il repoussa

pushed away, pushed back

→ repousser
re again; back + pouss to grow back + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #44,389
pushed away, pushed back Literary past-tense form.
FR: Elle repoussa doucement ma main.
EN: She gently pushed my hand away.
Conjugation of repousser
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third repoussa —

Notre équipe repoussa toutes les autres.

Our team pushed back all the others.

M. Andermatt le repoussa violemment.

Mr. Andermatt shoved him away violently.

Tom repoussa sa chaise et se leva.

Tom pushed back his chair and stood up.

Elle avait saisi le bras de Phileas Fogg, qui la repoussa doucement.

She had grabbed Phileas Fogg’s arm, and he gently pushed her away.

Tom me poussa et je le repoussa.

Tom pushed me and I pushed him away.