pressing

press·ing  (prsng)

adj.

1. Demanding immediate attention; urgent: a pressing need. See Synonyms at urgent.

2. Very earnest or persistent; insistent: a pressing invitation.

n.

1. The process or an instance of applying pressure by means of a press.

2.

a. A phonograph record pressed from a master mold or matrix.

b. A number of recordings pressed at the same time.

3. Urgent solicitation; insistence.

---

pressing·ly adv.

---

pressing [ˈprɛsɪŋ]

adj

1. demanding immediate attention

2. persistent or importunate

n

1. (Electronics) a large specified number of gramophone records produced at one time from a master record

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a component formed in a press

3. (Team Sports / Football Terms (both Rugby & Soccer)) Football the tactic of trying to stay very close to the opposition when they are in possession of the ball

pressingly  adv

pressingness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pressing - the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" pressure, press push, pushing - the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" impression - the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax" compressing, compression - applying pressure
	2.	pressing - a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
Adj.	1.	pressing - compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair" urgent imperative - requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"

---

pressing

adjective urgent, serious, burning, vital, crucial, imperative, important, constraining, high-priority, now or never, importunate, exigent There is a pressing need for more funds.
regular, routine, unnecessary, unimportant, dispensable

Translations

pressing [ˈpresɪŋ] ADJ [matter, problem] → urgente; [request, invitation] → insistente

pressing [ˈprɛsɪŋ]

adj
a pressing need for sth → un besoin pressant de qch
a pressing appointment → un rendez-vous urgent

n (= ironing) → repassage m
press kit n → cahier m de presse
press launch n → lancement m presse

pressing

adj

(= urgent) issue → brennend, dringend; task → dringend

(= insistent) requests → nachdrücklich; he was very pressing in his invitation → er drängte mir etc seine Einladung richtig auf

n (= records issued at one time) → Auflage f; (= copy of record) → Pressung f

pressing [ˈprɛsɪŋ]

1. adj (matter, problem) → urgente, pressante; (request, invitation) → insistente, pressante
he was very pressing → era molto insistente

2. n → stiratura