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21:46 Jan 9, 2017 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) | |||||||
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5 | pushing |
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3 +1 | pressure, backpressure, pushing |
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pressure, backpressure, pushing Explanation: Sugestão |
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pushing Explanation: adjective 1. that pushes. 2. enterprising; energetic. 3. tactlessly or officiously aggressive; forward; intrusive. verb (used with object) 1. to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away. 2. to move (something) in a specified way by exerting force; shove; drive: to push something aside; to push the door open. 3. to effect or accomplish by thrusting obstacles aside: to push one's way through the crowd. 4. to cause to extend or project; thrust. 5. to press or urge to some action or course: His mother pushed him to get a job. 6. to press (an action, proposal, etc.) with energy and insistence: to push a bill through Congress. 7. to carry (an action or thing) toward a conclusion or extreme: She pushed the project to completion. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/ Reference: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/pushing?s=t |
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