/pɾesjoˈnaɾ/
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Translation
to press, to put pressure on
Word origin
From presión ('pressure'), from Latin pressio, from premere ('to press'). The same root gives English 'press' and 'pressure'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pressio
- English cognates
- press, pressure
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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Press the button to turn on the machine.
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I do not like being pressured into deciding.
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The boss puts pressure on the team to finish sooner.
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Can you press here while I treat the wound?
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The neighbours pressured the council to fix the street.
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