se bousculer

À la frontière, tout le monde se poussait et se bousculait.
At the border everybody was pushing and shoving.
La scène autour de l'homme d'affaires devant le tribunal était un véritable chaos : la presse se bousculait, les gardes du corps tentaient de se frayer un chemin, les sirènes hurlaient...
The scene around the businessman outside of court was sheer chaos: the press milling around, bodyguards forcing their way through, sirens wailing...
Quelle activité, ce matin ! On se bousculait pour notre bal.
Mr Bascopolous told me emphatically not to tell anyone.
J'ai été envoyé ici il y a deux ans, parce que, pour être franc... on ne se bousculait pas au portillon.
They had me sent here two years ago because, frankly... there wasn't much competition for the job.
Après tout, ça ne se bousculait pas trop aux portes de la révolution et la famille ne demandait qu’à s’agrandir.
After all, it did not affect revolution too much and growth was what the group needed.
Tout le monde se bousculait pour arriver devant.
Everyone was jostling to get to the front.
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