How is the word fourrer translated from French to English

English translation
Thrust
verb

Pousser quelque chose brusquement et fort.

To push something suddenly and hard.

Examples with “fourrer”

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  • Elle m'a fourré le mot dans la main. — She thrust the note into my hand.

  • Il a enfoncé la porte d'un coup. — He thrust the door open with force.

  • La poussée de la fusée était impressionnante. — The thrust of the rocket was impressive.

  • L'idée maîtresse de son argumentation était très convaincante. — The thrust of her argument was quite persuasive.

  • Il a fourré les mains dans ses poches et est parti. — He thrust his hands into his pockets and left.

  • Peux-tu enfoncer le couteau dans l'arbre ? — Can you thrust the knife into the tree?

  • Peux-tu mesurer la poussée du moteur ? — Can you measure the thrust of the engine?

  • Quelle est l'idée maîtresse de ta présentation ? — What is the main thrust of your presentation?

  • Ne me fourre pas les papiers comme ça. — Don't thrust the papers at me like that.

  • Lève la main quand tu connais la réponse. — Please thrust your hand up when you know the answer.

  • Nous devons augmenter la poussée pour de meilleures performances. — We need to increase the thrust for better performance.

  • Je n'ai pas saisi l'idée maîtresse de la discussion. — I didn’t understand the thrust of the discussion.

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