press
/pres/ verbTranslation
PUSH [I, T] › to push something firmly
basmak, bastırmak
Press the button to start the machine. Can you press a bit harder on my shoulders, please? He pressed his face against the window.1969PERSUADE [T] › to try hard to persuade someone to do something
ısrar etmek, üstelemek, zorlamak
[+ to do sth] The committee pressed him to reveal more information. We pressed him for an answer but he refused.1160 press charges › to complain officially about someone in a court of law
...da/de bulunmak; ...isnat etmek; ...iddia etmek; şikâyette bulunmak
The family decided not to press charges against him.691MAKE SMOOTH [T] › to make clothes smooth by ironing them
ütülemek
I need to press these trousers.837MAKE FLAT [T] › to make something flat by putting something heavy on it for a long time
düzleştirmek
to press fruit/flowers1969 press a case/claim › to try to make people accept your demands
press ahead/forward/on phrasal verb isteklerini kabul ettirmeye çalışmak; ısrar etmek; bastırmak; mücadele etmek
1160 › to continue to do something in a determined way
kararlı bir şekilde yapmaya devam etmek
They're determined to press ahead with their plans despite opposition.1561(Definition of press verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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