press1
/pres/Translation
v [t, i]
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⇨ presionar
⇨ apretar
Press this button to ring the bell Apriete el botón para hacer sonar el timbre
⇨ pulsar
■ constr. Se usa a menudo seguido de las preposiciones y adverbios down, against y onv [t]
→ to press {ahead/forward/on} with sth› (a una persona)
⇨ presionar
They pressed me to decide quickly Me presionaron para que decidiera rápido
■ constr. to press sb + to do sth›
⇨ planchar
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⇨ aplastar
⇨ prensar
to press flowers prensar las flores
to press charges against sb (en derecho)
⇨ presentar cargos contra alguien
(Definition of press vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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