put pressure on someone

{'preʃə}
I. 1. налягане (и физиол., физ.)
2. натиск (и прен.), напор, принуда, напрежение
to bring PRESSURE to bear on someone, to put PRESSURE on someone, to put someone under PRESSURE упражнявам натиск върху някого
under PRESSURE по принуда
under PRESSURE of necessity под напора на необходимостта
at high PRESSURE с голямо напрежение, много усилено
to be under strong PRESSURE to принуден съм/притискат ме да
3. тежест, затруднение
PRESSURE of work твърде много работа
family PRESSUREs тежки семейни задължения/затруднения
PRESSURE of taxation данъчни тежести
4. ел. напрежение
5. биол. естествен подбор, водещ към намаляване на броя на дадени организми
II. 1. упражнявам натиск върху, принуждавам (someone into doing something някого да направи нещо)
2. ам. pressurize
3. ам. готвя в херметическа тенджера

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{'preshъ} n 1. налягане (и физиол., физ.); 2. натиск (и прен.(2) {'preshъ} v 1. упражнявам натиск върху, принуждавам (s.o.

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тежест; принуда; затруднение; напрежение; налягане; напън; напор; натиск;

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pressure[´preʃə] I. n 1. налягане (и анат., физ.); 2. натиск (и прен.); напор, принуда; напрежение; стрес; to bring \pressure to bear on s.o., to put \pressure on s.o. упражнявам натиск върху някого, притискам някого; to act under \pressure действам по принуда; at high \pressure с голямо напрежение, много усилено; 3. тежест, затруднение; 4. ел. напрежение; II. v разг. упражнявам натиск върху, притискам.

n. druk (uitoefenen), (onder) druk; last

v. onder druk zetten

[ presjə] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1  druk ⇒ gewicht

2  moeilijkheid ⇒ nood

3  stress ⇒ spanning

4  dwang ⇒ pressie

♦voorbeelden:

1   the pressure of taxation • de belastingdruk

3   work under pressure • werken onder druk

4   bring pressure (to bear) on someone, put pressure on someone, put someone under pressure • iemand onder druk zetten

     a promise made under pressure • een afgedwongen belofte

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〈 werkwoord〉 〈 voornamelijk Amerikaans-Engels〉

n. kogelwerpen

v. plaatsen, leggen, zetten; stoppen; stellen; merken

[ poet] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 〈 sport〉 stoot ⇒ worp 〈 van kogel〉

2 〈 geldwezen〉 put ⇒ premieaffaire met optie van levering 〈 van aandelen〉

3  → putt putt/

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〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉 〈 informeel〉

♦voorbeelden:

¶ stay put • blijven waar je bent, op zijn plaats blijven

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〈 put, put〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 〈 scheepvaart〉 varen ⇒ stevenen, koers zetten

2  → putt putt/

♦voorbeelden:

1   the ship put into the port • het schip voer/stevende de haven binnen

¶ his sickness put paid to his plans • zijn ziekte maakte een eind aan zijn plannen

     〈 voornamelijk Brits-Engels〉 put (up)on someone • iemand last/ongemak bezorgen

→ put about put about/, put back put back/, put down put down/, put in put in/, put out put out/, put over put over/, put to put to/, put up put up/

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1  zetten ⇒ plaatsen, leggen, steken, stellen 〈 ook figuurlijk〉; brengen 〈 in een toestand〉

2  onderwerpen 〈 aan〉 ⇒ dwingen, drijven

3  (op)leggen ⇒ heffen 〈 belastingen〉

4  (in)zetten ⇒ verwedden

5  werpen ⇒ stoten, jagen

6  voorleggen ⇒ ter sprake brengen

7  uitdrukken ⇒ zeggen, stellen

8  vertalen ⇒ overbrengen, omzetten

9 〈 geldwezen〉 leveren ⇒ aanzeggen 〈 aandelen〉

10  → putt putt/

♦voorbeelden:

1   put much effort in(to) something • veel moeite aan iets besteden

     put an end to (one's life) • een eind maken (aan zijn leven)

     put a/one's finger to one's lips • de vinger voor de lippen/mond leggen 〈 als aanmaning tot zwijgen〉

     〈 informeel〉 he couldn't put one foot before/in front of the other • hij kon geen voet verzetten

     put one's hand on something • de hand leggen op iets

     put an idea/thought into someone's head • iemand op een idee brengen

     put a knife between someone's ribs • iemand een mes tussen de ribben steken

     put a match to something • iets aansteken/in brand steken

     put money in(to) something • geld steken in iets

     put pen to paper • pen op papier zetten

     put pressure (up)on • pressie uitoefenen op

     put a price on something • een prijskaartje hangen aan

     put one's signature to something • zijn handtekening plaatsen onder iets

     put someone on the train • iemand op de trein zetten

     put a stop to something • een eind maken aan iets

     put one's trust in • zijn vertrouwen stellen in

     the death of his son put years on him • de dood van zijn zoon heeft hem ouder gemaakt

     put oneself into something • zich geheel/zijn beste krachten aan iets geven

     put safety above cost • veiligheid boven kosten stellen

     put someone across the river • iemand overzetten

     put something before something else • iets prefereren/stellen boven iets anders

     put behind bars • achter de tralies zetten

     put something behind oneself • zich over iets heen zetten, met iets breken

     put in order • in orde brengen

     put in an awkward position • in een moeilijk parket brengen

     put something in(to) someone's hands • iemand iets in handen geven 〈 voornamelijk figuurlijk〉

     put in(to) touch with • in contact brengen met

     put into circulation • in omloop brengen

     put into effect • ten uitvoer brengen

     put into power • aan de macht brengen

     put someone off his food • iemand de eetlust benemen

     put someone off his game • iemand van zijn spel afleiden

     put someone off learning • iemand de zin om te leren ontnemen

     put someone off smoking • iemand van het roken afbrengen

     put someone on antibiotics • iemand antibiotica voorschrijven

     put someone on his guard • iemand waarschuwen

     put on the right track • op het goede spoor brengen

     〈 leger〉 put out of action • buiten gevecht stellen

     put out of business • failliet doen gaan, ruïneren

     put someone out of temper • iemand uit zijn humeur brengen

     put a Bill through Parliament • een wetsvoorstel door het parlement krijgen

     put one's children through university • zijn kinderen universitaire studies laten voltooien

     put the children to bed • de kinderen naar bed brengen

     put to death • ter dood brengen

     put a poem to music • een gedicht op muziek zetten

     put the children to school • de kinderen op school doen

     put one's son to a trade • voor zijn zoon een beroep vinden

     put oneself/someone to work • zich/iemand aan het werk zetten

     put to good use • goed gebruik maken van

     put £100 towards the cost • £100 in de kosten bijdragen

2   put someone through a severe test • iemand aan een zware test onderwerpen

     〈 informeel〉 put someone through it • iemand een zware test afnemen/zwaar op de proef stellen

     put to flight/rout • op de vlucht drijven

     put someone to (great) inconvenience • iemand (veel) ongerief bezorgen

     put someone to trouble • iemand last/ongemak bezorgen

3   put taxes on • belastingen leggen op

     put £1,000,000 on the taxes • de belastingen met £1.000.000 verhogen

4   put money on • geld zetten/wedden op; 〈 figuurlijk〉 zeker zijn van

5   put a bullet through someone's head • iemand een kogel door het hoofd jagen

     〈 atletiek〉 put the shot • kogelstoten

6   put the situation to someone • iemand de situatie uitleggen

     put a proposal before/to a meeting • een vergadering een voorstel voorleggen

     put someone onto someone • iemand aan iemand voorstellen/bij iemand introduceren

7   put a question to someone • iemand een vraag stellen

     how shall I put it? • hoe zal ik het zeggen

     to put it bluntly • om het (maar) ronduit/cru te zeggen

8   put a text into another language • een tekst in een andere taal vertalen

9   you may put and call • u hebt een dubbele optie 〈 om aandelen te leveren of op te vragen〉

¶ 〈 informeel〉 put it there! • geef me de vijf! 〈 ten teken van akkoord〉

     be hard put (to it) to do something • iets nauwelijks aankunnen, het erg moeilijk hebben om iets te doen

     put under • verdoven, onder narcose brengen

     put it/one/something across someone • het iemand flikken, iemand beetnemen

     〈 informeel〉 not put it past someone to do something • iemand ertoe in staat achten iets te doen

     I put it to him that he was wrong • ik hield het hem voor dat hij het verkeerd had

     put oneself to it to do something • zich ertoe zetten iets te doen

→ put about put about/, put across put across/, put ahead put ahead/, put aside put aside/, put away put away/, put back put back/, put behind put behind/, put by put by/, put down put down/, put forth put forth/, put forward put forward/, put in put in/, put off put off/, put on put on/, put out put out/, put over put over/, put through put through/, put to put to/, put together put together/, put up put up/

1) (place) tun; (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen; (through or into narrow opening) stecken

2) (cause to enter) stoßen

3) (bring into specified state) setzen

4) (impose)

5) (submit) unterbreiten (to Dat.) [Vorschlag, Plan usw.]

6) (cause to go or do)

7) (express) ausdrücken

8) (render)

9) (write) schreiben

10) (imagine)

11) (invest)

12) (stake) setzen (on auf + Akk.)

13) (estimate)

14) (subject)

15) (Athletics): (throw) stoßen [Kugel]

-tt-, put (Naut.)

- academic.ru/59262/put_about">put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put by

- put down

- put forward

- put in

- put off

- put on

- put out

- put over

- put through

- put together

- put up

- put upon

- put up with

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1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?)

2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) formulieren

3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) ausdrücken

4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) schreiben

5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) fahren

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I. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (place)

▪ to \put sth somewhere etw irgendwohin stellen [o setzen]; (lay down) etw irgendwohin legen; (push in) etw irgendwohin stecken

they \put a horseshoe above [or over] their door sie brachten ein Hufeisen über ihrer Tür an

he was \put up against the wall man stellte ihn an die Wand

he looked at the pile of work his boss had \put before him er sah sich den Haufen Arbeit an, den seine Chefin ihm hingelegt hatte

you've got to \put the past behind you du musst die Vergangenheit vergangen seinlassen [o begraben]

\put your clothes in the closet häng deine Kleider in den Schrank

he \put his hands in his pockets er steckte die Hände in die Taschen

she \put some milk in her coffee sie gab etwas Milch in ihren Kaffee

to \put the ball in the net (tennis) den Ball ins Netz schlagen; (football) den Ball ins Netz spielen

this \puts me in a very difficult position das bringt mich in eine schwierige Situation

I \put my complete confidence in him ich setze mein volles Vertrauen auf ihn [o in ihn]

to \put oneself in sb's place [or position] [or shoes] sich akk in jds Situation versetzen

\put the cake into the oven schieb den Kuchen in den Backofen

they \put the plug into the socket sie steckten den Stecker in die Steckdose

he \put salt into the sugar bowl by mistake er hat aus Versehen Salz in die Zuckerdose gefüllt

they \put him into a cell sie brachten ihn in eine Zelle

to \put sth into storage etw einlagern

to \put a child into care ein Kind in Pflege geben

to \put sb into a home jdn in ein Heim stecken

to \put sb in[to] prison jdn ins Gefängnis bringen

to \put fear into sb's heart jdn ängstigen, jdm Angst machen

to \put an idea in[to] sb's head jdn auf eine Idee bringen

whatever \put that idea into your head? wie kommst du denn darauf?

to \put one's ideas into practice seine Ideen in die Praxis umsetzen

Sam will eat anything you \put in front of him Sam isst alles, was man ihm vorsetzt

\put the soup spoons next to the knives leg die Suppenlöffel neben die Messer

we should \put my mum next to Mrs Larson wir sollten meine Mutter neben Frau Larson setzen

she \put her coffee cup on the table sie stellte ihre Kaffeetasse auf den Tisch

do you know how to \put a saddle on a horse? weißt du, wie man ein Pferd sattelt?

I \put clean sheets on the bed ich habe das Bett frisch bezogen

he \put his head on my shoulder er legte seinen Kopf auf meine Schulter

you can't \put a value on friendship Freundschaft lässt sich nicht mit Geld bezahlen

to \put the emphasis on sth den Schwerpunkt auf etw akk legen, etw betonen

a price of £10,000 was \put on the car das Auto wurde mit 10.000 Pfund veranschlagt

she \put her arm round him sie legte ihren Arm um ihn

he \put his head round the door er steckte den Kopf zur Tür herein

he \put his finger to his lips to call for silence er hielt seinen Finger vor die Lippen und bat um Ruhe

to \put a glass to one's lips ein Glas zum Mund führen

she \put the shell to her ear sie hielt sich die Muschel ans Ohr

to \put sb to bed jdn ins Bett bringen

he was \put under the care of his aunt er wurde in die Obhut seiner Tante gegeben

I didn't know where to \put myself ich wusste nicht wohin mit mir

to \put sb/sth in jeopardy jdn/etw in Gefahr bringen

to \put sb in a rage jdn wütend machen

this \puts me in a very difficult position das bringt mich in eine sehr schwierige Situation

he was able to \put them in a good mood er konnte sie aufheitern

to stay \put person sich nicht von der Stelle rühren; object liegen/stehen/hängen bleiben; hair halten

\put it there! (congratulating) gratuliere!; (concluding a deal) abgemacht!

to \put the shot SPORT Kugel stoßen

2. (invest)

to \put effort/energy/money/time into sth Mühe/Energie/Geld/Zeit in etw akk stecken [o investieren]

we \put most of the profits towards research wir verwenden den Großteil der Gewinne für die Forschung

everyone could \put £3 towards a new coffee machine jeder könnte 3 Pfund zum Kauf einer neuen Kaffeemaschine dazugeben

to \put money into an account Geld auf ein Konto einzahlen

she \put money on a horse sie setzte auf ein Pferd

we \put back all our profits into the company all unsere Gewinne fließen in die Firma zurück

3. (impose)

to \put the blame on sb jdm die Schuld geben

to \put sb to great cost [or expense] jdn viel kosten, jdm große Ausgaben verursachen

to \put demands upon sb von jdm etwas verlangen

to \put an embargo on sth ein Embargo über etw akk verhängen

to \put an embargo on trade ein Handelsembargo verhängen

to \put faith [or trust] in sth sein Vertrauen in etw akk setzen

to \put the heat [or screws] on sb for sth (sl) jdm wegen einer S. gen die Hölle heißmachen fam

to \put sb under oath jdn vereidigen

to \put a premium on sth etw hoch einschätzen

to \put pressure on sb jdn unter Druck setzen

to \put sb under pressure [or strain] jdn unter Druck setzen

to \put a restriction [or limitation] on sth etw einschränken

to \put a spell [or curse] on sb jdn verwünschen [o verfluchen]

the children were \put on their best behaviour den Kindern wurde gesagt, dass sie sich ja gut zu benehmen haben

to \put a tax on sth etw besteuern [o mit einer Steuer belegen]

to \put sb/sth to the test jdn/etw auf die Probe stellen; (put a strain on) jdn/etw strapazieren

to \put sb on trial jdn vor Gericht bringen

to \put sb to a lot of trouble jdm viel Mühe bereiten [o machen

4. (present)

to \put a case to [or before] a judge einen Fall vor Gericht bringen

to \put sth to a discussion etw zur Diskussion stellen

to \put an idea [or a suggestion] to sb jdm etw vorschlagen

to \put one's point of view seinen Standpunkt darlegen

to \put a problem to sb jdm ein Problem darlegen

to \put a proposal before a committee einem Ausschuss einen Vorschlag unterbreiten

to \put a question to sb jdm eine Frage stellen

to \put sth to a vote etw zur Abstimmung bringen

5. (include)

▪ to \put sth in[to] sth etw in etw akk o dat aufnehmen, etw in etw akk einfügen

to \put sth on the agenda etw auf die Tagesordnung setzen; FOOD (add)

\put some more salt in füge noch etwas Salz hinzu

6. (indicating change of condition)

she always \puts her guests at ease right away sie schafft es immer, dass ihre Gäste sich sofort wohl fühlen

to \put sb at risk [or in danger] jdn in Gefahr bringen

to \put sb in a good/bad mood jds Laune heben/verderben

to \put one's affairs in order seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen

to \put a plan into operation einen Plan in die Tat umsetzen

to \put sth out of order etw kaputtmachen fam

to \put sb/an animal out of his/its misery jdn/ein Tier von seinen Qualen erlösen

to \put sb to death jdn hinrichten

to \put sb to flight jdn in die Flucht schlagen

to \put sb to shame jdn beschämen

to \put a stop [or an end] to sth etw beenden

to \put sb under arrest jdn unter Arrest stellen

to \put sb under hypnosis jdn hypnotisieren

to \put sth right etw in Ordnung bringen

to \put sb straight jdn korrigieren

to \put sb out of the competition jdn aus dem Rennen werfen

7. (express)

▪ to \put sth etw ausdrücken

let me \put it this way lass es mich so sagen

how should I \put it? wie soll ich mich ausdrücken?

to \put it bluntly um es deutlich zu sagen

to \put it mildly, we were shocked at your behaviour wir waren, gelinde gesagt, geschockt über dein Verhalten

that's \putting it mildly das ist ja noch milde ausgedrückt

as Shakespeare \put it wie Shakespeare schon sagte

she didn't know how to \put her thoughts into words sie wusste nicht, wie sie ihre Gedanken in Worte fassen sollte

\putting Shakespeare into modern English is difficult Shakespeare in zeitgenössisches Englisch zu übertragen ist schwierig

she really \puts passion into her performance sie steckt viel Leidenschaftlichkeit in ihren Vortrag

to \put one's feelings into words seine Gefühle ausdrücken

to \put a verb into the past tense ein Verb in die Vergangenheit setzen

8. (write)

to \put a cross/tick next to sth etw ankreuzen/abhaken

to \put one's signature to sth seine Unterschrift unter etw setzen

please \put your signature here bitte unterschreiben Sie hier

9. (estimate, value)

I wouldn't \put him among the best film directors ich würde ihn nicht zu den besten Regisseuren zählen

she \puts her job above everything else für sie geht ihr Beruf allem anderen vor, sie stellt ihren Beruf vor allem anderen

▪ to \put sb/sth at sth jdn/etw auf etw akk schätzen

I'd \put him at about 50 ich schätze ihn auf ungefähr 50

▪ to \put sb/sth in sth jdn/etw in etw akk einordnen

I would \put her in her 50s ich würde sie so in den Fünfzigern schätzen

to \put sb/sth in a category jdn/etw in eine Kategorie einordnen

it can't be \put in the same category as a Rolls Royce man kann es nicht auf eine Stufe mit einem Rolls Royce stellen

to \put sb/sth on a level [or par] with sb/sth jdn/etw auf eine Stufe mit jdm/etw stellen

to \put a value of £10,000 on sth den Wert einer S. gen auf 10.000 Pfund schätzen

10. (direct)

▪ to \put sb onto sth/sb jdn auf etw/jdn aufmerksam machen

the phone book \put me onto the dentist durch das Telefonbuch kam ich auf den Zahnarzt

they \put three people on the job sie setzen drei Leute ein für diesen Job

to \put sb to do sth [or doing sth] jdn abordnen, etw zu tun

11. (see someone off)

▪ to \put sb on sth jdn zu etw dat bringen

he \put his girlfriend on the plane er brachte seine Freundin zum Flugzeug

to \put sb onto the bus jdn zum Bus bringen

to \put sb in a taxi jdn in ein Taxi setzen

12. (install)

▪ to \put sth into sth MECH etw in etw akk einsetzen

to \put heating/a kitchen into a house eine Heizung/Küche in einem Haus installieren

we \put a new hard drive on our computer wir haben eine neue Festplatte in unseren Computer eingebaut

13. MED (prescribe)

▪ to \put sb on sth jdm etw verschreiben

the doctor has \put her on a strict diet der Arzt hat ihr eine strenge Diät verordnet

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

NAUT anlegen, vor Anker gehen

to \put into the dock am Dock anlegen, vor Anker gehen

to \put into Hamburg/harbour in Hamburg/in den Hafen einlaufen

to \put to sea in See stechen

III. NOUN

STOCKEX Verkaufsoption f

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put [pʊt]

A s

1. besonders Kugelstoßen: Stoß m

2. Börse: Rückprämie f (beim Prämiengeschäft): → put and call (option)

B adj stay put umg sich nicht (vom Fleck) rühren

C v/t prät und pperf put

1. legen, stellen, setzen, tun:

put it on the table leg es auf den Tisch;

I shall put the matter before him ich werde ihm die Sache vorlegen;

put the matter in(to) his hands leg die Angelegenheit in seine Hände;

I put him above his brother ich stelle ihn über seinen Bruder;

put sb on a job jemanden an eine Arbeit setzen, jemanden mit einer Arbeit betrauen;

put eleven men behind the ball FUSSB die ganze Mannschaft defensiv spielen lassen;

his time put him in 3rd place SPORT seine Zeit brachte ihn auf den 3. Platz; → a. die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven

2. stecken (in one’s pocket in die Tasche):

put a lot of work into viel Arbeit stecken in (akk)

3. jemanden ins Bett, in eine unangenehme Lage etc, etwas auf den Markt, in Ordnung etc bringen:

he put her across the river er brachte oder beförderte sie über den Fluss;

put the cow to the bull die Kuh zum Stier bringen;

put into shape in (die richtige) Form bringen;

put sth on paper etwas zu Papier bringen; → mind A 2, right A 5

4. etwas in Kraft, in Umlauf, in Gang etc, jemanden in Besitz, ins Unrecht, über ein Land etc setzen:

put o.s. in a good light sich ins rechte Licht setzen;

put the case that … gesetzt den Fall, dass …; → action 1, 2, end Bes Redew, foot A 1, place A 3, trust A 1

5. put o.s. sich in jemandes Hände etc begeben:

put o.s. under sb’s care sich in jemandes Obhut begeben;

put yourself in(to) my hands vertraue dich mir ganz an

6. unterwerfen, aussetzen ( beide:

to dat):

I have put you through a lot ich habe dir viel zugemutet; → death 1, expense Bes Redew, inconvenience A 2, question A 6, shame A 2, sword, test¹ A 2

7. put out of aus … hinausstellen, verdrängen oder werfen aus, außer Betrieb od Gefecht etc setzen: → action 13, running A 2

8. Land bepflanzen (into, under mit) the fields were put under potatoes auf den Feldern wurden Kartoffeln gepflanzt

9. (to) setzen (an akk), (an)treiben oder drängen oder zwingen (zu):

put sb to work jemanden an die Arbeit setzen, jemanden arbeiten lassen;

put to school zur Schule schicken;

put to trade jemanden ein Handwerk lernen lassen;

put sb to a joiner jemanden bei einem Schreiner in die Lehre geben;

put the horse to ( oder at) the fence das Pferd zum Sprung über den Zaun antreiben;

put sb to it jemandem zusetzen, jemanden bedrängen;

be hard put to it arg bedrängt werden, in große Bedrängnis kommen;

they were hard put to it to find a house sie taten sich schwer, ein Haus zu finden;

put sb through a book jemanden zum Durchlesen oder -arbeiten eines Buches zwingen;

put sb through it jemanden auf Herz und Nieren prüfen; → blush B 1, flight², pace¹ A 5

10. veranlassen, verlocken ( beide:

on, to zu)

11. in Furcht, Wut etc versetzen:

put sb in fear of their life jemandem eine Todesangst einjagen; → countenance A 2, ease A 2, guard C 4, mettle 2, temper A 4

12. übersetzen, -tragen ( beide:

into French ins Französische)

13. (un)klar etc ausdrücken, klug etc formulieren, in Worte fassen:

I cannot put it into words ich kann es nicht in Worte fassen;

put one’s feelings into words seine Gefühle aussprechen;

how shall I put it? wie soll ich mich oder es ausdrücken?;

put another way anders gesagt oder ausgedrückt, mit anderen Worten; → mild 1

14. schätzen (at auf akk):

15. (to) verwenden (für), anwenden (zu):

put sth to a good use etwas gut verwenden

16. eine Entscheidung etc gründen (on auf akk)

17. eine Frage, einen Antrag etc stellen, vorlegen:

a) ich appelliere an Sie, ich wende mich an Sie,

b) ich stelle es Ihnen anheim;

I put it to you that … besonders JUR ich halte Ihnen vor, dass …; geben Sie zu, dass …

18. Geld setzen, wetten ( beide:

on auf akk)

19. (into) Geld stecken (in akk), anlegen (in dat), investieren (in dat)

20. (on) eine Steuer etc auferlegen (dat), legen (auf akk):

put a tax on sth etwas besteuern

21. die Schuld zuschieben, geben ( beide:

on dat)

22. die Uhr stellen

23. (in, into) hinzufügen (dat), (hinein)tun, geben (in akk):

put sugar in one’s coffee Zucker in seinen Kaffee tun

24. besonders SPORT die Kugel, den Stein stoßen

25. schleudern, werfen

26. eine Waffe stoßen, eine Kugel schießen ( beide:

in, into in akk)

27. put one across sb umg jemanden drankriegen oder reinlegen

D v/i

1. sich begeben, fahren, gehen, besonders eilen ( alle:

for nach):

put to land an Land gehen;

put for home US umg sich heimtrollen; → sea 1

2. SCHIFF segeln, steuern, fahren

3. US münden, sich ergießen, fließen ( alle:

into in akk)

4. put upon (meist passiv)

a) jemandem zusetzen, jemanden bedrängen,

b) jemanden ausnutzen, -nützen,

c) jemanden betrügen

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1) (place) tun; (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen; (through or into narrow opening) stecken

2) (cause to enter) stoßen

3) (bring into specified state) setzen

4) (impose)

5) (submit) unterbreiten (to Dat.) [Vorschlag, Plan usw.]

6) (cause to go or do)

7) (express) ausdrücken

8) (render)

9) (write) schreiben

10) (imagine)

11) (invest)

12) (stake) setzen (on auf + Akk.)

13) (estimate)

14) (subject)

15) (Athletics): (throw) stoßen [Kugel]

-tt-, put (Naut.)

- put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put by

- put down

- put forward

- put in

- put off

- put on

- put out

- put over

- put through

- put together

- put up

- put upon

- put up with

* * *

gegen etwas scharf vorgehen ausdr.

sperren v. (take) into care expr.

in Pflege geben (nehmen) ausdr. v.

= ausgeben v.

legen v.

setzen v.

stellen v.

<-tt-, put, put> [pʊt] vt

1) ( place)

to \put sth somewhere etw irgendwohin stellen [o setzen]; ( lay down) etw irgendwohin legen;

( push in) etw irgendwohin stecken;

they \put a horseshoe above [or over] their door sie brachten ein Hufeisen über ihrer Tür an;

he was \put up against the wall man stellte ihn an die Wand;

he looked at the pile of work his boss had \put before him er sah sich den Haufen Arbeit an, den seine Chefin ihm hingelegt hatte;

you've got to \put the past behind you du musst die Vergangenheit vergangen sein lassen [o begraben];

\put your clothes in the closet häng deine Kleider in den Schrank;

he \put his hands in his pockets er steckte die Hände in die Taschen;

she \put some milk in her coffee sie gab etwas Milch in ihren Kaffee;

to \put the ball in the net ( tennis) den Ball ins Netz schlagen;

( football) den Ball ins Netz spielen;

this \puts me in a very difficult position das bringt mich in eine schwierige Situation;

I \put my complete confidence in him ich setze mein volles Vertrauen auf ihn [o in ihn];

to \put oneself in sb's place [or position] [or shoes] sich akk in jds Situation versetzen;

\put the cake into the oven schieb den Kuchen in den Backofen;

they \put the plug into the socket sie steckten den Stecker in die Steckdose;

he \put salt into the sugar bowl by mistake er hat aus Versehen Salz in die Zuckerdose gefüllt;

they \put him into a cell sie brachten ihn in eine Zelle;

to \put sth into storage etw einlagern;

to \put a child into care ein Kind in Pflege geben;

to \put sb into a home jdn in ein Heim stecken;

to \put sb in[to] prison jdn ins Gefängnis bringen;

to \put fear into sb's heart jdn ängstigen, jdm Angst machen;

to \put an idea in[to] sb's head jdn auf eine Idee bringen;

whatever \put that idea into your head? wie kommst du denn darauf?;

to \put one's ideas into practice seine Ideen in die Praxis umsetzen;

Sam will eat anything you \put in front of him Sam isst alles, was man ihm vorsetzt;

\put the soup spoons next to the knives leg die Suppenlöffel neben die Messer;

we should \put my mum next to Mrs Larson wir sollten meine Mutter neben Frau Larson setzen;

she \put her coffee cup on the table sie stellte ihre Kaffeetasse auf den Tisch;

do you know how to \put a saddle on a horse? weißt du, wie man ein Pferd sattelt?;

I \put clean sheets on the bed ich habe das Bett frisch bezogen;

he \put his head on my shoulder er legte seinen Kopf auf meine Schulter;

you can't \put a value on friendship Freundschaft lässt sich nicht mit Geld bezahlen;

to \put the emphasis on sth den Schwerpunkt auf etw akk legen, etw betonen;

a price of £10,000 was \put on the car das Auto wurde mit 10.000 Pfund veranschlagt;

she \put her arm round him sie legte ihren Arm um ihn;

he \put his head round the door er steckte den Kopf zur Tür herein;

he \put his finger to his lips to call for silence er hielt seinen Finger vor die Lippen und bat um Ruhe;

to \put a glass to one's lips ein Glas zum Mund führen;

she \put the shell to her ear sie hielt sich die Muschel ans Ohr;

to \put sb to bed jdn ins Bett bringen;

he was \put under the care of his aunt er wurde in die Obhut seiner Tante gegeben;

I didn't know where to \put myself ich wusste nicht wohin mit mir;

to stay \put person sich nicht von der Stelle rühren; object liegen/stehen/hängen bleiben; hair halten;

\put it there! ( congratulating) gratuliere!;

( concluding a deal) abgemacht!;

to \put the shot sports Kugel stoßen

2) ( invest)

to \put effort/ energy/ money/ time into sth Mühe/Energie/Geld/Zeit in etw akk stecken [o investieren];

we \put most of the profits towards research wir verwenden den Großteil der Gewinne für die Forschung;

everyone could \put £3 towards a new coffee machine jeder könnte £3 zum Kauf einer neuen Kaffeemaschine dazugeben;

to \put money into an account Geld auf ein Konto einzahlen;

she \put money on a horse sie setzte auf ein Pferd;

we \put back all our profits into the company all unsere Gewinne fließen in die Firma zurück

3) ( impose)

to \put the blame on sb jdm die Schuld geben;

to \put sb to great cost [or expense] jdn viel kosten, jdm große Ausgaben verursachen;

to \put demands upon sb von jdm etwas verlangen;

to \put an embargo on sth ein Embargo über etw akk verhängen;

to \put faith [or trust] in sth sein Vertrauen in etw akk setzen;

to \put the heat [or screws] on sb for sth (sl) jdm wegen einer S. gen die Hölle heißmachen ( fam)

to \put sb under oath jdn vereidigen;

to \put a premium on sth etw hoch einschätzen;

to \put pressure on sb jdn unter Druck setzen;

to \put sb under pressure [or strain] jdn unter Druck setzen;

to \put a restriction [or limitation] on sth etw einschränken;

to \put a spell [or curse] on sb jdn verwünschen [o verfluchen];

the children were \put on their best behaviour den Kindern wurde gesagt, dass sie sich ja gut zu benehmen haben;

to \put a tax on sth etw besteuern [o mit einer Steuer belegen];

to \put sb/ sth to the test jdn/etw auf die Probe stellen;

( put a strain on) jdn/etw strapazieren;

to \put sb on trial jdn vor Gericht bringen;

to \put sb to a lot of trouble jdm viel Mühe bereiten [o machen];

4) ( present)

to \put a case to [or before] a judge einen Fall vor Gericht bringen;

to \put sth to a discussion etw zur Diskussion stellen;

to \put an idea [or a suggestion] to sb jdm etw vorschlagen;

to \put one's point of view seinen Standpunkt darlegen;

to \put a problem to sb jdm ein Problem darlegen;

to \put a proposal before a committee einem Ausschuss einen Vorschlag unterbreiten;

to \put a question to sb jdm eine Frage stellen;

to \put sth to a vote etw zur Abstimmung bringen

5) ( include)

to \put sth in[to] sth etw in etw akk o dat aufnehmen, etw in etw akk einfügen;

to \put sth on the agenda etw auf die Tagesordnung setzen; food ( add)

\put some more salt in füge noch etwas Salz hinzu

6) ( indicating change of condition)

she always \puts her guests at ease right away sie schafft es immer, dass ihre Gäste sich sofort wohl fühlen;

to \put sb at risk [or in danger] jdn in Gefahr bringen;

to \put sb in a good/ bad mood jds Laune heben/verderben;

to \put one's affairs in order seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen;

to \put a plan into operation einen Plan in die Tat umsetzen;

to \put sth out of order etw kaputtmachen ( fam)

to \put sb/ an animal out of his/ its misery jdn/ein Tier von seinen Qualen erlösen;

to \put sb to death jdn hinrichten;

to \put sb to flight jdn in die Flucht schlagen;

to \put sb to shame jdn beschämen;

to \put a stop [or an end] to sth etw beenden;

to \put sb under arrest jdn unter Arrest stellen;

to \put sb under hypnosis jdn hypnotisieren;

to \put sth right etw in Ordnung bringen;

to \put sb straight jdn korrigieren

7) ( express)

to \put sth etw ausdrücken;

let me \put it this way lass es mich so sagen;

how should I \put it? wie soll ich mich ausdrücken?;

to \put it bluntly um es deutlich zu sagen;

to \put it mildly, we were shocked at your behaviour wir waren, gelinde gesagt, geschockt über dein Verhalten;

that's \putting it mildly das ist ja noch milde ausgedrückt;

as Shakespeare \put it wie Shakespeare schon sagte;

she didn't know how to \put her thoughts into words sie wusste nicht, wie sie ihre Gedanken in Worte fassen sollte;

\putting Shakespeare into modern English is difficult Shakespeare in zeitgenössisches Englisch zu übertragen ist schwierig;

she really \puts passion into her performance sie steckt viel Leidenschaftlichkeit in ihren Vortrag;

to \put one's feelings into words seine Gefühle ausdrücken;

to \put a verb into the past tense ein Verb in die Vergangenheit setzen

8) ( write)

to \put a cross/ tick next to sth etw ankreuzen/abhaken;

to \put one's signature to sth seine Unterschrift unter etw setzen;

please \put your signature here bitte unterschreiben Sie hier

9) (estimate, value)

I wouldn't \put him among the best film directors ich würde ihn nicht zu den besten Regisseuren zählen;

she \puts her job above everything else für sie geht ihr Beruf allem anderen vor, sie stellt ihren Beruf vor allem anderen;

to \put sb/ sth in a category jdn/etw in eine Kategorie einordnen;

to \put sb/ sth on a level [or par] with sb/ sth jdn/etw auf eine Stufe mit jdm/etw stellen;

to \put a value of £10,000 on sth den Wert einer S. gen auf £10.000 schätzen;

to \put sb/ sth at sth jdn/etw auf etw akk schätzen;

I'd \put him at about 50 ich schätze ihn auf ungefähr 50

10) ( direct)

to \put sb onto sth/sb jdn auf etw/jdn aufmerksam machen;

the phone book \put me onto the dentist durch das Telefonbuch kam ich auf den Zahnarzt;

they \put three people on the job sie setzen drei Leute ein für diesen Job;

to \put sb to do sth [or doing sth] jdn abordnen, etw zu tun

11) ( see someone off)

to \put sb on sth jdn zu etw dat bringen;

he \put his girlfriend on the plane er brachte seine Freundin zum Flugzeug;

to \put sb onto the bus jdn zum Bus bringen;

to \put sb in a taxi jdn in ein Taxi setzen

12) ( install)

to \put sth into sth mech etw in etw akk einsetzen;

to \put heating/ a kitchen into a house eine Heizung/Küche in einem Haus installieren;

we \put a new hard drive on our computer wir haben eine neue Festplatte in unseren Computer eingebaut

13) med ( prescribe)

to \put sb on sth jdm etw verschreiben;

the doctor has \put her on a strict diet der Arzt hat ihr eine strenge Diät verordnet vi naut

to \put to sea in See stechen

"two. -dir for the second time. -miz the two of us. -miz de both of us. -si the two (of them). -si de both (of them). - ahbap çavuşlar colloq. inseparable friends, great pals. -si arası 1. neither one nor the other, a combination of the two. 2. (someone, something) who/which is a mixture of the two. - arada bir derede somehow or other. - arada bir derede kalmak to be in a tight situation. - arada kalmak to be at a loss as to whom to believe; not to know whom to support. - ateş arasında kalmak to be caught between two fires. - atomlu chem. diatomic. - ayağını bir pabuca sokmak/koymak /ın/ to pressure (someone), put pressure on (someone) (to finish something immediately). - baştan olmak (for something) to be possible only if both sides are in agreement about it. -de bir/birde very frequently, all the time, constantly, continually, every whipstitch. -si bir kapıya çıkar. colloq. They both amount to the same thing. -si bir kazanda kaynamamak not to get along together. -sini bir kazana koysalar kaynamazlar. colloq. It´s impossible for them to get along with each other. - boyutlu two-dimensional. - buçukluk (a) two-and-a-half lira coin. - büklüm bent double, very stooped. - cambaz bir ipte oynamaz. proverb If two cheats try to work together, they end up cheating each other. - cami arasında kalmış beynamaz/binamaz (someone) who doesn´t know which alternative to choose, (someone) who doesn´t know which of two choices to make. - cihanda in this world and the next. - çıplak bir hamama yakışır. proverb Don´t think about marrying if you haven´t got a penny to your name. - çift laf/söz a word or two, a few words. - çifte kayık/- çifteli rowboat with two pairs of oars. - değerlikli chem. bivalent (element). - dinle (bin işit) bir söyle. proverb Listen before you talk. - dirhem bir çekirdek dressed up fit to kill, dressed up to the nines, all dolled up. - dünya this world and the world to come. - eli böğründe kalmak to be at a loss as to what to do; to feel helpless. - eli (kızıl) kanda olsa no matter what he´s/she´s doing, no matter what, no matter how tied up he/she is. - eli şakaklarında düşünmek to brood, be deep in thought. - eli yakasında olmak /ın/ to intend to settle accounts (with another) on Judgment Day. - elim yanıma gelecek. colloq. I swear I´m telling the truth!/Cross my heart! - evli bigamous. - geçeli in two rows facing each other. - gönül bir olursa/olunca samanlık seyran olur. proverb If two people are really in love they can make do with a bare minimum of worldly goods. - gözüm my dear; my dear friend; my dear lady; my dear fellow. - gözle görme/- göze değgin görme binocular vision. - gözü iki çeşme crying one´s eyes out, crying one´s heart out. - gözüm kör olsun! I swear to God! - gözüm önüme aksın! I swear to God! - günde bir every other day. - hörgüçlü deve Bactrian camel, two-humped camel. - karpuz bir koltuğa sığmaz. proverb You can´t do two things at once. - kat 1. doubled, folded. 2. bent double, very stooped. - katı /ın/ double the amount of. - katlı 1. two-storied. 2. two-layered. - kat olmak to be bent double, become very stooped. - kere twice. - kere iki dört eder gibi as sure as two and two is four. - misli twofold, twice as much. - namlulu double-barreled. - nokta colon (punctuation mark). -si ortası/-sinin ortası 1. (someone, something) which is a blend of the two. 2. a blend of the two. 3. middle ground, middle of the road; middle way, middle path. - paralık etmek /ı/ to ruin (someone´s) reputation, discredit (someone) thoroughly. - paralık olmak (for someone´s reputation) to be ruined, (for someone) to be thoroughly discredited. - rahmetten biri. colloq. If he can´t get well I hope death will put an end to his sufferings. - satır konuşmak/dertleşmek to have a brief chat. - seksen uzanmak slang 1. to be tickled pink. 2. to be flattened (by a fisticuff). 3. to loll. - sözü/lafı/lakırdıyı bir araya getirememek to be unable to express ones

1) General subject: bring pressure to bear, exert, pressurize, put pressure, subject someone to stress (на кого-л.)

2) Colloquial: put the heat on someone (на кого-л.)

3) Literal: put the screw on

4) Diplomatic term: bring pressure on (на кого-л.), press into doing (на кого-л.)

5) Makarov: exert pressure (на)

1  pressure

♦voorbeelden:

1   pressie op iemand uitoefenen • put pressure on someone, put someone under pressure; 〈 informeel〉 twist someone's arm

put pressure on someone, put someone under pressure; 〈 informeel〉 twist someone's arm

〈de〉

1 [het duwen] pressure

2 [stuwende kracht] pressure

3 [pressie, aandrang] pressure ⇒ 〈 spanning〉 strain, stress

4 [oplage] edition

♦voorbeelden:

1   druk uitoefenen (op) • 〈 figuurlijk〉 exert pressure (on)

     een druk op de knop is voldoende • just press the button

2   zijwaartse/opwaartse druk • lateral/upwards pressure

     de druk verhogen (op), onder hogere druk zetten • increase the pressure (on)

     de druk verlagen • ease the pressure

3   iemand onder druk zetten • put pressure on someone

     onder de druk der omstandigheden handelen • be forced by circumstances to do something

4   een herziene druk • a revised edition

     (tweede,) onveranderde druk • second edition

¶   de druk is van de ketel • the pressure is off

     in druk verschijnen • appear in print

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I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 [veel werk gevend] busy ⇒ demanding

2 [veel te doen hebbend; bezet] busy ⇒ active

3 [bedrijvig] busy ⇒ lively

4 [intensief] busy

5 [luidruchtig] active ⇒ lively, boisterous

♦voorbeelden:

1   een drukke baan • a demanding job

2   wegens drukke bezigheden/werkzaamheden • owing to the pressure of work

     een druk leven hebben • lead a busy life

     het druk hebben • be busy

3   een drukke straat • a busy street

4   (een) druk gebruik maken van • use frequently

5   drukke kinderen • boisterous children

     zich druk maken over iets • worry about something; 〈 onnodig〉 make a fuss about something

     zich niet druk maken • remain calm

II 〈 bijwoord〉

1 [intensief] busily

2 [luidruchtig, opgewonden] busily ⇒ noisily, excitedly

♦voorbeelden:

1   druk bezet • busy

     druk bezig zijn (met iets) • be very busy (with/doing something)

     een druk bezocht college • a well-attended lecture

     hij is druk aan het werk • he is busy working

     druk in de weer zijn • be on the go, bustle (about)

2   druk praten • talk animatedly, excitedly; 〈 als eigenschap〉 be (very) talkative

"1. /ı/ to tighten; to compress. 2. /ı/ to wedge in; to jam in; to squeeze (people, things) in, crowd (people, things) in. 3. /ı/ to press, pressure, put pressure on (someone). 4. /ı, a/ to slip (something) quietly into (someone´s hand, pocket, etc.). 5. /ı/ to squeeze or pinch (someone). 6. /ı/ to corner (a fleeing person). 7. /ı, a/ to catch, pinch (one´s finger, etc.) in (a place). "

〈 flink aanpakken〉 take someone to task; 〈 onder druk zetten〉 put pressure on someone

1 [klein staafje] peg, pin

2 [knijper] clip

♦voorbeelden:

2   iemand de pin op de neus zetten • 〈 flink aanpakken〉 take someone to task; 〈 onder druk zetten〉 put pressure on someone

συκοφαντέω fut. 3 sg. συκοφαντῆσει Lev 19:11; 1 aor. ἐσυκοφάντησα; fut. 3 sg. pass. συκοφαντηθήσεται (Just., D. 92, 5) (Aristoph., X., Pla. et al.; pap, LXX; TestJos 8:4; Philo; Jos., Bell. 1, 11, Ant. 10, 114, Vi. 52; SibOr 2, 73). Prim. ‘accuse falsely, slander’ (for guesses at derivation of the term s. L-S-M-J s.v. συκοφάντης, and lit. below)

① to put pressure on someone for personal gain, harass, squeeze, shake down, blackmail τινά someone (Pr 14:31; 22:16 πένητα; 28:3 πτωχούς) w. διασείω (BGU 1756, 11 [I B.C.]; s. διασείω and also cp. Antiphon, Or. 6, 43; UPZ 113, 9f [156 B.C.]; PTebt 43, 26 συκοφαντηθῶμεν and 36 συκοφαντίας τε καὶ διασισμοῦ χάριν=for the sake of calumny and shakedown) Lk 3:14.

② to secure someth. through intimidation, extort (Lysias 26, 24 τὶ παρά τινος) εἴ τινός τι ἐσυκοφάντησα if I have extorted anything from anyone Lk 19:8.—EbNestle, Sykophantia im bibl. Griech.: ZNW 4, 1903, 271f; JLofberg, The Sycophant-Parasite: ClPh 15, 1920, 61–72. On the derivation of the term s. esp. KLatte, Pauly-W. IV A (1932) 1028–31. S. also Arnott, Alexis p. 551f.—DELG s.v. σῦκον. M-M. TW.

1. /ı/ to squeeze. 2. /ı/ to wring. 3. /ı/ to hold (someone, something) tightly. 4. /ı, a/ to squirt (something) on. 5. /ı/ to put pressure on (someone). 6. /ı/ to annoy, bother. 7. /ı/ to shoot, fire (a bullet).

put pressure on someone

/ı/ 1. to wad (a muzzle-loading gun). 2. to put pressure on (someone).

1 to press (oprimir) (botón, tecla).

me aprietan las botas my boots are too tight

La enfermera apretó la herida The nurse pressed the wound.

2 to grit (juntar) (dientes).

La niña aprieta los dientes al dormir The girl grits her teeth when sleeping.

3 to squeeze.

apretar la mano a alguien to shake somebody's hand

María apretó la mostaza Mary squeezed the mustard.

4 to press.

lo están apretando para que acepte la oferta they are pressing him o putting pressure on him to accept the offer

5 to get worse, to intensify (calor, lluvia).

6 to tighten.

El mecánico aprieta duramente el tornillo The mechanic tightens the screw.

7 to pinch.

Me aprietan los zapatos My shoes pinch.

Ricardo apretó su nariz Richard pinched her nose.

8 to be too tight.

Esta faja aprieta This belt is too tight.

9 to press down, to push down.

Ricardo apretó el botón para iniciar Richard pressed down the button to start.

10 to be too tight for.

Me aprieta la ropa My clothes are too tight for me.

11 to be most intense, to be more intense.

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Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (estrechar) to squeeze, hug

2 (tornillo) to tighten; (cordones, nudo) to do up tight

3 (comprimir) to compress, press together, pack tight

4 (activar) to press, push

■ si aprietas este botón sonará la alarma if you press this button the alarm will go off

5 figurado (acosar) to keep on at; (presionar) to put pressure on, pressurize

► verbo intransitivo

1 figurado (aumentar) to increase, get worse

■ el calor aprieta it's getting hotter and hotter

2 (prendas) to fit tight, be tight on

■ esta falda me aprieta this skirt is too tight on me

3 (esforzarse) to work hard

■ tendrás que apretar en tus estudios you'll have to study a lot harder, you'll have to pull your socks up

► verbo pronominal apretarse

1 (apiñar) to narrow, tighten

2 (agolparse) to crowd together; (acercarse) to squeeze up

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apretar a correr to start running

apretar el paso to quicken one's pace

apretar la mano a alguien to shake somebody's hand

apretar el gatillo to pull the trigger

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1) to press

2) tighten

3) squeeze

4) pinch, be too tight

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1. VT

1) [+ tapa, tornillo, nudo] to tighten

2) (=pulsar) [+ interruptor, pedal, tecla] to press; [+ gatillo] to squeeze, pull

3) (=apretujar)

a) [+ objeto] to squeeze, grip; [para que no caiga] to clutch

b) [+ persona] [contra pared, suelo] to pin, press; [con los brazos] to clasp, clutch

4) (=presionar)

- apretar las clavijas o las tuercas a algn

5)

6)

7) (Mil) [+ asedio] to step up, intensify; [+ bloqueo] to tighten

2. VI

1) (=oprimir) [zapatos] to be too tight, pinch one's feet; [ropa] to be too tight

2) (=aumentar) [dolor, frío] to get worse; [viento] to intensify

3) (=presionar) to put on the pressure, pile on the pressure *

4) (=esforzarse)

5)

6)

7) Chile (=irse con prisa)

8) ** [al defecar] to push

apretarse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) < botón> to press, push; < acelerador> to put one's foot on, press; < gatillo> to pull, squeeze

b) <nudo/venda/tornillo> to tighten

c)

2)

a) ( apretujar)

b) ( presionar) to put pressure on

1) ropa/zapatos (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight

2) ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)

3) ( ser fuerte)

4)

a) ( esforzarse) to make an effort

b) profesor/jefe to be demanding

apretarse v pron to squeeze o squash together

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= squeeze, nip, tighten, screw, tighten + Posesivo + grip on, press, clenching, cramp.

Ex. Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

Ex. Rotary presses are like wringers the printing paper being nipped between two cylinders.

Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.

Ex. This was done by laying the right number of letters on their sides in the stick, pushing the sliding bar up to them and screwing it up tight.

Ex. This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.

Ex. To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.

Ex. A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.

Ex. The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.

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* apretar el gatillo = pull + the trigger.

* apretar fuerte = bear down on.

* apretarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.

* apretarse los machos = gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.

* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) < botón> to press, push; < acelerador> to put one's foot on, press; < gatillo> to pull, squeeze

b) <nudo/venda/tornillo> to tighten

c)

2)

a) ( apretujar)

b) ( presionar) to put pressure on

1) ropa/zapatos (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight

2) ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)

3) ( ser fuerte)

4)

a) ( esforzarse) to make an effort

b) profesor/jefe to be demanding

apretarse v pron to squeeze o squash together

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apretar [A5 ]

1 ‹botón› to press, push; ‹acelerador› to put one's foot on, press, depress ( frml); ‹gatillo› to pull, squeeze

2 ‹nudo/venda› to tighten; ‹tapa/tornillo› to tighten

apretó bien la tapa he screwed the lid on tightly

aprieta el puño clench your fist

apreté los dientes I gritted my teeth

clavija, tornillo

apretar el paso or la marcha to quicken one's pace o step

4 ‹letra› to squeeze together ( AmE), to squeeze up ( BrE)

apretar los puntos to knit tightly

(apretujar): apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breast

llevaba el osito apretado entre sus brazos she was clutching the teddy bear in her arms

me apretó el brazo con fuerza he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly

2 (presionar) to put pressure on

el profesor nos apretó mucho en los últimos meses in the last few months the teacher put a lot of pressure on us o pushed us really hard

A «ropa/zapatos» (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight

el vestido le aprieta the dress is too tight for her o is very tight on her

la falda me aprieta en las caderas the skirt is too tight around the hips

¡cómo me aprietan estos zapatos! these shoes are so tight!, these shoes really pinch my feet!

ver tb zapato

B (hacer presión) to press down ( o in etc)

(ser fuerte): a las tres de la tarde cuando el calor aprieta at three o'clock when the heat is at its most intense

a primeras horas de la mañana el frío aprieta (Chi, Méx); in the early hours of the morning you really feel the cold

cuando el hambre aprieta, la gente come cualquier cosa when people are in the grip of hunger they will eat anything

1 (esforzarse) to make an effort

vas a tener que apretar en la física you're going to have to knuckle down o make more of an effort in physics

2 «profesor/jefe» to be demanding dios

( Chi fam) (irse): todos apretaron a la salida everyone made a dash for o ran for the door ( colloq)

tuvimos que salir apretando we had to make a run for it ( colloq)

apretar a correr ( fam); to break into a run, start running

to squeeze o squash together, to squeeze o squash up ( BrE) cinturón

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a) ‹ botón› to press, push;

b) ‹nudo/tapa/tornillo› to tighten;

◊ apreté los dientes I gritted my teeth

a) ( apretujar):

◊ apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breast;

b) ( presionar) to put pressure on

◊ el vestido le aprieta the dress is too tight for her

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♦ vt

1. [oprimir] [botón, tecla] to press;

el zapato me aprieta my shoe is pinching;

me aprietan las botas my boots are too tight

2. [nudo, tuerca, cinturón] to tighten;

apretar las clavijas o [m5] los tornillos a alguien to put the screws on sb

3. [juntar] [dientes] to grit;

tendrás que apretar la letra you'll have to squeeze your handwriting up

4. [estrechar] to squeeze;

no me aprietes el brazo, me estás haciendo daño stop squeezing my arm, you're hurting me;

la apretó contra su pecho he held her to his chest;

apretar la mano a alguien to shake sb's hand

5. [acelerar]

como no apretemos el paso, no llegaremos nunca if we don't hurry up, we'll never get there

6. [exigir] to tighten up on;

apretar la disciplina to tighten up on discipline;

lo apretaron tanto que acabó confesando they pressed him so hard that he ended up confessing;

no me gusta que me aprieten en el trabajo I don't like to feel pressurized in my work;

lo están apretando para que acepte la oferta they are pressing him o putting pressure on him to accept the offer

7. [ropa, objetos] to pack tight

♦ vi

1. [calor, lluvia] to get worse, to intensify;

salgo de casa a las dos, cuando más aprieta el calor I leave home at two o'clock, when the heat is at its worst;

en agosto ha apretado mucho el calor it got a lot hotter in August;

cuando la necesidad aprieta, se agudiza el ingenio people become more resourceful when they really have to

2. [zapatos] to pinch;

3. [esforzarse] to push oneself;

tienes que apretar más si quieres aprobar you'll have to pull your socks up if you want to pass

4. Fam

el ladrón apretó a correr the thief ran off

♦ See also the pronominal verb apretarse

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I v/t

1 botón press;

apretó contra el pecho la fotografía/el niño she held the photograph/the child close, she pressed the photograph/the child to her breast;

apretar los puños clench one’s fists;

apretar los dientes grit one’s teeth

2 ( pellizcar, pinzar) squeeze

3 tuerca tighten

apretar el paso quicken one’s pace

II v/i

1 de ropa, zapato be too tight

apretar a correr start to run, start running

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apretar {55} vt

1) : to press, to push (a button)

2) : to tighten

3) : to squeeze

apretar vi

1) : to press, to push

2) : to fit tightly, to be too tight

los zapatos me aprietan: my shoes are tight

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apretar vb

1. (botón) to press

2. (gatillo) to pull

3. (tornillo, cinturón, nudo) to tighten

4. (exigir) to be strict with / to push hard

5. (quedar estrecho ropa) to be too tight

6. (esforzarse) to work harder

7. (aumentar calor) to increase

1) General subject: bring pressure to bear, bring pressure to bear on (на кого-л.), bring pressure to bear upon (на кого-л.), crowd, enforce, exert, high-pressure, lobby, place pressure on (на кого-л.), place pressure upon (на кого-л.), pressurize, put pressure, put pressure upon (на кого-л.), apply the screws, press, put the screws on, bring pressure to bear upon (на кого-л.), put pressure upon (на кого-л.), put the screws on (нажим, на кого-л., тж.), subject someone to stress, pressure

2) Colloquial: strong-arm

3) Literal: put the screw on

4) Military: apply pressure ( on, to), exert pressure (on, to), maintain pressure, put pressure (on) (на)

5) Mathematics: deliver pressure, exert pressure (against, on, upon)

6) Law: bias, bring to bear

7) Diplomatic term: bring pressure, push, (на кого-л.) put the heat on, (на кого-л.) turn the heat on

8) Politics: bring pressure on

9) Jargon: (на кого-л.) squeeze

10) Oil: put pressure on

11) Mass media: build pressure, generate pressure, impose pressure, inject( some more) pressure

12) Makarov: bring pressure to bear on (smb.) (на кого-л.), exert a pressure, thrust, twist arm (на кого-л.), use undue influence on (на кого-л.), exert pressure

13) Marketology: exert undue influence on somebody (на кого-л.)