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empujón

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
empujón nm	(acción de empujar)	shove, push n
	El empujón del hombre fue tan violento que caí al piso.
	The man's push (or: shove) was so violent that I fell to the ground.
empujón nm	figurado (impulso dado a actividad)	boost, stimulus, impetus n
	(figurative, colloquial)	shot in the arm n
	El presupuesto extraordinario le dio un empujón al proyecto.
	The supplementary budget gave the project a boost.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
darle un empujón a loc verb + prep	(empujar) (physically)	push⇒ vtr
		shove⇒ vtr
		give someone a shove v expr
	El niño le dio un empujón a la niña.
	The boy pushed the girl.
	The boy gave the girl a shove.
darle un empujón a loc verb + prep	figurado (dar impulso)	give [sth] a boost v expr
		boost⇒ vtr
	El crecimiento de la clase media le dio un empujón a la economía.
	The growth of the middle class gave the economy a boost.
darle un empujón a la economía loc verb	(reactivar)	give a boost to the economy v expr
	(figurative)	jump-start the economy v expr
	El país necesita darle un empujón a la economía.
	The country needs to give a boost to the economy.

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