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1 ♦ pressure
♦ pressure /ˈprɛʃə(r)/n. [u]1 (fis., mecc., med.) pressione: the pressure of a tyre, la pressione di un pneumatico; water pressure, pressione dell'acqua; blood pressure, pressione sanguigna; atmospheric pressure, pressione atmosferica3 (fig.) pressione; costrizione; tensione, tensioni; stress: (econ.) Prices have come under some slight pressure, si sono registrate lievi tensioni sui prezzi; to bring pressure to bear on sb., esercitare (o fare) pressioni su q.; to ease the pressure, ridurre la pressione; allentare la tensione; under pressure, sotto pressione; to put pressure on sb., mettere q. sotto pressione; to bow to pressure, cedere a pressioni; relentless pressure, pressione incalzante● (mecc.) pressure bar, premilamiera □ (aeron.) pressure cabin, cabina pressurizzata □ (metall.) pressure casting, pressofusione □ pressure cooker, pentola a pressione □ (mecc., autom.) pressure feed, alimentazione forzata □ pressure gauge, manometro □ (polit., econ.) pressure group, gruppo di pressione □ (mecc. dei fluidi) pressure head, altezza piezometrica □ pressure of business, affari urgenti; cumulo di lavoro □ (autom., mecc.) pressure plate, spingidisco □ (med.) pressure points, punti cutanei sensibili alla pressione □ pressure regulator, regolatore della pressione □ (comput.) pressure sensitive, sensibile alla pressione □ (tecn.) pressure suit, tuta pressurizzata □ (elettr.) pressure switch, interruttore a pressione □ (tecn.) pressure welding, saldatura per pressione □ (comm.) under the pressure of competition, sotto lo stimolo della concorrenza □ (fig.) to work at high pressure, lavorare intensamente; essere sotto sforzo (o sotto pressione) □ to yield under pressure, cedere (per le pressioni subite).(to) pressure /ˈprɛʃə(r)/(spec. USA) ► to pressurize. -
2 relentless
[rɪ'lentlɪs]aggettivo [ urge] implacabile; [ ambition] sfrenato; [noise, activity] incessante; [ attack] accanito* * *adjective (without pity; not allowing anything to keep one from what one is doing or trying to do: The police fight a relentless battle against crime.) implacabile* * *relentless /rɪˈlɛntləs/a.implacabile; incessante: relentless pressure, pressione incalzante; relentless criticism, critiche implacabili; We will be relentless in tracking down offenders and suspects, saremo inflessibili nel ricercare colpevoli e sospettirelentlessly avv. relentlessness n. [u].* * *[rɪ'lentlɪs]
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pressure — I n. 1) to exert, place, put pressure on smb. 2) to bring pressure to bear on smb. 3) to build up, increase (the) pressure 4) to feel pressure 5) to ease, relieve (the) pressure 6) to face; resist pressure (to resist pressure from extremist… … Combinatory dictionary
relentless — 01. The company is [relentless] in its search for profits, and will obviously do whatever is necessary to make more money. 02. We must be [relentless] in our demands for a fair contract. 03. Boxer Jake LaMotta was known as a raging bull for his… … Grammatical examples in English
relentless — re|lent|less [ rı lentləs ] adjective 1. ) something bad that is relentless never seems to stop or improve: He seems to be under relentless pressure at work. relentless criticism 2. ) determined and never stopping your attempts to achieve… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
relentless — UK [rɪˈlentləs] / US adjective 1) something bad that is relentless never seems to stop or improve He seems to be under relentless pressure at work. relentless criticism 2) determined, and never stopping your attempts to achieve something… … English dictionary
relentless — adjective Date: circa 1592 showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace ; unrelenting < relentless pressure > < a relentless campaign > • relentlessly adverb • relentlessness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
relentless — [[t]rɪle̱ntləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something bad that is relentless never stops or never becomes less intense. The pressure now was relentless. Syn: remorseless Derived words: relentlessly ADV GRADED The sun is beating down relentlessly. 2) ADJ… … English dictionary
pressure — noun 1 force produced by pressing ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle, light ▪ firm ▪ downward VERB + PRESSURE ▪ apply, exe … Collocations dictionary
relentless — adj. Relentless is used with these nouns: ↑assault, ↑barrage, ↑downpour, ↑drive, ↑expansion, ↑march, ↑onslaught, ↑pressure, ↑pursuit, ↑quest … Collocations dictionary
relentless — adj. 1 unrelenting; insistent and uncompromising. 2 continuous; oppressively constant (the pressure was relentless). Derivatives: relentlessly adv. relentlessness n … Useful english dictionary
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