push
/pʊʃ/ nounTranslation
a push for sth/to do sth › a big effort to achieve something or make someone do something
başarmak için itici güç/büyük çaba; yaptırmak; yapmaya zorlamak
a push for higher standards in education1860MOVEMENT [C] › when you move someone or something by pressing them with your hands or body
itiş kakış, itme, itekleme
[usually singular] She gave him a little push towards the door.1644 give sb the push UK informal › to get rid of someone from a job or relationship
birini uzaklaştırmak; işten çıkarmak/atmak, yol vermek; (argo) sepetlemek
1438634ENCOURAGEMENT [C] › encouragement to make someone do something
yüreklendirme, cesaretlendirme, itme
[usually singular] I'm sure he'll go, he just needs a little push that's all.1870 at a push UK › If you can do something at a push, you can do it but it will be difficult.
gerekirse, zorda kalırsak; zorda olsa
1785if/when push comes to shove informal › If you say that something can be done if push comes to shove, you mean that it can be done if the situation becomes so bad that you have to do it.
bıçak kemiğe dayanırsa, zorda kalırsak; mecburiyet hasıl olursa
If push comes to shove, we'll just have to sell the car.2317(Definition of push noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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