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'preʃə1) ((the amount of force exerted by) the action of pressing: to apply pressure to a cut to stop bleeding; A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.) presión2) ((a) strain or stress: The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her.) presión3) (strong persuasion; compulsion or force: He agreed under pressure.) presión•- pressurise
- pressure cooker
pressure n presióntr['preʃəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (force, weight) presión nombre femenino2 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL presión nombre femenino3 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL tensión nombre femenino arterial, tensión■ she has high/low blood pressure tiene la tensión alta/baja4 (forcible influence) presión nombre femenino5 (stress) tensión nombre femenino1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (pressurize) apretar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto do something under pressure hacer algo presionado,-a (por alguien)to bring pressure to bear on somebody ejercer presión sobre alguiento put pressure on somebody (to do something) presionar a alguien (para que haga algo)pressure cooker olla a presión, olla expréspressure gauge manómetropressure group grupo de presiónpressure n1) : presión fto be under pressure: estar bajo presiónn.• apremio s.m.• apretadera s.f.• apretujón s.m.• apretón s.m.• forzoso s.m.• impulso s.m.• influencia s.f.• opresión s.f.• premura s.f.• presión (Física) s.f.• tensión nerviosa s.f.• urgencia s.f.
I 'preʃər, 'preʃə(r)1) u ca) ( Phys) presión fhigh/low pressure — ( Meteo) altas/bajas presiones; (before n)
b) (press, touch) presión fto put pressure on something — hacer* presión sobre algo
2) u (influence, force) presión fto bring pressure to bear on somebody — ejercer* presión sobre alguien
to put/pile on the pressure — (colloq) apretar* los tornillos (fam)
3) u c (demands, stress)the pressures of city life — las presiones or las tensiones a las que somete la vida urbana
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transitive verb presionarto pressure somebody to + INF — presionar a alguien para que (+ subj)
['preʃǝ(r)]to pressure somebody into -ing: he was pressured into withdrawing from the competition — lo presionaron hasta que se retiró del concurso
1. N1) (lit)a) (Phys, Tech, Met) presión foil/water pressure — presión f del aceite/del agua
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at full pressure — (Tech) a toda presión•
could you check the tyre pressure? — ¿me puede mirar la presión de los neumáticos?atmospheric 2., blood 2., diastolic, high-pressure, systolic•
under pressure — a presiónb) (from hand, foot etc) presión fit took a bit of pressure to make the lid close — se tuvo que hacer un poco de fuerza para cerrar la tapa
2) (fig) presión fI left the job because I couldn't stand the pressure — dejé el trabajo porque no aguantaba la presión
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to bring pressure to bear on sb (to do sth) — frm ejercer presión sobre algn (para que haga algo)•
to put pressure on sb (to do sth) — presionar a algn (para que haga algo)it will put intense pressure on our already overstretched resources — supondrá una gran carga sobre nuestros recursos, ya apurados al máximo
the cut in interest rates will take the pressure off sterling — la reducción de los tipos de interés eliminará la presión existente sobre la libra esterlina
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pressure of time prevented her from dealing with all the problems — el apremio del tiempo no le permitió tratar todos los problemas•
under pressure, to act/work under pressure — obrarabajar bajo presiónpeer I, 2.he's under a lot of pressure — está bajo mucha presión, está sometido a mucha presión
2.VT (=pressurize) presionar3.CPDpressure cabin N — (Aer, Space) cabina f presurizada
pressure cooker N — (lit) olla f a presión, olla f exprés; (fig) polvorín m
pressure feed N — tubo m de alimentación a presión
pressure gauge N — manómetro m
pressure group N — grupo m de presión
pressure pan N (US) — = pressure cooker
pressure point N — (Anat) punto m de presión
pressure sore N — úlcera f por presión
pressure suit N — traje m de presión compensada
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I ['preʃər, 'preʃə(r)]1) u ca) ( Phys) presión fhigh/low pressure — ( Meteo) altas/bajas presiones; (before n)
b) (press, touch) presión fto put pressure on something — hacer* presión sobre algo
2) u (influence, force) presión fto bring pressure to bear on somebody — ejercer* presión sobre alguien
to put/pile on the pressure — (colloq) apretar* los tornillos (fam)
3) u c (demands, stress)the pressures of city life — las presiones or las tensiones a las que somete la vida urbana
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transitive verb presionarto pressure somebody to + INF — presionar a alguien para que (+ subj)
to pressure somebody into -ing: he was pressured into withdrawing from the competition — lo presionaron hasta que se retiró del concurso
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