press down on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for press down on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.press [Am prɛs, Brit prɛs] N

1.1. press U (newspapers, journalists):

I.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

II.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

down2 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

down3 <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

See also put on, have on, go on, come on, bring on

I.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv)

I.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (put on)

II.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (be wearing)

III.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv) Brit

IV.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv)

I.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

3. go on (last, continue):

to go on -ing
¡venga! Spain
¡venga ya! Spain

II.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

come on VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

press down on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for press down on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

British English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In order to authenticate, a user must press down on the wristband with his or her opposite hand, thus completing a circuit that runs across the heart.
gadgets.ndtv.com
Press down on the damp area with as much weight as possible.
www.theglobeandmail.com
Don't press down on the meat.
www.businessinsider.com.au
The small stuff can build up and cause a lot of mental crowding and press down on us in ways that make us snappy and difficult to be around.
www.smartcompany.com.au
The friction is slight, and we were able to effortlessly press down on the button without thinking about the fact that there's no dedicated touch button (nevermind two).
www.laptopmag.com
Other things that press down on the pelvic organs and the pelvic floor muscles can lead to prolapse.
startsatsixty.com.au
The key is to really press down on the gliders to create friction between the glider and the floor -- that's what really gets your core engaged.
www.huffingtonpost.com
Press down on the sponge using only your toe muscles.
www.irishcentral.com
The wheels only go in one direction -- to change course you have to press down on the handle and pivot the pram on its back wheels.
www.standard.co.uk
What really puts us off buying these headphones is the catastrophic internal design, which causes driver deformation if you press down on the ear cups while they're on your noggin.
www.trustedreviews.com

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