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Significados de chivvy en inglés

portugués
importunar
catalán
empaitar
español
asediar

Annoy continually or chronically.

asediar
Uso de chivvy en inglés
1
He sort of dithered about and you had to chivvy him along.'
Arctic chill
2
Up the steps. A constable swung his baton to chivvy us along.
For the love of mike
3
To skedivvy was to chivvy and skedaddle-itsauthority not difficult to guess.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
4
Dizzy didn't have the heart to chivvy her along any further.
Coalition's End
5
The natives will chivvy you off if you try to land.
The Call of the South / 1908
6
Lady Bryan has gone to bed, then come down again to chivvy them along.
Wolf hall
7
Must be something appalling, or else she wouldn't've sent you to chivvy me along.
Quicksilver
8
She opened her mouth, all set to chivvy him out.
Knife of dreams
9
He had made examples in an effort to chivvy potential enemies away from the battlefield.
Surrender to the will of the night
10
They chivvy along a joint of pork, or a duck or goose, very well indeed.
The Guardian
11
Lemuel wagged the gun to chivvy him along.
Perdido Street Station
12
I'll go and chivvy him about a funk-hole.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
13
Up to her to chivvy him along.
Orb Sceptre Throne
14
He has to whip them, he has to have his captains swear at them and chivvy them.
The White Queen
15
It took more than a few minutes to locate Count Alplicova and chivvy him into the Queen's presence.
Surrender to the will of the night
16
The Brazilian takes so long to trudge off the pitch that the referee feels compelled to chivvy him along.
The Guardian
Sobre este término
Translations for chivvy
Chivvy a través del tiempo