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1 hard pressed
grūtībās; grūtā stāvoklī -
2 be hard pressed
(to be in difficulties: He's hard pressed financially.) būt grūtā situācijā -
3 I'm hard pressed for time
man ir maz laika -
4 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) []spiest; []spiesties2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) []spiest3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) uzstāt; steidzināt4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) pieprasīt; uzstāt5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) presēt; gludināt2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) spiediens; spiešana; presēšana; gludināšana2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) iespiedmašīna3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) prese; preses-4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) žurnālisti5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prese; spiedne•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on* * *spiešana; varmācīga vervēšana; rekvizēšana; spiediens; drūzmēšanās, spiešanās; neatliekamība, steiga; siena skapis; gludināšana; prese; žurnālisti; izdevniecība, tipogrāfija; iespiešana; iespiedmašīna; prese, spiedne; varmācīgi vervēt; spiest; nospiest, uzspiest, piespiest; rekvizēt; steidzināt; spiesties, drūzmēties; kategoriski prasīt, uzstāt; gludināt; presēt; štancēt -
5 cake
[keik] 1. noun1) (a food made by baking a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar etc: a piece of cake; a plate of cream cakes; a Christmas cake.) kūka; torte2) (a piece of other food pressed into shape: fishcakes; oatcakes.) plācenis3) (a flattened hard mass: a cake of soap.) gabals2. verb(to cover in the form of a dried mass: His shoes were caked with mud.) aplipt; pārklāt* * *kēkss, kūka, torte; plācenis; gabals; nauda; biezi pārklāt; sakalst, sacietēt -
6 snowball
noun (a ball of snow pressed hard together, especially made by children for throwing, as a game.) sniega pika* * *sniega pika; irbenāja zieds; pikoties; ātri pieaugt -
7 soft
[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) mīksts2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) maigs; glāsmains3) (not loud: a soft voice.) maigs; liegs4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) maigs; mierīgs5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) nepietiekami stingrs6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) bezalkoholisks7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) bailīgs•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for* * *vientiesis; mīksts; liegs, maigs; kluss; mierīgs; neizteikts, neskaidrs; atsaucīgs, līdzjūtīgs; silts, maigs; gļēvs; vājš; pamuļķīgs, vientiesīgs; bezalkoholisks; viegls; palatalizēts; lokans; mīksti; maigi; klusi; klusu!; lēnām!
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hard-pressed — [härd′prest′] adj. confronted with a difficulty or harassment … English World dictionary
hard-pressed — ► ADJECTIVE 1) closely pursued. 2) in difficulties … English terms dictionary
hard pressed — see hard pressed … English dictionary
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