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I.pressing [Brit ˈprɛsɪŋ, Am ˈprɛsɪŋ] N

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1. pressing (of olives):

pressing

2. pressing (of record):

pressing

II.pressing [Brit ˈprɛsɪŋ, Am ˈprɛsɪŋ] ADJ

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1. pressing (urgent):

pressing business, concern, duty

pressante, urgente

pressing issue, need, problem, question

2. pressing (insistent):

pressing invitation

pressing anxiety, feeling

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

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1. press (push):

press button

press switch, pedal

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

5. press (urge):

press person

fare pressione su, sollecitare

press point, matter, issue

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

to press one's suit

fare una corte insistente

7. press SPORTS:

press weight

sollevare [qc] in distensione

8. press HISTORY (as torture):

sottoporre [qn] a schiacciamento

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

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

to press down

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

the blankets are pressing (down) on my leg

le coperte mi premono sulla gamba

her guilt pressed down on her

la colpa le pesava

III.to press oneself VB refl

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to press oneself against wall

schiacciarsi contro

to press oneself against person

IV.press¹ [Brit prɛs, Am prɛs] N

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1. press (newspapers, journalists):

the press or the Press + verbo sing o pl

in the press

to get a good, bad press fig

avere buona, cattiva stampa

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

to get a good, bad press freedom, campaign

to get a good, bad press photo, photographer

to get a good, bad press announcement, advertising

tramite la stampa

press story or press report

4. press (device for flattening):

cider press

garlic press

6. press (with iron):

to give sth a press

dare una stirata or una schiacciata a qc

7. press (crowd):

pigia pigia m (of di)

8. press SPORTS:

9. press Brit (cupboard):

armadio m a muro

press² [Brit prɛs, Am prɛs] VB trans

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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

rotary press [Brit ˌrəʊt(ə)ri ˈprɛs, Am ˌroʊdəri ˈprɛs], rotary printing press [ˌrəʊtərɪˈprɪntɪŋpres] N

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rotary press

press ahead VB [prɛs -]

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Translations for pressing in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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pressing

pressing

torchiatura

pressing

incalzante richiesta

pressing

incalzante domande, parole

pressing

spremitura (di olive)

pressing

Translations for pressing in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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I.pressing ADJ

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pressing issue, matter

pressing need

II.pressing N

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pressing of clothes

pressing of fruits

pressing of records

I.press [pres] VB trans

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3. press (flatten):

press grapes

press flowers

press olives

4. press (extract juice):

5. press (iron):

press shirt, dress

6. press MUS:

press album, disk

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

11. press LAW:

to press charges

presentare delle accuse

II.press [pres] VB intr

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3. press (be urgent):

time is pressing

il tempo stringe

4. press (put under pressure):

to press for sth

insistere per ottenere qc

III.press [pres] N

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2. press (ironing):

to give sth a press

dare una stirata a qc

3. press (crush):

6. press (for tennis racket):

7. press (cupboard):

press release N

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press release

comunicato m stampa

to issue a press release

rilasciare un comunicato stampa

press upon VB trans

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press ahead VB intr

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press ahead PHRVB press on

press agency N

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press agency

agenzia f di stampa

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pressing

pressing

pressing

scottante (urgente)

pressing

to press down on the lever

abbassare la leva

to press a claim/one's case

insistere su un reclamo/sulla propria tesi

to press through the crowd

aprirsi un varco tra la folla

to press down (on sth)

premere forte (su qc)

time is pressing

il tempo stringe

at the press of a button

premendo un pulsante

to go to press newspaper, book

andare in stampa

to hold a press conference

tenere una conferenza stampa

to issue a press release

rilasciare un comunicato stampa

to press ahead with the plan

andare avanti con il progetto

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Tab stops are set manually, and pressing the tab key causes the carriage to go to the next tab stop. en.wikipedia.org

The sensitive issue of how to defend the capital from air attack became a pressing concern for urban planners, government officials, and even fiction writers. en.wikipedia.org

The foot gong is a bell that was beneath the floor of early automobiles and was rung by pressing it with your foot. en.wikipedia.org

They are now a community of small businessman and traders, although many are still engaged in oil pressing. en.wikipedia.org

Downstream of the turbine, medium-pressure steam was piped to the plant for knitwear pressing, and low-pressure steam was used to provide air conditioning. en.wikipedia.org

Unintentional pressure against the top of the trigger without pressing the lever does not disengage the lock and the trigger will not move. en.wikipedia.org

A limited pressing of the album was released on the same day as the normal pressing. en.wikipedia.org

By pressing supplications to the king he got himself exempted on the ground of poverty and poor health. en.wikipedia.org

One of its uses is as a binder in some grades of hexagonal boron nitride for hot pressing. en.wikipedia.org

Though changing habitual behavior is easier said than done, one of these tweaks may be as simple as putting in your earphones and pressing play. theconversation.com

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