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[prɛs] 1. n(also: printing press) prasa f (drukarska); (of switch, bell) naciśnięcie nt; ( for wine) prasa f2. vtone thing against another przyciskać (przycisnąć perf); button, switch naciskać (nacisnąć perf); clothes prasować (wyprasować perf); person naciskać (nacisnąć perf) (na +acc); idea, demand forsować (przeforsować perf); ( squeeze) ściskać (ścisnąć perf)3. vito press sth (up)on sb — wciskać (wcisnąć perf) coś komuś
to press for — domagać się +gen
we are pressed for time/money — mamy mało czasu/pieniędzy
to press sb for an answer — żądać (zażądać perf) od kogoś odpowiedzi
to press charges (against sb) — wnosić (wnieść perf) oskarżenie (przeciwko komuś)
to go to press — iść (pójść perf) do druku
Phrasal Verbs:- press on* * *[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) przyciskać się2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) prasować, wyciskać3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) nalegać4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) obstawać przy5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) prasować2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) prasowanie2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prasa (drukarska)3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) prasa4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) prasa5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prasa•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on
См. также в других словарях:
press charges — ► to complain officially about someone in a court of law: press charges against sb »Italian magistrates are expected to press charges against the company s founder. Main Entry: ↑press … Financial and business terms
press charges — ► press charges accuse someone formally of a crime so that they can be brought to trial. Main Entry: ↑charge … English terms dictionary
press charges — I press (or prefer) charges accuse someone formally of a crime so that they can be brought to trial II see charge * * * press charges : to take legal action against someone : to officially accuse someone of a crime He was caught shoplifting, but… … Useful english dictionary
press charges — ask the police to charge someone with a crime The police asked her if she wanted to press charges against the thief … English idioms
press charges (against someone) — legal phrase to officially accuse someone of committing a crime The police asked him if he wanted to press charges. Thesaurus: to accuse someone of a crimesynonym police officershyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
press charges — Synonyms and related words: accuse, allege, arraign, article, book, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book, charge, cite, complain, denounce, denunciate, fasten on, fasten upon, finger, hang something on, impeach, imply, impute, indict,… … Moby Thesaurus
press charges — verb To formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person. Im pressing charges against you for assaulting me. Syn: complain, accuse, file a complaint … Wiktionary
press charges against somebody — bring/press/prefer ˈcharges against sb idiom (law) to accuse sb formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in court Main entry: ↑chargeidiom … Useful english dictionary
press charges — bring to court, lodge a formal complaint with the police … English contemporary dictionary
press — ▪ I. press press 1 [pres] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to try hard to persuade someone to do something: • Investor Harold Simmons is pressing to have the company s annual meeting delayed. press somebody to do something • Finance Ministry… … Financial and business terms
press — [[t]pre̱s[/t]] ♦ presses, pressing, pressed 1) VERB If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else. [V n against n] He pressed his back against the door... [V n prep] They pressed the silver knife into the cake. 2) … English dictionary