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press 1 Verb 1. to apply weight or force to: he pressed the button on the camera 2. to squeeze: she pressed his hand 3. to compress to alter in shape 4. to smooth out creases by applying pressure or heat 5. to make (objects) from soft material by pressing with a mould 6. to crush to force out (juice) 7. to urge (someone) insistently: they pressed for an answer 8. to force or compel: I was pressed into playing rugby at school 9. to plead or put forward strongly: they intend to press their claim for damages in the courts 10. to be urgent: time presses 11. (sometimes foll. by on, forward)to continue in a determined way: they pressed on with their journey 12. to crowd; push: shoppers press along the pavements 13. pressed for short of: pressed for time Noun 1. any machine that exerts pressure to form or cut materials or to extract liquids or compress solids 2. See printing press 3. the art or process of printing 4. go to press to go to be printed: when is this book going to press? 5. the press a. news media collectively, esp. newspapers b. journalists collectively 6. the opinions and reviews in the newspapers: the government is not receiving a good press at the moment 7. the act of pressing or state of being pressed: at the press of a button 8. a crowd: a press of people at the exit 9. a cupboard for storing clothes or linen [Old French presser] press 2 Verb 1. to recruit (men) forcibly for military service 2. to use for a purpose other than intended: press into service [from prest to recruit soldiers] Press a crush of people, 1400; the newspapers; journalists collectively; as much sail as the wind will allow on a ship; urgency; a large cupboard, closet, or container. Examples: press of books, 1709; of canvas; of colthes, 1440; of engagements; of people, 1400; a great press was at the procession, 1400; of sail, 1860; of suspects.
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press verb 4. urge, force, beg, petition, sue, enforce, insist on, compel, constrain, exhort, implore, enjoin, pressurize, entreat, importune, supplicate 7. compress, grind, reduce, mill, crush, pound, squeeze, tread, pulp, mash, trample, condense, pulverize, tamp, macerate verb 8. crowd, push, gather, rush, surge, mill, hurry, cluster, flock, herd, swarm, hasten, seethe, throng >> the press 9. newspapers, the papers, journalism, news media, Fleet Street, fourth estate 10. journalists, correspondents, reporters, photographers, columnists, pressmen, newsmen, journos (slang) gentlemen of the press Translationspress [prɛs] n (tool, machine, newspapers) → prensa; vt (= push) → empujar (= squeeze); apretar [+ grapes]; pisar [+ clothes] (= iron); planchar (= pressure); presionar [+ doorbell]; apretar, pulsar, tocar (= insist): to press sth on sb → insistir en que algn acepte algo to be in the press (= being printed) → estar en prensa (= in the newspapers); aparecer en la prensa; to press charges against sb (LAW) → demandar a algn press [prɛs] n (= tool, machine), (= newspapers); presse f; vt (= push) → appuyer sur (= squeeze); presser, serrer [+ clothes] (= iron); repasser (= pursue); talonner (= insist); to press sth on sb → presser qn d'accepter qch (= urge, entreat); to go to press [newspaper] → aller à l'impression; press ahead vi = press on press on vi → continuer press [prɛs] n (also: printing press) → Presse f [of switch, bell] → Druck m; (for wine) → Kelter f vt → drücken, pressen [+ button, sb's hand etc]; drücken (= iron) [+ clothes] → bügeln (= put pressure on) [+ person] → drängen (= pursue) [+ idea, claim] → vertreten at the press of a button → auf Knopfdruck; to press sth (up)on sb (= force) → jdm etw aufdrängen; press ahead press vi → weitermachen; to press ahead with sth → etw durchziehen press on press vi → weitermachen press [prɛs] n (tool, machine) → pressa; vt (= push) → premere, pigiare [+ doorbell]; suonare (= squeeze); spremere: [+ hand]; stringere [+ clothes] (= iron); stirare (= pursue); incalzare (= insist): to press sth on sb → far accettare qc da qn (= urge, entreat): to press sb to do or into doing sth → fare pressione su qn affinché faccia qc to go to press [newspaper] → andare in macchina; press ahead vi to press ahead (with) → andare avanti (con) press on vi → continuare press v press [pres] 1 to use a pushing motion (against) Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother. druk يَضْغَط بإصْبَعِه натискам zmáčknout, tisknout (se) trykke sig drücken πιέζω, στριμώχνω, στριμώχνομαι apretar, presionar vajutama, (end) suruma فشار دادن painaa, painautua appuyer sur, presser לִלחוֹץ दबाना privinuti (meg)nyom menekan þrÿsta á premere, pigiare 押しつける 누르다, 꽉 껴안다 spausti(s) []spiest; []spiesties menekan drukken trykke przyciskać się comprimir(-se) a apăsa; a (se) strânge нажимать; прижимать(ся) stlačiť, pritlačiť sa pritisniti, stisniti (se) pritisnuti trycka กด basmak 按,壓 тиснути, натискати دبانا nhấn 按,压 2 to squeeze; to flatten The grapes are pressed to extract the juice. pers يَعْصُر изстисквам lisovat, (roz)mačkat presse pressen συμπίεζω, συνθλίβω, στύβω exprimir, estrujar; prensar litsuma فشردن puristaa écraser, presser לִשחוֹת निचोड़ना istisnuti (ki)présel memeras kreista spremere しぼる 짜다, 압착하다 presuoti, spausti []spiest memerah persen presse, klemme prasować, wyciskać espremer a stoarce давить lisovať stisniti cediti pressa คั้น bastırmak, preslemek 榨取,壓平 видавлювати, вичавлювати نچوڑنا ép 榨取,压平 3 to urge or hurry He pressed her to enter the competition. aanmoedig, aanjaag يَحُث، يُسَرِّع притискам nutit presse drängen πιέζω presionar; apremiar (tagant) sundima اصرار کردن painostaa, hoputtaa pousser à לִלְחְוֹץ प्रोत्साहित करना, प्रेरित करना pritiskati,pritisnuti rábír, sürget mendesak hvetja; reka á eftir spingere せき立てる 조르다, 재촉하다 raginti, skubinti uzstāt; steidzināt mendesak aansporen presse; be innstendig; framskynde nalegać pressionar a presa настаивать; торопить nútiť priganjati nagovarati pressa, ansätta กระตุ้น acele ettirmek, sıkıştırmak 催促 квапити تحريک کرنا thúc giục 催促 4 to insist on The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay. aandring يُصِرُّ على настоявам trvat (na) presse på for nachdrücklich bestehen auf προωθώ, υποστηρίζω επίμονα presionar, insistir tungivalt nõudma پافشاری کردن vaatimalla vaatia presser qqn de לִדרוֹש अनुरोध करना ne dati mira,inzistirati na nečemu sürget, követel memaksakan þrÿsta á, halda fast fram insistere su 言い張る 강력히 주장하다 primygtinai reikalauti, spausti pieprasīt; uzstāt memaksakan doordrijven insistere, presse på obstawać przy insistir em a insista pe/cu требовать trvať (na) vztrajati insistirati driva เรียกร้อง ısrar etmek 堅持 наполягати اصرار کرنا nén chặt 坚持 5 to iron Your trousers need to be pressed. stryk يَكْوي المَلابِس гладя žehlit presse plätten σιδερώνω planchar pressima اطو کشیدن prässätä repasser לְגָהֵץ इस्तरी करना glačati (ki)vasal menyetrika pressa stirare プレスする 다리미질하다 lyginti presēt; gludināt menyeterika persen stryke prasować passar a ferro a călca гладить žehliť likati ispeglati pressa, stryka รีดให้เรียบ ütülemek 熨燙 прасувати کپڑا استري کرنا là phẳng 熨烫 n 1 an act of pressing He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press. stryk ضَغْط، عَصْر، كَبْس натискане stisk, vyžehlení tryk; strygning der Druck πίεση, σφύξιμο, σιδέρωμα apretón; planchado surve, pressimine فشار puristus, silitys pression; repassage לְחִיצָה पत्रकारिता stiska,stisak nyomás; vasalás tekanan þrÿstingur stratta; stirata 押しつけること 누름, 꽉 쥐기; 다리미질 (pa)spaudimas, lyginimas spiediens; spiešana; presēšana; gludināšana picitan, menyeterika het drukken, persen trykk; stryking prasowanie pressão strângere; călcat нажатие; пожатие; утюжка stisk, vyžehlenie stisk; likanje pritiskanje tryckning, pressning, strykning การบีบ ütüleme 熨,壓 надавлювання; прасування دباؤ sự là 熨,压 2 (also ˈprinting-press) a printing machine. drukpers مِطْبَعَه، آلة طِباعَه печатна преса tiskařský stroj trykke- die Presse πιεστήριο, πρέσα prensa trükipress ماشین چاپ painokone presse מְכוֹנַת דְפוּס मुद्रण-यन्त्र, मद्रणालय, छापाख़ाना tiskarski stroj nyomdagép mesin cetak prentvél stampatrice 印刷機 인쇄기 spausdinimo mašina iespiedmašīna mesin pencetak drukpers boktrykkerpresse prasa (drukarska) prensa tipar печатный станок tlačiarenský stroj tiskarski stroj presa tryckpress แท่นพิมพ์ baskı makinası 印刷機 друкарська машина پريس، طباعتي مشين máy in 印刷机 3 newspapers in general It was reported in the press; (also adjective ) a press photographer. pers صَحافَه печат tisk(ový) presse; presse- die Presse; Presse-... (ο)τύπος prensa ajakirjandus مطبوعات lehdistö (de) presse עִיתוֹנוּת समाचारपत्र, अख़बार novinski fotograf sajtó pers pressan, blöðin stampa 新聞 신문(의) spauda prese; preses- surat khabar pers presse prasa imprensa (de) presă пресса tlač; tlačový tisk štampa press หนังสือพิมพ์ basın 新聞報道(總稱) преса اخبارات báo chí 新闻报道(总称) 4 the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people. pers رِجال الصَّحافَه преса novináři journalister die Presse (οι)δημοσιογράφοι prensa ajakirjanikud روزنامه چی ها lehdistö presse עִיתוֹנָאִים पत्रकार tisak sajtó pers blaðamenn stampa 報道関係者 언론 기관 종사자 žurnalistai žurnālisti wartawan pers pressen, journalister prasa imprensa presă пресса, журналисты novinári novinarji štampa press นักหนังสือพิมพ์ basın mensupları 新聞界(工作人員) преса صحافي لوگ giới báo chí 新闻界(工作人员) 5 a device or machine for pressing a wine-press; a flower-press. parstoestel مِكْبَس، مَعْصَرَه преса lis presse; -presser die Presse πρέσα prensa press افشر گر puristin pressoir מַכבֵּש दबाने की मशीन tiskarski stroj prés mesin pres -pressa pressa, torchio 圧縮機 압착기 presas prese; spiedne pemerah pers (-)presse prasa espremedor presă пресс lis stiskalnica presa press เครื่องบีบอัด pres; mengene 壓榨機 преса دبانے کي مشين máy ép 压榨机 adj ˈpressing urgent a pressing invitation. dringend ضاغِط، حثيث важен naléhavý presserende dringend επείγων, πιεστικός urgente, apremiante pakiline فوری kiireellinen urgent, pressant דָחוּף अत्यावश्यक tiskanje sürgős mendesak áríðandi urgente, pressante せつなる 긴급한 skubus steidzams; neatliekams mendesak dringend presserende pilny urgente urgent, presant срочный; настойчивый naliehavý nujen hitan angelägen, brådskande ด่วน acele, ivedi 緊迫的 невідкладний, поспішний فوري، ضرروي khẩn cấp 紧迫的 press conference a meeting in which information is given to journalists. perskonferensie مُؤتَمَر صُحُفي пресконференция tisková konference pressekonference die Pressekonferenz συνέντευξη τύπου conferencia de prensa pressikonverents کنفرانس مطبوعاتی lehdistötilaisuus conférence de presse מְסִיבָּת עִיתוֹנָאִים पत्रकार सम्मेलन tiskovna konferencija sajtókonferencia konferensi pers blaðamannafundur conferenza stampa 記者会見 기자 회견 spaudos konferencija preses konference sidang akhbar persconferentie pressekonferanse konferencja prasowa conferência de imprensa conferinţă de presă пресс-конференция tlačová konferencia tiskovna konferenca pres konferencija presskonferens การแถลงข่าว basın toplantısı 記者招待會 прес-конференція پريس کانفرنس، صحافيوں کو اطلاع دينے کي مجلس cuộc họp báo 记者招待会 n ˈpress-cutting an article cut out of a newspaper or magazine. knipsel قُصاصة من صَحيفَه изрезка от вестник výstřižek avisudklip der Zeitungsausschnitt απόκομμα recorte de periódico ajaleheväljalõige بریده جراید lehtileike coupure de presse גְזִיר עִיתוֹן समाचारपत्र की कतरन izrezak iz novina újságkivágás guntingan berita blaðaúrklippa ritaglio di giornale 切り抜き 신문에서 오려 낸 기사 iškarpa (laikraksta, žurnāla) izgriezums guntingan akhbar krantenknipsel (avis)utklipp wycinek prasowy recorte газетная/журнальная вырезка výstrižok časopisni izrezek isečak iz novina pressklipp บทความที่ตัดจากหนังสือพิมพ์ kesik, kupür 剪報 газетна чи журнальна вирізка اخبار يا رسالہ کا تراشيدہ مضمون bài báo cắt ra 剪报 be hard pressed to be in difficulties He's hard pressed financially. in die moeilikheid في صُعوبات притиснат съм mít těžkosti være hårdt presset in Bedrängnis sein είμαι στριμωγμένος estar en apuros kitsikuses olema در مضیقه بودن olla tiukoilla être à la dernière extrémité לִהיוֹת בִּקשָיִים धनाभाव से ग्रस्त u velikom novčanom škripcu pénzszűkében van dalam kesulitan vera í vandræðum (essere in difficoltà) 困っている 어려운 상태에 있다 būti sunkioje padėtyje būt grūtā situācijā dlm kesempitan in het nauw zitten ha det vanskelig być przypartym do muru estar em apuros a fi presat de; a fi strâmtorat быть в затруднении mať ťažkosti v stiski biti pritisnut vara hårt pressad ประสบความลำบาก sıkışık durumda olmak 處於困境 бути в скрутному становищі مشکلات ميں گھرنا lâm vào tình trạng khó khăn 处于困境 be pressed for to be short of I must hurry – I'm pressed for time. het min oor مَضْغوط بالوَقْت притиснат съм откъм být tísněn have dårlig tid unter Zeitdruck stehen δεν έχω ir mal de, andar escaso de puuduses olema کم داشتن olla vähissä à court de être קָצַר בַּ- समयाभाव से ग्रस्त u velikom vremenskom škripcu vminek szűkében van terdesak vera í tímaþröng (essere a corto di) ~が足りない 쪼들리다 turėti nedaug būt trūkumā; just trūkumu kesuntukan tekortkomen ha dårlig med mieć mało ter pouco a fi în criză de испытывать нехватку byť tlačený, mať málo biti v (časovni/denarni) stiski imati manjak ha ont om (knappt med) ถูกบีบ acele işi olmak, vakti olmamak 緊迫,缺少 (кому) бракувати (чого) کي کمي ہونا bị thúc ép 紧迫,缺少 press for to try to get; to keep demanding The miners are pressing for higher wages. dring aan op يَضْغَط من أجْل، يُحاوِل الحُصول нстоявам trvat na, žádat presse på for fordern διεκδικώ reclamar con insistencia, reivindicar tungivalt nõudma مصراً درخواست کردن tiukata réclamer avec insistance לִלחוֹץ जोर देना ne dati mira, dodijavati követel menuntut fara fram á (chiedere con insistenza) 要求する 한사코 조르다, 귀찮게 요구하다 primygtinai siekti, reikalauti kategoriski []prasīt; uzstāt menuntut aandringen op presse på for å få domagać się exigir a cere insistent добиваться; требовать trvať na, žiadať zahtevati zahtevati kräva เร่ง ısrarla istemek, sıkıştırmak 極想獲得...反復要求 наполягати на مطالبہ کرنا thúc bách 极想获得...反复要求 press forward/on to continue (in spite of difficulties) She pressed on with her work. voortgaan يَسْتَمِر رُغْم الصُّعوبات продължавам vytrvat (v) fortsætte vorwärtsdrängen συνεχίζω ακάθεκτος seguir adelante edasi ponnistama با ثبات قدم ادامه دادن pakertaa persévérer dans לְהַמשִיך दिक्कतों के बावजूद आगे बढ़ना mučiti se belehúz meneruskan halda áfram með andare avanti, continuare 続ける 밀고 나아가다 užsispyrus toliau daryti neatlaidīgi turpināt meneruskan walaupun sukar doorgaan met presse på med, gå på med krum hals, kjøre på uparcie kontynuować continuar a se ţine de продолжать vytrvať v (čom) prebijati se naprej nastaviti energiskt fortsätta, arbeta vidare เดินหน้า yılmadan devam etmek 加緊 проштовхуватися уперед جاري رکھنا kiên quyết tiếp tục làm 加紧 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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