Push away, postpone - Repousser (The 2700th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Push away, postpone is Repousser. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about lifestyle & free time. It is the 2700th most commonly used word in French, classified as a B2 word. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: push away, postpone

French: repousser

Examples


We are left with having to postpone our departure.	Il ne nous reste qu'à repousser notre départ.
Let me just make a call and postpone the meeting.	Je vais passer un coup de fil pour repousser ma réunion.
It requires us pushing back against one of the most basic ways we make sense of the world.	Nous devons repousser notre manière la plus basique d'appréhender le monde.
Natalie Spooner spent four years pushing her limits.	Natalie Spooner a passé quatre ans à repousser ses limites.
Well, maybe we should postpone... the dedication.	Peut-être devrions-nous repousser... cette inauguration.
I'm afraid you may have to postpone your mini-break.	Tu vas devoir repousser ton excursion.
It seems like sterile women are pushing the limits of reason.	Les femmes stériles veulent repousser les limites du raisonnable.
You know, she was always pushing the envelope.	Elle essayait toujours de repousser les limites.

Frank Smythson was fond of pushing the envelope.	Frank Smythson aimait repousser les limites.
Because to postpone the solution opens wounds that cannot be healed.	Car repousser la solution causerait des blessures inguérissables.
Handle their needs and behaviours without pushing the population to breaking point.	Répondez à leurs besoins et comportements sans repousser leurs limites.
Qwant thus prefers to postpone the release date and have a fully secure service.	Qwant préfère ainsi repousser la date de sortie du service et avoir un service totalement sécurisé.
The expedition has postponed its departure to the Antarctic.	L'expédition a repoussé son départ pour l'Antarctique.
The event has been postponed.	L'évènement a été repoussé.
I'll postpone my trip to california, oversee the new initiative.	Je repousse mon voyage en Californie, pour contrôler les nouvelles initiatives.
He broke barriers, pushed boundaries and flouted convention.	Il a brisé les barrières, repoussé les frontières et bafoué les conventions.
This connection pushed the frontier of Mammoth exploration southeastward.	Cette connexion a repoussé la frontière de l'exploration de Mammoth Cave vers le sud-est.
The English resisted and pushed the French back causing them many losses.	Les Anglais résistent et repoussent les Français leur causant de nombreuses pertes.
The Founding President pushed away the dictionary with his right hand.	Le président-fondateur repoussa le dictionnaire de la main droite.
The wind is pushing us back towards the coastline.	Le vent nous repousse vers la côte.
Thank you for pushing me.	Je te remercie pour tes encouragements.