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1 pressed
(mas-un) matriţat, ştanţat -
2 pressed coal
(min) brichetă de cărbune -
3 pressed mica
(el) micanită -
4 be hard pressed
(to be in difficulties: He's hard pressed financially.) a fi presat de; a fi strâmtorat -
5 be pressed for
(to be short of: I must hurry - I'm pressed for time.) a fi în criză de -
6 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) a apăsa; a (se) strânge2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) a stoarce3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) a presa4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) a insista pe/cu5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) a călca2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) strângere; călcat2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tipar3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) (de) presă4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) presă5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) presă•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on -
7 button
1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) nasture2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) buton2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) a încheia3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) a ţine de vorbă -
8 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.) prăjitură2) (a piece of other food pressed into shape: fishcakes; oatcakes.) crochetă; turtă3) (a flattened hard mass: a cake of soap.) bucată; calup2. verb(to cover in the form of a dried mass: His shoes were caked with mud.) a prinde o crustă -
9 cheese
[ i:z]((any type of) a food prepared from the curd of milk and usually pressed into a mass or shape: Cheese is full of protein.) brânză- cheesed off -
10 cottonwool
noun ((American absorbent cotton) loose cotton pressed into a mass, for absorbing liquids, wiping or protecting an injury etc: She bathed the wound with cotton wool.) -
11 elastic
[i'læstik] 1. adjective1) ((of a material or substance) able to return to its original shape or size after being pulled or pressed out of shape: an elastic bandage; Rubber is an elastic substance.) elastic2) (able to be changed or adapted: This is a fairly elastic arrangement.) flexibil, adaptabil2. noun(a type of cord containing strands of rubber: Her hat was held on with a piece of elastic.) elastic- elastic band -
12 key
[ki:] 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) cheie2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) clapă3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) tastă4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) cheie (muzicală)5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) cheie6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) legendă (a unei hărţi etc.)2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) -cheie- keyboard- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up -
13 macaroni
[mækə'rəuni](a form of pasta, pressed out to form tubes, and dried: The macaroni is over-cooked.) macaroane -
14 pleat
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15 potted
1) ((of food) pressed into a pot or jar in order to preserve it: potted meat.) conservat2) (contained in a pot: a potted plant.) în ghiveci; la conservă3) (brief; summarized: a potted history of Britain.) (pe) scurt -
16 press forward/on
(to continue (in spite of difficulties): She pressed on with her work.) a se ţine de -
17 sandstone
['sænstəun]noun (a soft type of rock made of layers of sand pressed together.) gresie -
18 snowball
noun (a ball of snow pressed hard together, especially made by children for throwing, as a game.) bulgăre de zăpadă -
19 soft
[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) moale2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) moale, mătăsos3) (not loud: a soft voice.) blând4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) moale5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) indulgent6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) nealcoolic7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) tâmpit, idiot•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for -
20 sucker
1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) persoană/ insectă care suge2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) ventuză3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) ventuză4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) lăstar de pom neroditor5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.)
См. также в других словарях:
pressed — [ prest ] adjective in a difficult situation because you do not have enough time, money, or other things you need: She said she could teach the French class if we were really pressed. There is no possibility of salary increases, especially when… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pressed — [prest] adj be pressed for time/money etc to not have enough time, money etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pressed — Press Press, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pressing}.] [F. presser, fr. L. pressare to press, fr. premere, pressum, to press. Cf. {Print}, v.] 1. To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pressed — ap·pressed; com·pressed; cy·pressed; im·pressed; pressed; sup·pressed; un·pressed; com·pressed·ly; im·pressed·ly; sup·pressed·ly; … English syllables
pressed — [[t]pre̱st[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ for n If you say that you are pressed for time or pressed for money, you mean that you do not have enough time or money at the moment. → See also hard pressed Are you pressed for time, Mr Bayliss?… … English dictionary
pressed — adj. pressed for time * * * [prest] pressed for time … Combinatory dictionary
pressed — adjective be pressed for time/money etc to not have enough time, money etc: I m a bit pressed for time could you call back tomorrow? … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pressed — UK [prest] / US adjective in a difficult situation because you do not have enough time, money, or other things that you need She said she could teach the French class if we were really pressed. There is no possibility of salary increases,… … English dictionary
pressed — прижал; прижатый pressed down прижал; прижатый to be pressed up быть прижатым друг к другу … English-Russian travelling dictionary
pressed — 1. verb contraction of impressed 2. adjective Under strain or deprivation. The staff was even more pressed for useful intelligence about the enemys intentions than it was about the enemys capabilities … Wiktionary
pressed — adj. Pressed is used with these nouns: ↑flower … Collocations dictionary
