cotton press in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cotton press in the English»Italian Dictionary

cotton press [ˈkɒtnpres] N

cotton press

pressaballe f (di cotone)

Translations for cotton press in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cotton [Brit ˈkɒt(ə)n, Am ˈkɑtn] N

1. cotton (plant, textile):

cotton

cotone m

cotton before n clothing, fabric, field

di cotone

cotton industry, town

cotoniero

2. cotton (thread):

cotton

(filo di) cotone m

II.cotton [Brit ˈkɒt(ə)n, Am ˈkɑtn] VB intr

cotton

andare d'accordo, vivere in armonia

I.press¹ [Brit prɛs, Am prɛs] VB trans

1. press (push):

press button

premere

press switch, pedal

schiacciare

to press sth in

fare entrare or inserire qc premendo

press the pedal right down

schiaccia il pedale fino in fondo

press the switch down

abbassa l'interruttore

to press sth into clay, mud, ground

conficcare qc in

to press sth into place

spingere qc per metterlo a posto

to press a lid onto sth

premere un coperchio su qc

to press sth into sb's hand

mettere qc nella mano di qn

2. press (apply):

to press one's nose, face against sth

schiacciare il naso, il viso contro qc

to press a blotter, cloth onto sth

premere un tampone, un panno contro qc

to press a stamp, a label onto sth

mettere un timbro, un'etichetta su qc

to press one's hands to one's ears

tapparsi le orecchie con le mani

to press the receiver to one's ear

mettere il ricevitore contro l'orecchio

to press one's face into the pillow

affondare il viso nel cuscino

to press one's knees together

stringere le ginocchia

to press two objects together

stringere due oggetti uno contro l'altro

3. press (squeeze):

press fruit

spremere

press flower

pressare

press arm, hand, person

stringere

to press sb to one

stringere qn a sé

to press sb to one's bosom

stringere qn al petto

to press the soil flat

spianare il terreno

to press clay into shape

modellare l'argilla

4. press (iron):

press clothes

stirare con una pressa

to press the pleats flat

stirare le pieghe

5. press (urge):

press person

fare pressione su, sollecitare

press point, matter, issue

insistere su

press case

perorare

to press sb to do

spingere qn a fare

to press sb for action

spingere qn all'azione

I must press you for an answer

insisto per avere una risposta

when pressed, he admitted that…

dopo molte insistenze, ha ammesso che…

to press a point

insistere

to press one's suit

fare una corte insistente

6. press TECH:

press shape

dare

press object

formare

press record, CD, steel, metal, car body

stampare

to press out pieces

stampare pezzi

7. press SPORTS:

press weight

sollevare [qc] in distensione

8. press HISTORY (as torture):

press

sottoporre [qn] a schiacciamento

II.press¹ [Brit prɛs, Am prɛs] VB intr

1. press (push with hand, foot, object):

to press down

schiacciare

to press (down) on, to press against pedal, surface

premere su

the blankets are pressing (down) on my leg

le coperte mi premono sulla gamba

her guilt pressed down on her

la colpa le pesava

2. press (throng, push with body):

press crowd, person:

accalcarsi, premere (against contro; around attorno a; forward in avanti)

to press through the entrance

accalcarsi all'entrata

to press through the crowd

aprirsi la strada tra la folla

III.to press oneself VB refl

to press oneself against wall

schiacciarsi contro

to press oneself against person

stringersi a

IV.press¹ [Brit prɛs, Am prɛs] N

1. press (newspapers, journalists):

the press or the Press + verbo sing o pl

la stampa

in the press

sui giornali

to get a good, bad press fig

avere buona, cattiva stampa

to get a good, bad press before n acclaim, criticism

della stampa

to get a good, bad press freedom, campaign

di stampa

to get a good, bad press photo, photographer

per la stampa

to get a good, bad press announcement, advertising

tramite la stampa

press story or press report

reportage

2. press:

press, also printing press

stampa f

to come off the press

essere fresco di stampa

to go to press

andare in stampa

at or in (the) press

in stampa

to pass sth for press

mandare qc in stampa or in macchina

at the time of going to press

al momento di andare in stampa

3. press:

press (publishing house)

casa f editrice

press (print works)

tipografia f

press (print works)

stamperia f

the University Press

editoria universitaria

the Starlight Press

la casa editrice Starlight

4. press (device for flattening):

press

pressa f

cider press

pressa da mele

garlic press

spremiaglio

5. press (act of pushing):

press

pressione f

to give sth a press

esercitare una pressione su, schiacciare qc

at the press of a button

premendo un bottone

6. press (with iron):

press

stiratura f

to give sth a press

dare una stirata or una schiacciata a qc

7. press (crowd):

press

pigia pigia m (of di)

8. press SPORTS:

press

distensione f

9. press Brit (cupboard):

press

armadio m a muro

press² [Brit prɛs, Am prɛs] VB trans

1. press (urge):

to press sb into doing

esortare qn a fare

to press sb into a role

spingere qn a recitare una parte

2. press:

press HISTORY, NAUT recruit, man

arruolare forzatamente

cotton press in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cotton press in the English»Italian Dictionary

cotton [ˈkɑ:·tn] N

1. cotton (plant):

cotton

cotone m

2. cotton (material):

cotton

cotone m

3. cotton (thread):

cotton

filo m

I.press [pres] VB trans

1. press (push):

press button, switch

premere

press doorbell

suonare

press trigger

premere

to press down on the lever

abbassare la leva

2. press (squeeze):

press

spingere

the crowd pressed us against the locked door

la folla ci spingeva contro la porta chiusa

3. press (flatten):

press grapes

pigiare

press flowers

pressare

press olives

torchiare

4. press (extract juice):

press

spremere

5. press (iron):

press shirt, dress

stirare

6. press MUS:

press album, disk

stampare

7. press (try to force):

press

sollecitare

to press sb to do sth

sollecitare qu a fare qc

to press sb for sth

sollecitare qu per qc

to press sb for payment

sollecitare qu al pagamento

to press sth on sb

imporre qc a qu

8. press (find difficult):

to be (hard) pressed to do sth

avere (grosse) difficoltà a fare qc

9. press (be short of):

to be pressed for money/time

essere a corto di soldi/di tempo

10. press (pursue):

press

insistere

to press a claim/one's case

insistere su un reclamo/sulla propria tesi

to press a point

insistere su un punto

11. press LAW:

to press charges

presentare delle accuse

II.press [pres] VB intr

1. press (push):

press

premere

to press hard

spingere forte

to press on the brakes

spingere sui freni

2. press crowd:

press

accalcarsi

to press through the crowd

aprirsi un varco tra la folla

to press down (on sth)

premere forte (su qc)

3. press (be urgent):

press

incalzare

time is pressing

il tempo stringe

4. press (put under pressure):

press

fare pressione

to press for sth

insistere per ottenere qc

III.press [pres] N

1. press:

press (push)

pressione f

press (with hand)

pressione m

at the press of a button

premendo un pulsante

2. press (ironing):

press

stiratura f

to give sth a press

dare una stirata a qc

3. press (crush):

press

calca f

4. press (machine):

press

pressa f

printing press

macchina f da stampa

to be in press

essere in (corso di) stampa

to go to press newspaper, book

andare in stampa

hot off the press news

fresco di stampa

5. press JOURN:

the press

la stampa

to have bad/good press (publicity)

avere recensioni negative/favorevoli

6. press (for tennis racket):

press

tenditore m

7. press (cupboard):

press

armadio m