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Meaning of propello | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
[proːˈpɛl.loː]

Definitions

  1. to drive, push or urge forth or forward; hurl, propel
    conjugation-3
  2. to hurl or cast down, overthrow, expel
    conjugation-3
  3. to drive on, impel, incite, urge
    conjugation-3
  4. to drive away, keep or ward off
    conjugation-3

Equivalents

Български бутам движа карам тласкам
Català propulsar
Čeština hnát pohánět
Deutsch antreiben
English Propel
Esperanto propulsi
Español impulsar propeler
Français catapulter propulser
Հայերեն խթանել
Português propulsar

Examples

“[…] atque inde, fundīs, sagittīs, tormentīs hostēs prōpellī ac submovērī iussit; quae rēs magnō ūsuī nostrīs fuit.”

[…] From that position, he ordered the enemy to be driven off and forced back using slings, arrows, and artillery; this maneuver proved to be of great service to our men.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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