shove

I [ʃʌv]

nome colloq.

to give sb., sth. a shove — dare una spinta a qcn., qcs

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if push comes to shove — nella peggiore delle ipotesi

II 1. [ʃʌv]

verbo transitivo colloq.

1) (push) spingere

to shove sth. through — spingere qcs. in [letterbox]; spingere qcs. attraverso [gap]

to shove sth. in sb.'s face — sbattere qcs. in faccia a qcn.

to shove sth. down sb.'s throat — fig. far ingoiare qcs. a qcn

2) (stuff hurriedly) ficcare, cacciare

3) (jostle, elbow) spintonare, sgomitare [person]

he shoved his way to the front of the crowd — si è fatto largo tra la folla a spintonate

2.

verbo intransitivo spingere

people were pushing and shoving — la gente spingeva e sgomitava

- shove off

- shove over

- shove up

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1. verb

(to thrust; to push: I shoved the papers into a drawer; I'm sorry I bumped into you - somebody shoved me; Stop shoving!; He shoved (his way) through the crowd.) spingere

2. noun

(a push: He gave the table a shove.) spinta

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[ʃʌv]

1. n

spintone m

to give sb/sth a shove — dare uno spintone a qn/qc

2. vt

(gen) spingere, (thrust) cacciare, ficcare

he shoved me out of the way — mi ha spinto da parte in malo modo

he shoved a cloth into my hand — mi ha ficcato in mano uno straccio

to shove in/out etc — spingere dentro/fuori etc

he shoved his fist/stick into my face — mi ha minacciato con il pugno/bastone

3. vi

spingere

he shoved (his way) through the crowd — si è fatto largo tra la folla a spintoni

to shove past sb — passare davanti a qn con uno spintone

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- shove off

- shove over

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shove /ʃʌv/

n.

(anche sport) spinta; urto; spintone: to give sb. a shove, dare una spinta a q. (anche, fig., per aiutarlo a partire)

● (fam.) to get the shove, ricevere il benservito; (fam.) to give sb. the shove, dare il benservito a q. □ (fam.) when push comes to shove ► push.

♦ (to) shove /ʃʌv/

A v. t.

1 spingere; sospingere: The hunted man shoved the furniture against the door, l'uomo braccato spinse i mobili contro la porta

2 (fam.) gettare; mettere; cacciare; ficcare: Shove it in the drawer, mettilo nel cassetto; He shoved the money into his pocket, si cacciò i soldi in tasca

3 (spec. sport) strattonare

B v. i.

1 spingere; dare spinte; farsi largo a spintoni

2 spostarsi

● (fam.) Shove it!, piantala!; smettila!; va a quel paese! (volg.).

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I [ʃʌv]

nome colloq.

to give sb., sth. a shove — dare una spinta a qcn., qcs

••

if push comes to shove — nella peggiore delle ipotesi

II 1. [ʃʌv]

verbo transitivo colloq.

1) (push) spingere

to shove sth. through — spingere qcs. in [letterbox]; spingere qcs. attraverso [gap]

to shove sth. in sb.'s face — sbattere qcs. in faccia a qcn.

to shove sth. down sb.'s throat — fig. far ingoiare qcs. a qcn

2) (stuff hurriedly) ficcare, cacciare

3) (jostle, elbow) spintonare, sgomitare [person]

he shoved his way to the front of the crowd — si è fatto largo tra la folla a spintonate

2.

verbo intransitivo spingere

people were pushing and shoving — la gente spingeva e sgomitava

- shove off

- shove over

- shove up