

to shove sth about or around

déplacer qc

to shove sb/sth back

repousser qn/qc

to shove sb/sth aside or out of the way

écarter qn/qc en le poussant

they shoved him down the stairs/out of the window

ils lui ont fait descendre l'escalier en le poussant/l'ont poussé par la fenêtre

to be shoved into inf

être flanqué dans inf

to be shoved into inf room, institution

être flanqué à inf

street to be shoved out of

être viré de inf

building to shove sth in sb's face

fourrer qc sous le nez de qn inf

camera, microphone to shove sth down sb's throat fig

imposer qc à qn

2. shove (stuff hurriedly, carelessly):

shove

fourrer

to shove sth into container, pocket, room, gap

fourrer qc dans

she shoved the clothes back in the drawer

elle a remis les vêtements dans le tiroir n'importe comment

3. shove (jostle, elbow):

shove person

bousculer

to shove (one's way) past sb

passer devant qn en le bousculant

he shoved his way to the front of the crowd

il s'est frayé un chemin à travers la foule

III.shove [Brit ʃʌv, Am ʃəv] inf VB intr

shove

pousser

to shove past sb

passer devant qn en le bousculant

people were pushing and shoving

les gens poussaient et se bousculaient

IV.shove [Brit ʃʌv, Am ʃəv] inf

if push comes to shove

au pire

tell him to shove it sl or he can shove it sl!

dis-lui qu'il peut se le mettre où je pense! sl

shove-halfpenny [Brit, Am ˌʃəvˈheɪp(ə)ni] N Brit

shove-halfpenny

≈ jeu m de palet (sur table)

I.shove over VB [Brit ʃʌv -, Am ʃəv -] inf (shove over)

shove over

se pousser

II.shove over VB [Brit ʃʌv -, Am ʃəv -] inf (shove [sth] over, shove over [sth])

shove over object, foodstuff:

shove over

passer

shove it over here!

passe-le moi! inf

shove off VB [Brit ʃʌv -, Am ʃəv -] Brit

1. shove off (leave):

shove off inf

se tirer inf

(why don't you) just shove off!

tire-toi! inf

(why don't you) just shove off!

fiche-moi le camp! inf

2. shove off (in boat):

shove off

déborder

shove up VB [Brit ʃʌv -, Am ʃəv -] inf

shove up

se pousser

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a lot of pushing and shoving

une grosse bousculade

to put or shove or stick one's oar in inf

mettre son grain de sel inf

Translations for shoving in the French»English Dictionary

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bourrade (avec la main, l'épaule)

shove

pesée

shove

enfouir qc dans un sac/tiroir (sans soin)

to shove sth into a bag/drawer

enfouir ses mains dans ses poches

to shove one's hands into one's pockets

shoving in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shoving in the English»French Dictionary

I.shove [ʃʌv] N

shove

poussée f

to give sth a shove

pousser qc

II.shove [ʃʌv] VB trans

shove

pousser

to shove sb/sth forward

pousser qn/qc en avant

to shove sb/sth aside

pousser qn/qc de côté

to shove sb around

bousculer qn

to shove sth in sth

fourrer qc dans qc

to shove one's way through sth

se frayer un chemin dans qc en poussant

III.shove [ʃʌv] VB intr

shove

pousser

to shove along/over

se pousser

shove off VB intr

1. shove off inf (go away):

shove off

se casser

2. shove off (launch by foot/oar):

shove off

pousser au large

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when push comes to shove

s'il le faut

Translations for shoving in the French»English Dictionary

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bourrade

shove

ramener sa fraise inf

to shove one's oar in Brit

bousculer personne

to shove

foutre qc dans sa poche

to shove sth in one's pocket

shoving Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give sth a shove

pousser qc

to shove sb/sth forward

pousser qn/qc en avant

to shove sb/sth aside

pousser qn/qc de côté

to shove sb around

bousculer qn

to shove sth in sth

fourrer qc dans qc

to shove one's way through sth

se frayer un chemin dans qc en poussant

to shove along/over

se pousser

when push comes to shove

s'il le faut

to shove sth in one's pocket

foutre qc dans sa poche

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A near-riot broke out after players began shoving each other and spectators came down on the field.

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Whether ritually or in fits of rage, they mutilate themselves, peeling off parts of their own skins and shoving pieces of metal into the flesh.

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Nick responded by shoving him and calling him names.

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By skipping the cheep swab test and shoving you straight to the drugs van they throw away that 1/3 chance of a false positive.

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Words soon escalate into a shoving match, and they wind up sliding down the mountainside.

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There is a lot of this shoving going on and increasingly, we are asked to join in and shove back.

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It takes great judicial latitude to compare slapping a woman's behind in a state of inebriation to shoving her in the course of an argument.

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The hour-long debate, quickly transcended into raucous name-calling and physical pushing and shoving at the microphone stands.

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Yet a form of philosophical activity persists which feels like pushing and shoving things to fit into some fixed perimeter of specified shape.

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The punter started at the bow, planted the pole, and then walked towards the stern, shoving the punt forwards.

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