empenta

Pronúncia: əmpɛ́ntə
    femení
  1. push, shove.
  2. jab.
  3. figuradament push, pushiness, drive.
  4. fer-se pas a empentes to shove one’s way through, get through by pushing.
  5. avançar a empentes to advance by fits and starts.
  6. treballar a empentes (i rodolons) to work intermittently.
  7. li falta empenta col·loquial he hasn’t got any go to him, he lacks drive.