Translations for „press for“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . press for VB trans

to press sb for sth

naciskać na kogoś w sprawie czegoś

II . press for VB intr

to press for sth

naciskać w sprawie czegoś

Usage examples with press for

to press for sth

naciskać w sprawie czegoś

to press sb for sth

naciskać na kogoś w sprawie czegoś

to press sb for an answer

domagać się od kogoś odpowiedzi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The electricity used to power the illuminations is enough to run a trouser press for over 25 years.

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Inside this is a beer brewing unit, sub this for a cider press for my father.

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Pilgrims and pilgrimages were maligned in the press for charlatanism, clerical swindles to extract donations, and distraction of people from socially useful work.

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The broken thing is a potato ricer, which is sort of like a garlic press for potatoes.

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Parents gained partial support from the city in 1812 for the school, but continued to press for a regular public school.

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They said they would continue to press for a legal mechanism for collective bargaining and dispute resolution.

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A slang term for dramatically parading an arrested subject (the perpetrator or perp) in shackles before the press for no other purpose than for the photo-op.

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Mealy was also highlighted by the press for a history of questionable housing deals she was involved in before becoming a councilwoman.

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An appeal to the privy council in 1623 prompted their recommendation that his creditors forbear, for one year, later extended, to press for payment.

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Nonetheless, he continued to press for debt relief and a new global human order in which developed countries would increase assistance to less developed nations.

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