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press verb

  /pɹɛs/
  • (ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
  • (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
 presionar, apretar, pulsar, apachar, apachurrar, aprensar
  • (transitive, sewing) 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.
 planchar

press noun

  /pɹɛs/
  • (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
  • (countable) A printing machine.
  • (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
 prensa
  • (countable, weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
 prensa, pres

pressing adjective

  /ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/
  • Needing urgent attention.
 acuciante, apremiante
press conference
rueda de prensa, conferencia de prensa
printing press
imprenta
yellow press
amarillismo, prensa amarilla, prensa amarillista
freedom of the press
libertad de prensa
press release
comunicado de prensa
garlic press
prensa de ajo
bench press
banco de prensa, prensa de banco
gutter press
prensa amarilla
chest press
prensa de pecho
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