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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

I. repousser [ʀ(ə)puse] VB trans

1. repousser (remettre en place):

repousser tiroir: to push [sth] back into

repousser verrou, porte, fenêtre: to push [sth] to

repousser meuble, objet: to push back

repousser la porte d'un coup de pied: to kick the door to ou shut

2. repousser (déplacer, éloigner):

repousser papiers, livres, objets: to push away

repousser mèche de cheveux: to push back

3. repousser (obliger à reculer):

repousser individu, attaquant, foule, manifestants, animal: to push ou drive back

repousser MIL attaquant: to repel

il faut repousser l'ennemi hors de nos frontières: we must push the enemy back beyond our borders

4. repousser (s'opposer avec succès à):

repousser attaque, charge, offensive: to repel (de with)

repousser tentation, tentative: to fight off, to resist

5. repousser (rejeter):

repousser objection, argument, conseil, offre: to dismiss

repousser aide: to decline

repousser demande, requête, candidature: to turn down

repousser candidat: to reject

repousser les avances de qn: to spurn sb's advances

6. repousser (dégoûter):

repousser physique, manière, saleté, odeur:: to revolt

7. repousser (différer):

repousser départ, rendez-vous: to postpone, to put [sth] back (jusqu'à until)

repousser départ, rendez-vous: to put [sth] back Brit

repousser départ, rendez-vous: to move [sth] back

repousser départ, rendez-vous: to defer form (jusqu'à until)

repousser événement: to postpone (jusqu'à until)

repousser une réunion du lundi au vendredi: to postpone a Monday meeting until Friday

repousser son départ d'un mois: to put one's departure back by a month

8. repousser TECH:

repousser cuir, métal: to decorate [sth] with repoussé design

en cuir/métal repoussé: in ou made of repoussé leather/metal

II. repousser [ʀ(ə)puse] VB intr

repousser (après une coupe): to grow again

repousser (après disparition): to grow back

repousser feuille:: to grow again

repousser dent:: to come up

se laisser repousser la barbe/les cheveux: to let one's beard/hair grow (back) again

III. se repousser VB refl

se repousser refl électrons, aimants:

se repousser: to repel each other

English

French

beat back: repousser

thrust 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

repel invader, advances: repousser

repel ELECTRON, PHYS electric charge:: repousser

in the PONS Dictionary

French

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

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

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

repousser¹ [ʀ(ə)puse] VB trans

1. repousser attaque, ennemi:

repousser: to repel

repousser des coups/un agresseur: to ward off blows/an attacker

repousser la foule: to drive the crowd back

2. repousser (écarter avec véhémence):

repousser des papiers: to push away

repousser qn sur le côté: to push sb aside

3. repousser (refuser):

repousser: to ignore

repousser demande: to refuse

4. repousser (remettre à sa place):

repousser qc: to push sth back

5. repousser (différer):

repousser: to postpone

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

English

French

beat off: repousser

push away: repousser

to push back sb/sth: repousser qn/qc

repel attack: repousser

repel: repousser

repulse: repousser

sweep aside: repousser

fend off: repousser

fight off: repousser

Présent
je	repousse
tu	repousses
il/elle/on	repousse
nous	repoussons
vous	repoussez
ils/elles	repoussent

Imparfait
je	repoussais
tu	repoussais
il/elle/on	repoussait
nous	repoussions
vous	repoussiez
ils/elles	repoussaient

Passé simple
je	repoussai
tu	repoussas
il/elle/on	repoussa
nous	repoussâmes
vous	repoussâtes
ils/elles	repoussèrent

Futur simple
je	repousserai
tu	repousseras
il/elle/on	repoussera
nous	repousserons
vous	repousserez
ils/elles	repousseront

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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

repousser des papiers: to push some papers away

repousser qn sur le côté: to push sb aside

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