pressure cooker in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pressure cooker in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pressure cooker N

pressure cooker

olla f a presión

pressure cooker

olla f exprés Spain

pressure cooker

olla f presto Mex

Translations for pressure cooker in the Spanish»English Dictionary

olla a presión

pressure cooker

olla presto

pressure cooker

olla exprés

pressure cooker

Translations for pressure cooker in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cooker [Am ˈkʊkər, Brit ˈkʊkə] N Brit

1. cooker (stove):

cooker

cocina f

cooker

estufa f Col Mex

2. cooker (cooking apple):

cooker

manzana f para cocinar

I.pressure [Am ˈprɛʃər, Brit ˈprɛʃə] N

1.1. pressure U or C PHYS:

pressure

presión f

high/low pressure METEO

altas/bajas presiones

1.2. pressure U or C (press, touch):

pressure

presión f

to put pressure on sth

hacer presión sobre algo

2. pressure U (influence, force):

pressure

presión f

to work under pressure

trabajar bajo presión

they are under pressure to accept the offer

los están presionando para que acepten la oferta

the government is under pressure from the unions

los sindicatos están presionando al gobierno

he confessed under pressure from the police

confesó presionado por la policía

to bring pressure to bear on sb

ejercer presión sobre alguien

they are bringing pressure to bear on the government to reform the law

están ejerciendo presión sobre el gobierno para que reforme la ley

to put pressure on sb

presionar a alguien

they are putting pressure on the workers to accept the offer

están presionando a los obreros para que acepten la oferta

to put/pile on the pressure inf

apretar los tornillos inf

3. pressure U or C (demands, stress):

pressure of work prevents me from coming

no puedo asistir por razones de trabajo

the pressures of city life

las presiones or las tensiones a las que somete la vida urbana

I've been under a lot of pressure recently

últimamente he estado muy agobiado

the new road has taken the pressure off the town center

la nueva carretera ha descongestionado el centro de la ciudad

II.pressure [Am ˈprɛʃər, Brit ˈprɛʃə] VB trans

pressure

presionar

to pressure sb to + infin

presionar a alguien para que  +  subj

Congress is pressuring him to accept a compromise

el congreso lo está presionando para que transija

to pressure sb into -ing he was pressured into withdrawing from the competition

lo presionaron hasta que se retiró del concurso

pressure cooker in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pressure cooker in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pressure cooker N

pressure cooker

olla f a presión

pressure cooker

olla f presto Mex

Translations for pressure cooker in the Spanish»English Dictionary

olla exprés

pressure cooker

olla exprés

pressure cooker

Translations for pressure cooker in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cooker [ˈkʊkəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. cooker Brit (stove):

cooker

cocina f

cooker

estufa f Col, Mex

2. cooker Brit (cooking apple):

cooker

manzana f para cocinar

I.pressure [ˈpreʃəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. pressure a. PHYS:

pressure

presión f

high/low pressure

presión alta/baja

to put pressure on sth

hacer presión sobre algo

at full pressure

a toda presión

to be under pressure a. fig

estar bajo presión

2. pressure no pl (influence):

to put pressure on sb (to do sth)

presionar a alguien (para que haga algo)

to do sth under pressure from sb

hacer algo presionado por alguien

to bring pressure to bear on sb

ejercer presión sobre alguien

under the pressure of circumstances

bajo la presión de las circunstancias

3. pressure pl (pressure):

pressure

tensiones f pl

4. pressure MED:

pressure

tensión f

blood pressure

tensión arterial

5. pressure ELEC:

pressure

voltaje m

II.pressure [ˈpreʃəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

to pressure sb to do sth

presionar a alguien para que haga algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are drained and cooked in a pressure cooker.

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Fat is heated in a pressure cooker.

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A crock pot is quite different from a pressure cooker and presents no danger of an abrupt pressure release.

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It is the forerunner of the autoclave and the domestic pressure cooker.

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If complete sterility is needed, the two most common methods are irradiation and the use of an autoclave, which resembles a pressure cooker.

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A relatively new concept is the commercial gas pressure cooker.

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A newer approach is to use a pressure cooker.

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Cook-tops are used to heat vessels placed on top of the heat source, such as a saut pan, sauce pot, frying pan, or pressure cooker.

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Cooking rice in a pressure cooker allows the rice to cook under more optimal conditions.

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Modern pressure cookers sold from reputable manufacturers have sufficient safety features to prevent the pressure cooker itself from exploding.

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