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press-gang (pr

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tr.v. press-ganged, press-gang·ing, press-gangs

1. To force into military or naval service.

2. To force or coerce: "press-ganging a consumer into buying something he doesn't want" (Feona McEwan).

Translations

press-gang [ˈpresgæŋ] VT to press-gang sb into doing sth → forzar a algn a hacer algo

press-gang [ˈprɛsgæŋ] vt
to press-gang sb into doing sth → faire pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse qch

press-gang [ˈprɛsˌgæŋ] vt to press-gang sb into doing sth → costringere qn a viva forza a fare qc

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