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thrust

/θɹʌst/

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noun

Stoß

An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.

Examples :

"Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought."

Pierre war ein Meisterfechter und konnte die Stöße von weniger erfahrenen Männern mit kaum einem Gedanken parieren.

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noun

Stoß, Stich, Vorstoß

A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)

Examples :

"The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!""

Der Taschendieb versuchte, ihr den Beutel aus der Hand zu stoßen, aber sie wich seinem Stoß aus und schrie: „Dieb!“

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noun

Schubkraft

The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.

Examples :

"Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void."

Raumschiffe sind technische Meisterwerke, die so konstruiert sind, dass sie sowohl dem Schub beim Start als auch dem Gegendruck des Weltraums standhalten.

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noun

Hauptanstrengung, Ziel

The primary effort; the goal.

Examples :

"Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education."

Offensichtlich ging es in der Klasse um öffentliche Gesundheit im Allgemeinen, aber das Hauptziel war eigentlich Sexualkunde.

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verb

Stoßen, schieben

To make advance with force.

Examples :

"We thrust at the enemy with our forces."

Wir stießen mit unseren Truppen auf den Feind.

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verb

Jemandem etwas aufzwingen, aufdrängen

To force something upon someone.

Examples :

"I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me."

Ich bat sie, mir die Verantwortung nicht aufzuzwingen.

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verb

Stoßen, schieben

To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.

Examples :

"He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers."

Er stieß seinen Arm in den eisigen Bach und packte einen zappelnden Fisch, was die Beobachter verblüffte.

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