press down on in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for press down on in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

premere su

to press down

schiacciare

press on

costringere qn a prendere

press on

continuare

press on fig

andare avanti

press on

tirare avanti, tirare innanzi

to press on regardless

tirare avanti malgrado tutto

Translations for press down on in the Italian»English Dictionary

pigiare terra

to press down

abbassare

to press down

tirare avanti, tirare innanzi (continuare)

to press on

Translations for press down on in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

I.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south inf

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” JOURN

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORTS (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

down inf

depresso

down inf

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down Brit:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down RAIL train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down COMPUT:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

to have a down on sb inf

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

to be down on sb inf

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

See also downs

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

␂enitenre-Brit-s␂on behalf of␂enitenre-Am-s␂in behalf of">

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of [Brit bɪˈhɑːf, Am bəˈhæf] N

1. Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of (as representative of):

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of act, speak, sign, accept award etc.

a nome di

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of phone, write, convey message, come

per conto di

2. Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of (in the interest of):

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of campaign, plead

a favore di, per

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of negotiate

per conto di, nell'interesse di

don't be uneasy on my behalf

non agitatevi per me

on–off [Am ˌɑnˈɔf] ADJ

on–off button, control

di accensione e spegnimento

on–off fig talks, relationship

discontinuo

press down on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for press down on in the English»Italian Dictionary

press down on VB trans

1. press down on (force down):

press down on

schiacciare

2. press down on (lean on):

press down on

appoggiarsi su

Translations for press down on in the English»Italian Dictionary

to press down on the lever

abbassare la leva

to press sth on sb

imporre qc a qu

to press down (on sth)

premere forte (su qc)

to press on the brakes

spingere sui freni

press on

continuare imperterrito

to press on regardless

andare avanti senza curarsi di nulla

Translations for press down on in the Italian»English Dictionary

calcare

to press down

premere su qc

to press on sth

Translations for press down on in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Phrases:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

I.on [ɑ:n] PREP

1. on (place):

on

su

on the table

sul tavolo

to hang sth on the wall

appendere qc al muro

to put sth on sb's shoulder/finger

mettere qc sulle spalle/al dito di qu

to be on the plane

essere sull'aereo

to have sth on one's mind fig

pensare a qc

2. on (by means of):

to go on the train

andare in treno

to go on foot

andare a piedi

to keep a dog on a leash

tenere un cane al guinzaglio

3. on (source of):

to run on gas

andare a benzina

to live on $2, 000 a month

vivere con 2.000 dollari al mese

4. on MED:

to be on drugs (legal)

assumere farmaci

to be on drugs (illegal)

drogarsi

5. on (spatial):

on the right/left

a destra/sinistra

on the corner

all'angolo

on back of sth

nella parte posteriore di qc

a house on the river

una casa sul fiume

6. on (temporal):

on Sunday

domenica

on Sundays

la domenica

on the evening of May the 4th

la sera del 4 maggio

at 2:00 p.m. on the dot

alle due in punto

7. on (at time of):

to leave on time

partire in orario

on her arrival

al suo arrivo

on arriving there

arrivando là

to finish on schedule

finire per tempo

8. on (about):

on

su

a lecture on Shakespeare

una conferenza su Shakespeare

to compliment sb on sth

congratularsi con qu per qc

to be there on business

essere là per lavoro

9. on (through medium of):

on TV

alla TV

on video/CD

su videocassetta/CD

to speak on the radio/the phone

parlare alla radio/al telefono

to work on a computer

lavorare al computer

to play sth on the flute

suonare qc con il flauto

10. on (with basis in):

on the principle that

in base al principio che

to do sth on purpose

fare qc di proposito

11. on (in state of):

on sale

in vendita

to set sth on fire

dare fuoco a qc

to go on vacation/a trip

andare in vacanza/viaggio

on the whole

nel complesso

12. on (involved in):

to be on the committee

far parte della commissione

to work on a project

lavorare a un progetto

to be on page 10

essere a pagina 10

two on each side

due per parte

13. on (because of):

on account of sth/sb

a causa di qc/qu

to depend on sb/sth

dipendere da qu/qc

14. on (against):

to turn on sb

mettersi contro qu

an attack on sb

un attacco a qu

to cheat on sb

tradire qu

15. on (paid by):

to buy sth on credit

comprare qc a credito

this is on me inf

offro io

II.on [ɑ:n] ADV

1. on (covering one's body):

to put a hat on

mettersi un cappello

to have sth on

avere qc addosso

to try on sth

provarsi qc

2. on (connected to sth):

make sure the top's on properly

assicurati che sia tappato bene

3. on (aboard):

to get on a train

salire in treno

to get on a horse

montare a cavallo

4. on (not stopping):

to keep on doing sth

continuare a fare qc

to get on with sth

continuare a fare qc

5. on (in forward direction):

on

avanti

to move on

andare avanti

to urge sb on fig

incoraggiare qu

from that day on

da quel giorno in poi

later on

più tardi

and so on

e così via

6. on (in operation):

to turn on

accendere

to turn on tap

aprire

7. on (performing):

on

in scena

to go on

entrare in scena

Phrases:

on and off

di quando in quando

on and on

a lungo

well on into the night

a notte inoltrata

III.on [ɑ:n] ADJ

1. on (functioning):

on light

acceso, -a

on faucet

aperto, -a

on brake

inserito, -a

to leave the light on

lasciare la luce accesa

2. on (scheduled):

what's on at the movies this week?

cosa danno al cinema questa settimana?

the show will be on in Seattle very soon

lo spettacolo sarà in scena a Seattle molto presto

have you got anything on for tomorrow?

hai programmi per domani?

3. on THEAT (performing):

to be on

essere di scena

4. on (job):

to be on duty

essere di servizio

to be on duty doctor

essere di guardia

5. on (good):

on day

buono, -a

6. on (acceptable):

you're on!

d'accordo!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Press the start/stop button to turn on the engine, put the car into gear, press down on the accelerator pedal, then turn the steering wheel a few times.

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The thing you absolutely don't want to do on the grill is press down on a burger.

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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.

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As mentioned earlier, the bottom of the whole device depresses slightly when you press down on it with your thumb thanks to the feet on the bottom.

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Instead, you'll take a seat on the bag, pull up the handle, press down on the accelerator and speed off.

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Students and staff can press down on the button and a specific tone will sound across the public address system, alerting everyone there is an emergency situation inside the school.

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It can also press down on and displace their organs, making certain procedures more challenging.

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The same goes for the touchpad, which does not feature physical buttons but instead requires the user to press down on the touchpad itself to perform a click.

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This is a big pencil so it isn't exactly the right tool to get a neat outline, and it doesn't really show up unless you press down on your lips.

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Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and level out the surface using the back of a dessert spoon and press down on the biscuit mixture to hold it together.

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