What does bousculer in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word bousculer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bousculer in French.
The word bousculer in French means jostle, bump into, jostle, rush, tumble out, push, shake up, be heaving. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word bousculer
jostleverbe transitif (choquer et renverser [qqn]) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") En courant, les enfants ont bousculé la vieille dame qui est tombée. While they were running, the children jostled the old lady, who fell over. |
bump intoverbe transitif (choquer et renverser [qch]) En me retournant, j'ai bousculé la table et le vase est tombé. As I turned around, I bumped into the table and the vase fell. |
jostleverbe pronominal (jouer des coudes) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Les spectateurs se bousculent à l'entrée du stade. The spectators are jostling at the stadium entrance. |
rushverbe pronominal (se ruer en groupe sur [qch]) (figurative) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Les jeunes se bousculent pour être dans l'informatique. Young people are rushing to get into computing. |
tumble outverbe pronominal (arriver en masse) (figurative) Les mots se bousculent dans sa bouche. The words tumbled out of his mouth. |
pushverbe transitif (figuré (brusquer) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il faut toujours le bousculer pour le faire réagir. You always need to push him to get him to react. |
shake upverbe transitif (figuré (apporter un changement profond) (figurative) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Depuis qu'il est seul, il a bousculé ses habitudes. Since he's been on his own, he's shaken up his habits. |
be heavinglocution verbale (figuré, familier (il y a une forte affluence) (informal, figurative) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Ça se bousculait au portillon pour voir la star en dédicace dans un magasin de disques. Eh bien, ça ne se bouscule pas au portillon aujourd'hui. Je crois qu'on va fermer plus tôt ce soir. |
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