repoussée

This is the 4830th most frequent French word.

More French resources.


repoussée

"Repoussée" means "pushed back" or "rejected."


In this sentence, 'repoussée' is used as the past participle of 'repousser' meaning 'postponed' or 'delayed'.

La date de l'événement a été repoussée à la semaine suivante.

The event date has been postponed to the following week.


Here, 'repoussée' refers to being figuratively pushed away or rejected, implying a social response to an action.

Elle a été repoussée par son équipe en raison de son comportement inapproprié.

She was pushed away by her team because of her inappropriate behavior.


In this example, 'repoussée' conveys the act of rejecting or dismissing a concept or notion.

Cette idée a été repoussée car elle n'était pas réalisable.

This idea was dismissed because it was not feasible.