push about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for push about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

push about VB [Am pʊʃ -, Brit pʊʃ -] Brit

push about → push around

See also push around

push around VB [Am pʊʃ -, Brit pʊʃ -] inf (v + o + adv)

1. push around (physically):

push around

darle empujones a

push around

darle empellones a

2. push around (bully):

push around

mandonear inf

push around

mangonear inf

Translations for push about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about

más o menos

about

aproximadamente

he's about my age

tiene más o menos mi edad

she must be about 60

debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años

she must be about 60

debe (de) andar por los 60 inf

at about six o'clock

alrededor de or a eso de las seis

at about six o'clock

sobre las seis Spain

there were about 12 of us

éramos unos 12

there were about 12 of us

éramos como 12

they should be arriving about now

deben (de) estar a punto de llegar

in about three hours

en unas tres horas

about a month ago

hace cosa de un mes

about a month ago

hará un mes

the soup must be about ready by now

la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

about time too!

¡ya era hora!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something

perdón, ibas a decir algo

we were just about to start eating

estábamos a punto de empezar a comer

we were just about to start eating

justo estábamos por empezar a comer LatAm

I'm not about to mention it to her

no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about

el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she travels about a lot

viaja mucho

he knows his way about

conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)

she's very old and can't get about very easily

es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about

blandía un cuchillo

she rummaged about in her bag

revolvió en el bolso

he glanced about nervously

miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp Brit :

is Teresa about?

¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's not much traffic about today

hoy no hay mucho tráfico

she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about

anda por aquí

I'm not usually about that early

no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano

there's a lot of flu about

hay mucha gente con gripe

he's very mean — there's a lot of it about

es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp Brit liter

por todas partes

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about Greece

un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia

what's the play about?

¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you — what about?

quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?

she said nothing about that

no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso

about tonight: are you coming?

(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what was all that shouting about?

¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming?

¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

and Helen? — what about Helen?

¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?

that's what it's all about

de eso se trata

politics is all about persuading people

en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente

I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?

no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won — how about that!

ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!

what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about

espero que sepas lo que haces

I don't understand what he's about

no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like

tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar

what's so unusual about that?

¿qué tiene eso de raro?

the place has a certain charm about it

el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

¿me traes el libro de paso?

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? LatAm

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp Brit :

they were playing about the house

estaban jugando en la casa

he wandered about the empty streets

recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about liter

alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) Brit:

do you have a pencil about you?

¿tienes un lápiz?

I.push [Am pʊʃ, Brit pʊʃ] N

1.1. push C:

push (gentle)

empujoncito m

push (violent)

empujón m

she gave me a hell of a push

me dio tremendo empujón

she gave the door a push and it opened

empujó la puerta y se abrió

my car won't start; could you give me a push?

el coche no me arranca ¿me empujas?

at the push of a button

con solo apretar un botón

to get the push Brit inf he got the push (from job)

lo pusieron de patitas en la calle inf

to get the push he got the push (in relationship)

ella lo dejó

to give sb the push Brit inf (from job)

poner a alguien de patitas en la calle inf

to give sb the push (in relationship)

dejar a alguien

1.2. push C (pressure) inf:

she needs a bit of a push now and again

de vez en cuando hay que apretarle las clavijas inf

at a push at a push, I could finish it by Friday

si me apuras or si fuera necesario, podría terminarlo para el viernes

if push comes to shove or Brit if it comes to the push

en último caso

if push comes to shove or Brit if it comes to the push, we can always sell the house

en último caso siempre podemos vender la casa

when it came to the push, she gave in Brit

a la hora de la verdad, cedió

2.1. push C (effort):

push

esfuerzo m

2.2. push C (offensive) MIL:

push

ofensiva f

2.3. push C (for sales):

push

campaña f

3. push U (will to succeed):

push inf

empuje m

push inf

dinamismo m

II.push [Am pʊʃ, Brit pʊʃ] VB trans

1.1. push person/car/table:

push

empujar

he pushed him into the room

le dio un empujón para que entrara en la habitación

he pushed him into the swimming pool

lo tiró a la piscina de un empujón

she pushed him down the stairs

lo empujó escaleras abajo

he pushed us aside or out of the way

nos apartó de un empujón

did she resign or was she pushed?

¿renunció o la renunciaron? hum

she pushed her finger between the bars

metió el dedo por entre las rejas

I pushed the door to or shut

cerré la puerta empujándola

to push one's way

abrirse paso a empujones

1.2. push (press):

push button

apretar

push button

pulsar

push lever

darle a

push lever

accionar form

1.3. push (force):

to push prices up/down

hacer que suban/bajen los precios

I tried to push the thought to the back of my mind

traté de no pensar en ello

2. push (put pressure on):

you're pushing him/yourself too hard

le/te exiges demasiado

to push sb to + infin/into sth they're pushing me to pay up

me están presionando para que pague

to push sb to + infin/into sth they're pushing me to pay up

me están apretando para que pague inf

she was pushed into joining

la presionaron para que se hiciera socia

why don't you leave? — don't push me!

¿por qué no te vas? — ¡mira, no me tientes!

you can only push people so far

todos tenemos un límite

to be pushed for time/money inf

andar escaso de tiempo/de dinero

to be pushed for time/money inf

andar corto de tiempo/de dinero inf

you'd be pushed to find a better one

difícilmente encontrarás uno mejor

that's pushing it (a bit) inf, you can do it in half an hour, but that's pushing it

se puede hacer en media hora, pero eso está apurándolo un poco

it might be pushing it a bit to describe it as …

puede que sea algo exagerado describirlo como …

it might be pushing it a bit to describe it as …

puede que sea pasarse un poco describirlo como … inf

3.1. push (promote):

push

promocionar

she used the appearance to push her novel

aprovechó la ocasión para promocionar su novela

her aunt was really pushing the idea

su tía insistía en la idea

3.2. push (sell) inf:

push drugs

pasar inf

push drugs

transar CSur sl

push drugs

vender

4. push (approach) inf only in -ing form:

to be pushing forty

rondar los cuarenta

III.push [Am pʊʃ, Brit pʊʃ] VB intr

1.1. push (give a push):

push

empujar

1.2. push (move through crowd):

push

empujar

don't push at the back there!

¡los de atrás que no empujen!

1.3. push (in childbirth):

push

pujar

2. push (apply pressure):

push

presionar

push

insistir

to push for sth we're pushing hard for an early decision

estamos presionando al máximo para que se decida pronto

push about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for push about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about football

un libro sobre fútbol

what is the film about?

¿de qué trata la película?

to talk about cinema

hablar sobre cine

while he is about it Brit inf

mientras esté haciendo eso

2. about (surrounding):

about

alrededor de

the garden about the house

el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about

por

to go about a place

andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about Brit (with):

I have no money about me

no llevo dinero encima

Phrases:

how about that!

¡vaya!

what about it? (suggestion)

¿quieres/queréis?

what about it? (so what?)

¿y qué?

what about a drink?

¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II.about [əˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (around):

all about

por todas partes

to leave things lying about somewhere

dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio

to be the other way about

ser exactamente al revés

is Paul about?

¿está Paul por ahí?

2. about (approximately):

about

aproximadamente

about my size

más o menos de mi tamaño

round about 5 km

cerca de 5 kilómetros

about here

más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago

hace unos cinco años

about twenty

unos veinte

to be somewhere about

estar por aquí

to have had just about enough of sth

estar harto de algo

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about

casi

to be (just) about ready

estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

I.push [pʊʃ] -es VB trans

1. push (shove):

push

empujar

to push one's way through sth

abrirse paso a empujones por algo

to push sth to the back of one's mind

intentar no pensar en algo

to push the door open

abrir la puerta de un empujón

to push sb out of sth

echar a alguien de algo a empujones

to push sb out of the way

apartar a alguien a empujones

2. push (force):

to push one's luck

tentar a la suerte

to push sb too far

sacar a alguien de quicio

3. push (coerce):

push

obligar

to push sb to do [or into doing] sth

presionar a alguien para que haga algo

to push oneself

exigirse demasiado

don't push yourself! iron

¡no trabajes tanto!

4. push (insist):

push

insistir en

to push sb for sth

apremiar a alguien para algo

5. push (press):

push button

apretar

push accelerator

pisar

to push the doorbell

tocar el timbre

6. push (find sth difficult):

to be (hard) pushed to do sth

tener dificultad para hacer algo

7. push (be short of):

to be pushed for money/time

andar escaso de dinero/tiempo

8. push inf (promote):

push

promover

push ECON

fomentar

Phrases:

to be pushing 30

rondar los 30 años

II.push [pʊʃ] -es VB intr

1. push (force movement):

push

empujar

2. push (press):

push

apretar

3. push (insist):

push

presionar

to push for sth

presionar para (conseguir) algo

III.push [pʊʃ] -es N

1. push:

push (shove)

empujón m

push (slight push)

empujoncito m

to give sb a push fig

dar un empujón a alguien

she got the push inf from boyfriend

su novio la dejó

she got the push from employer

la echaron del trabajo

to give sb the push inf (break up with)

dejar a alguien

to give sb the push (fire)

echar a alguien

2. push (press):

at the push of a button

apretando un botón

3. push:

push (strong action)

impulso m

push (will to succeed)

empuje m

4. push (strong effort):

push

esfuerzo m

to make a push for sth

hacer un esfuerzo para algo

at a push ...

si me apuras...

5. push (publicity):

push

campaña f

to make a push

hacer una campaña

6. push MIL (military attack):

push

ofensiva f

Phrases:

if/when push comes to shove

en caso de apuro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is a legitimate cause for his drop in offensive production and can put to rest any of the other silly narratives people are trying to push about him.

www.hockeybuzz.com

That would push about 14 million low-income people off the programme.

www.news24.com

There's one thing vendors like to push about solid-state storage: speed.

searchsolidstatestorage.techtarget.com

Every mum wants to do the proud push about in the pram and show their new baby off!

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