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pressed

/pɹɛst/

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verb

Presser, appuyer

To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.

Examples :

"The student pressed the pencil against the paper to write neatly. "

L'élève a pressé le crayon contre le papier pour écrire proprement.

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verb

Appuyer sur

To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.

Examples :

"He pressed the button to start the elevator. "

Il a appuyé sur le bouton pour démarrer l'ascenseur.

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verb

Presser, comprimer

To compress, squeeze.

Examples :

"to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice"

Presser les fruits afin d'en extraire le jus.

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Étreindre, serrer

To clasp, hold in an embrace.

Examples :

"The mother pressed her child tightly, comforting him after a tough day at school. "

La mère serra fort son enfant dans ses bras, le réconfortant après une dure journée d'école.

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verb

Presser, comprimer

To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.

Examples :

"to press a hat"

Presser un chapeau.

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verb

Repasser

To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.

Examples :

"Mom pressed the tablecloth to remove the wrinkles. "

Maman a repassé la nappe pour enlever les plis.

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verb

Presser, pousser

To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.

Examples :

"to press a crowd back"

Repousser une foule.

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verb

Peser sur, opprimer, tourmenter

To weigh upon, oppress, trouble.

Examples :

"The heavy workload at work pressed upon him, causing him much stress. "

La lourde charge de travail au travail pesait sur lui, lui causant beaucoup de stress.

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verb

Forcer, insister

To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.

Examples :

"The teacher pressed the students to finish their project by Friday. "

Le professeur a insisté auprès des élèves pour qu'ils terminent leur projet d'ici vendredi.

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verb

Imposer, forcer

To try to force (something upon someone).

Examples :

"to press the Bible on an audience"

Imposer la Bible à un public.

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verb

Presser, exhorter

To hasten, urge onward.

Examples :

"to press a horse in a race"

Presser un cheval dans une course.

action attitude

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verb

Supplier, implorer

To urge, beseech, entreat.

Examples :

"The student pressed the teacher to explain the difficult math problem again. "

L'élève a supplié le professeur d'expliquer à nouveau le problème de mathématiques difficile.

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Souligner, insister sur

To lay stress upon.

Examples :

"The teacher pressed the importance of studying for the exam. "

Le professeur a souligné l'importance d'étudier pour l'examen.

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verb

Affluer, se presser

To throng, crowd.

Examples :

"Many students pressed around the school entrance as the bell rang. "

De nombreux élèves se sont pressés autour de l'entrée de l'école lorsque la cloche a sonné.

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verb

Imprimer

Examples :

"The printer pressed the instructions onto the paper. "

L'imprimante a imprimé les instructions sur le papier.

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verb

Réquisitionner, enrôler de force

To force into service, particularly into naval service.

Examples :

"The government pressed the young men into naval service during the war. "

Le gouvernement a réquisitionné les jeunes hommes pour le service naval pendant la guerre.

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adjective

Sous pression, accablé

Under strain or deprivation

Examples :

"He found himself hard pressed."

Il s'est retrouvé sous pression.

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adjective

Enrôlé de force

Recruited by a press gang

Examples :

"The young sailor was a pressed man, forced into service aboard the warship. "

Le jeune marin était un homme enrôlé de force, contraint de servir à bord du navire de guerre.

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