shove away

[/ʃʌv əˈweɪ/]

verb (phrasal)

afastar com um empurrão; empurrar para longe

1. to push someone or something forcefully away from oneself

He shoved away from the table and stood up angrily.

Ele se afastou da mesa com um empurrão e ficou de pé com raiva.

2. to reject or dismiss someone rudely

She shoved away his attempts to help her.

Ela rejeitou bruscamente suas tentativas de ajudá-la.

3. to push someone away physically, often in a confrontational manner

Don't shove away your friends when they're trying to support you.

Não afaste seus amigos quando eles estão tentando apoiá-lo.

NYC Slang

get off me; bounce (as in 'bounce away')

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

afastar com um empurrão; empurrar para longe

Common in daily speech and informal contexts

São Paulo

dar um empurrão; afastar

Frequently used in urban colloquial Portuguese

Rio de Janeiro

empurrar para longe; afastar

Used in both formal and informal speech

Portugal

afastar com um empurrão; rejeitar

More formal usage; 'empurrar' used less frequently in standard Portuguese

shove someone's face in it

shove it down someone's throat

get shoved around

push someone away emotionally

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