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1 apremiar
v.1 to be pressing (ser urgente).¡el tiempo apremia! we're running out of time, time is short2 to urge, to excite, to buck up, to hasten.María apremiaba a su hijo a hablar Mary urged her son to talk.3 to compel.Ella apremió las directrices She compelled the guidelines.* * *1 (compeler) to urge, press, compel, put pressure on2 (dar prisa) to hurry, rush3 DERECHO to compel, constrain1 to be urgent■ el tiempo apremia time is short, time is running out, time presses on* * *verb1) to urge, press2) be urgent* * *1. VT1) (=apurar) to urge, urge on, press; (=obligar) to forceapremiar a algn a hacer algo, apremiar a algn para que haga algo — to press sb to do sth
2) (=dar prisa a) to hurry, hurry along3) (=oprimir) to oppress; (=acosar) to harass2.VI to be urgentapremiaba repararlo — it was in urgent need of repair work, it urgently needed repairing o to be repaired
* * *1.estamos apremiados de tiempo — we are pushed for o short of time
2.lo apremiaron con preguntas — they badgered o harassed him with questions
apremiar viel tiempo apremia — time is getting on o is pressing
* * *= come under + pressure, hustle.Ex. Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.Ex. The fair is open for visits from parents and friends as well as pupils and it is important that no one should be hustled through too quickly.----* dificultad + apremiar = difficulty + dog.* tiempo + apremiar = time + press, time + be of the essence.* * *1.estamos apremiados de tiempo — we are pushed for o short of time
2.lo apremiaron con preguntas — they badgered o harassed him with questions
apremiar viel tiempo apremia — time is getting on o is pressing
* * *= come under + pressure, hustle.Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.
Ex: The fair is open for visits from parents and friends as well as pupils and it is important that no one should be hustled through too quickly.* dificultad + apremiar = difficulty + dog.* tiempo + apremiar = time + press, time + be of the essence.* * *apremiar [A1 ]vt1(presionar): me están apremiando para que termine el trabajo they are putting pressure on me to get the job finished, they are pressuring ( AmE) o ( BrE) pressurising me to get the job finishedestamos apremiados de tiempo we are pushed for o short of timelo apremiaron con preguntas they badgered o harassed him with questionsno lo apremies que lo vas a poner nervioso don't hurry o rush him, you'll make him nervous2 ( Adm) to present a final demand to; ( Der) to obtain a court order o liability order against; (recargar) to surcharge■ apremiarviapremia enviar estos pedidos these orders must be sent off urgently o as soon as possibleel tiempo apremia time is getting on o is pressingapremia una solución a solution must be found as a matter of urgency* * *
apremiar ( conjugate apremiar) verbo transitivo ( presionar):
estamos apremiados de tiempo we are pushed for o short of time
verbo intransitivo
to be urgent;
el tiempo apremia time is getting on o is pressing
apremiar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (urgir, tener prisa) to be urgent
2 (acuciar, meter prisa) to press: el tiempo apremia, time is short
' apremiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- acuciar
English:
hustle
* * *♦ vtnos apremian para que acabemos cuanto antes they are putting pressure on us to finish as soon as possible♦ vi[ser urgente]el tiempo apremia we're running out of time, time is short;apremia que se tome una decisión a decision urgently needs to be taken* * *I v/t pressure, put pressure onII v/i:el tiempo apremia time is pressing* * *apremiar vtinstar: to pressure, to urgeapremiar viurgir: to be urgentel tiempo apremia: time is of the essence
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