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hard-ˈpressed ADJ

I . press <-es> [pres] N

1. press (push):

press
pritisk m
at the press of a button
s pritiskom na gumb

2. press (ironing):

press
likanje n

4. press + sing/pl vb:

the press (news media, newspapers)
tisk m
the press (newspapermen, reporters)
novinarji m pl

6. press (publishing house):

press
založba f

II . press [pres] VB trans

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2. press (flatten):

press
stiskati [perf stisniti]
press flowers
prešati [perf sprešati]

3. press (extract juice from):

press
iztiskati [perf iztisniti]
press grapes
prešati

4. press (iron):

press
likati [perf zlikati]

5. press (manufacture):

press CD, record
delati [perf narediti kopijo]

8. press (insist on giving):

to press sth (up)on sb gift, offer
vsiljevati komu kaj

9. press usu passive (face difficulty):

they'll be hard pressed to complete the assignment
zelo se bodo morali potruditi, da bodo izpolnili nalogo

10. press LAW (bring):

to press charges against
vložiti tožbo zoper

III . press [pres] VB intr

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1. press (push):

press
prerivati se [perf preriniti se]

2. press (be urgent):

press
priganjati

press ahead VB intr to press ahead [with sth]

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I . press on VB intr to press on [with sth]

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II . press on VB trans to press sth on sb

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press upon VB trans

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press PHRVB press on :

gut·ter ˈpress N no pl Brit pej

ˈpress ag·en·cy N

ˈpress bar·on N

ˈpress-but·ton ADJ N

press-button → push-button:

See also push-button

I . ˈpush-but·ton ADJ

II . ˈpush-but·ton N

ˈpress cam·paign N

ˈpress card N

ˈpress clip·ping N

ˈpress con·fer·ence N

ˈpress cov·er·age N

1. press coverage (scale of reporting):

press coverage
medijska pozornost f

2. press coverage (footage):

press coverage
[medijsko] poročanje n

ˈpress gal·lery N

I . ˈpress gang N hist

II . ˈpress gang VB trans to press-gang sb into doing sth

ˈpress of·fice N

ˈpress of·fic·er N

press pho·ˈtog·ra·pher N

ˈpress re·lease N

Usage examples with pressed

to be pressed for time
biti v časovni stiski
Sammy pressed his nose against the windowpane
Sammy je z nosom pritisnil na okensko šipo
they'll be hard pressed to complete the assignment
zelo se bodo morali potruditi, da bodo izpolnili nalogo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Each piano key represented a letter of the alphabet and when pressed caused the corresponding letter to print at the receiving end.
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This was also pressed by her fathers untimely death.
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A man was then seen a short time later in the downstairs bar by the night porter who pressed the panic alarm.
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She was asleep on a mattress in a playpen with her sweaty, tear-streaked face pressed against the bars, snoring.
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What remains of the bones are dried in a convection oven, pressed into powder and returned to loved ones.
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Modern processes use heat or steam to produce refined varieties of oil with fewer impurities, but many artists prefer cold-pressed oils.
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The results of the mission were meagre and the home organisation repeatedly pressed for its closure.
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He was immediately proclaimed king by his supporters, who pressed him to return to absolutism.
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However, a version pressed for promotional purposes was widely bootlegged among fans.
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This coil or knot is what produces the dimpled indentation at the reverse side of a tea cake when pressed.
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