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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

the request was imperiously declined
on repoussa la demande de manière impérieuse
beat back
repousser
push back forest, shoreline
repousser
push back army, enemy, frontier
repousser
push back date, meeting
repousser
brush off person, offer, allegation, challenge
repousser
repulse attack, force
repousser
beat off attack, attackers
repousser
thrust aside object, person
repousser
brush aside idea, thought, feeling
balayer, repousser
brush aside argument, criticism, person
repousser

in the PONS Dictionary

French
French
English
English

I. repousser1 [ʀ(ə)puse] VB trans

1. repousser (écarter):

repousser attaque, ennemi
to repel
repousser des coups/un agresseur
to ward off blows/an attacker
repousser la foule
to drive back the crowd
repousser des cartons
to push boxes out of the way

2. repousser (écarter avec véhémence):

repousser des papiers
to push some papers away
repousser qn sur le côté
to push sb aside

3. repousser (refuser):

repousser aide, arguments, conseil
to ignore
repousser demande
to refuse

4. repousser (remettre à sa place) meuble:

repousser qc
to push sth back

5. repousser (différer):

repousser
to postpone

II. repousser1 [ʀ(ə)puse] VB refl

se repousser
to repel each other

repousser2 [ʀ(ə)puse] VB intr (croître de nouveau)

repousser
to grow back
laisser repousser sa barbe/ses cheveux
to let one's beard/hair grow back
English
English
French
French
beat off
repousser
to push sb/sth back
repousser qn/qc
push away
repousser
repel attack
repousser
repel
repousser
repulse
repousser
sweep aside
repousser
fend off
repousser
fight off
repousser
Présent
jerepousse
turepousses
il/elle/onrepousse
nousrepoussons
vousrepoussez
ils/ellesrepoussent
Imparfait
jerepoussais
turepoussais
il/elle/onrepoussait
nousrepoussions
vousrepoussiez
ils/ellesrepoussaient
Passé simple
jerepoussai
turepoussas
il/elle/onrepoussa
nousrepoussâmes
vousrepoussâtes
ils/ellesrepoussèrent
Futur simple
jerepousserai
turepousseras
il/elle/onrepoussera
nousrepousserons
vousrepousserez
ils/ellesrepousseront
See further verb tables
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