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repousser

push back, repel

verb ruh-poo-SEH Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Origin: re- + pousser (to push)

Also means

grow back (hair, plant)

Usage Note

Repousser has two distinct senses: to reject or repel (repousser une attaque — to repel an attack; repousser une offre — to turn down an offer) and to grow back (ses cheveux repoussent — her hair is growing back). It can also mean to postpone: repousser une réunion means to push back a meeting.

Examples

"Il a repoussé l'ennemi hors du village."

Natural Translation

He repelled the enemy out of the village.

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