chivvy
/ˈtʃɪv.i/ [chivvies, chivvied] UKTranslation
v [t]
› (inform)
⇨ presionar
My mother chivvied me into going to the dentist Mi madre me presionó para que fuera al dentista
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de las preposiciones along e into(Definition of chivvy v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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