propel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈpɛl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prəˈpɛl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prə pel′)

Inflections of 'propel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
propels
v 3rd person singular
propelling
v pres p
propelled
v past
propelled
v past p
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
propel [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (move forward)propulsar⇒ vtr
  impulsar⇒ vtr
  impeler⇒ vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 What propels these tiny creatures through the water?
 ¿Qué propulsa a estas pequeñas criaturas por el agua?
propel [sb/sth] vtr figurative (drive, push)propulsar⇒ vtr
  impulsar⇒ vtr
  empujar⇒ vtr
 She was propelled to stardom almost overnight.
 Fue propulsada al estrellato casi de la noche a la mañana.
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'propel' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bang - catapult - drive forward - drive home - eject - propeller - row - scull - shoot - spring forward - throw
Spanish:
impeler - impulsar - propulsar

Collocations: propel the [vehicle, boat, craft, helicopter], use [solar, wind] energy to propel the [vehicle], propel [forward, upward, toward], more...

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