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pres·sur·ize  (prsh-rz)
tr.v. pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing, pres·sur·iz·es
1. To maintain normal air pressure in (an enclosure, as an aircraft or submarine).
2. To put (gas or liquid) under a greater than normal pressure.
3. To design to resist pressure.
4. To pressure-cook.
5. Informal To subject to excessive stress, strain, or vexation: an executive who was pressurized by a heavy workload.

pressur·i·zation (-r--zshn) n.
pressur·izer n.
Translations
pressurized [ˈpreʃəraɪzd] ADJ
1. (lit) [cabin, aircraft] → presurizado; [chamber, container] → cerrado a presión
pressurized water reactorreactor m de agua a presión
2. (fig) the island provides an escape from today's pressurized worldla isla permite escapar del cúmulo de tensiones que es el mundo actual
to feel pressurizedsentirse presionado
pressurized [ˈprɛʃəraɪzd] adj [cabin, aircraft, container] → pressurisé(e)
pressurized
adj
aircraft, containermit Druckausgleich; pressurized chamberDruckkammer f
(= compressed) water, gaskomprimiert, verdichtet, gepresst
(fig)unter Druck; to feel pressurizedsich unter Druck (gesetzt) fühlen; to feel pressurized into somethingsich zu etw gedrängt fühlen; to feel pressurized into doing somethingsich dazu gedrängt fühlen, etw zu tun
pressurized [ˈprɛʃəˌraɪzd] adjpressurizzato/a


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