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empujón

shove

noun em-poo-HOHN Rare

Also means

push

Usage Note

Empujón derives from the verb empujar (to push) plus the augmentative suffix -ón, and always implies a forceful, often unwanted shove. The idiom abrirse paso a empujones means to push one's way through a crowd. Note the written accent on the final syllable.

Examples

"Le dio un empujón y se cayó."

Natural Translation

He gave him a shove and he fell.

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