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I . press·ing [ˈpresɪŋ] ADJ (urgent)

pressing issue, matter
nujen
pressing requests
vztrajen

II . press·ing [ˈpresɪŋ] N

pressing (manufacture of CD, record)
kopija f
pressing (series made together)
naklada f

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

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 pressing

you switch it on by pressing this button
vključite ga s pritiskom na to tipko

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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By pressing the jaw together the user clicks.
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The original palette is selectable by pressing any attack button, while alternate palettes are chosen with the Start button.
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The foot gong is a bell that was beneath the floor of early automobiles and was rung by pressing it with your foot.
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One of its uses is as a binder in some grades of hexagonal boron nitride for hot pressing.
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Then, at full gallop, the buffalo would fall from the weight of the herd pressing behind them, breaking their legs and rendering them immobile.
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Are you paying the get-by cover charge or are you pressing the accelerator to the floor?
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Early radio receivers, called crystal radios, used a cat's whisker of fine wire pressing on a crystal of galena (lead sulfide) to serve as a point-contact rectifier or crystal detector.
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By pressing supplications to the king he got himself exempted on the ground of poverty and poor health.
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They are now a community of small businessman and traders, although many are still engaged in oil pressing.
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The active panel and passive panel can be switched (often by pressing the tab key).
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