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1 aftvinge
* * *vb:[ aftvinge én noget] force something ( fx an answer, a confession) from somebody,( stærkere) extort something ( fx a promise) from somebody;[ aftvinge én respekt (, beundring)] compel somebody's respect (, admiration). -
2 afpresse
blackmail, extort* * *vb extort from ( fx extort a confession from him);[ afpresse ham et løfte] wring a promise from him;[ afpresse én penge] blackmail somebody. -
3 presse
crush, hustle, jam, press, pressurize, push, squash, squeeze, strain* * *I. (en -r)( redskab til presning, trykkemaskine) press;( pressefolk) reporters,T pressmen pl;( radioavis) news;[ pressen](= aviserne) the press;[ få en god presse] have a good press.II. vb( trykke) press ( fx press the lid down; press one's nose against a window),( ind i, gennem etc også, kraftigere) squeeze ( fx try to squeeze (, press) too much into a suitcase),( skubbe også) push ( fx push a brush through the pipe; push one's finger through a hole; push him down);( trykke sammen, også om frugt) press ( fx flowers; press grapes to extract the juice),( kraftigere) squeeze ( fx a lemon, an orange);( om tøj) press, iron,( lave pressefolder i) press;[ presset glas] pressed glass;(fig) press ( fx he was hard pressed; the enemy pressed them hard);( tilskynde, søge at tvinge) press ( fx press him to stay),T (neds) push ( fx push him to join the party);( tvinge) force ( fx force him to pay up);( forcere) press ( fx one's voice);(glds: til krigstjeneste) press;(fig) squeeze him (, them etc) till the pips squeak;[ med præp & adv:]( om pengeafpresning) blackmail him;[ presse bukserne op] give the trousers a press;[ presse bilen op til 120 km i timen] push the car up to 120 km an hour;[ presse `på]( være presserende) be pressing,( stærkere) be urgent;( udøve tryk) press;[ de presser på for at få en afgørelse] they are pressing for a decision;[ presse sammen] press,( kraftigere) squeeze ( fx press the snow hard to make snowballs; squeeze the snow into snowballs),F compress;( med flertalsobjekt) press (, squeeze) together,F compress ( fx press one's lips together, compress one's lips);[ presse ud] press (, squeeze) out,( folder i tøj) iron out;[ presse saft ud af] press (, squeeze) juice out of;[ presse penge (, oplysninger) ud af en] squeeze money (, information) out of somebody ( fx I'll squeeze every penny I can out of him);( også, T) soak him,( ved trusler) extort money from him,( om pengeafpresning) blackmail him;[ med sig:][ presse sig] press one's way, push ( fx through the crowd; the crowd pressed (el. pushed) forward),( kraftigere) squeeze ( fx he squeezed through the narrow opening);[ presse sig ind] squeeze in,( om bil efter overhaling) cut in. -
4 brandskatte
vb extort contributions from. -
5 pine
anguish, torture* * *I. (en) pain,F torment;[ gøre pinen kort] get it over quickly; get it over and done with;[ holde pinen ud] stick it (out), sweat it out;[ trække pinen ud] prolong the agony.II. *( tortere) torture;( volde smerter) pain,F torment,( stærkere) torture;(fig: pine og plage) torment ( fx tormented with suspicions),( tynge, F) prey on one's mind ( fx the thought of his failure preyed on his mind; there is something that preys on his mind);[ det piner mig] it gives me pain ( fx to see him so depressed);[ pine livet af en] make life a burden to somebody, worry somebody to death;[ pine frem] force ( fx a smile);[ pine maden i sig] force the food down;[ pine en tilståelse ud af ham] extort a confession from him. -
6 udsuge
vb suck out;(fig) extort money from, bleed (white);(dvs om befolkning) ground down by taxation.
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extort — ex·tort /ik stȯrt/ vt [Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere to remove by twisting, obtain by force, from ex out + torquere to twist]: to obtain (as money) from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or unlawful use of authority or… … Law dictionary
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