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1 pressing
adjective (urgent: a pressing invitation.) επείγων/πιεστικός -
2 Pressing
adj.Urgent: P. and V. ἀναγκαῖος.We shall find our enemies less likely to be pressing: P. ἧσσον ἐγκεισομένους τοὺς ἐναντίους ἕξομεν (Thuc. 1, 144).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pressing
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3 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) πιέζω,στριμώχνω/-ομαι2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) συμπίεζω,συνθλίβω,στύβω,ζουλώ3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) πιέζω4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) προωθώ,υποστηρίζω επίμονα5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) σιδερώνω2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) πίεση/σφύξιμο/σιδέρωμα2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) πιεστήριο,πρέσα3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) (ο)τύπος4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) (οι)δημοσιογράφοι5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) πρέσα•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
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4 impress
[im'pres]1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) εντυπωσιάζω2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) τονίζω3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) εντυπώνω4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) αποτυπώνω•- impressive
- impressively
- impressiveness
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5 machine tool
(a power-driven machine that shapes metal, wood, or plastics by cutting, pressing, or drilling.) εργαλειομηχανή -
6 piano
[pi'ænəu]plural - pianos; noun(a large musical instrument played by pressing keys which make hammers strike stretched wires: She plays the piano very well; ( also adjective) piano music.) πιάνο- pianist- piano-accordion
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7 pin
[pin] 1. noun1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) καρφίτσα2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) καρφίτσα2. verb1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) καρφιτσώνω2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) καρφώνω,καθηλώνω•- pinhole
- pinpoint
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- pin down
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8 press for
(to try to get; to keep demanding: The miners are pressing for higher wages.) διεκδικώ -
9 pressure
['preʃə]1) ((the amount of force exerted by) the action of pressing: to apply pressure to a cut to stop bleeding; A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.) πίεση2) ((a) strain or stress: The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her.) πίεση3) (strong persuasion; compulsion or force: He agreed under pressure.) πίεση,εξαναγκασμός•- pressurise
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10 rub
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) τρίβω/-ομαι2. noun(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) τρίψιμο- rub down- rub it in
- rub out
- rub shoulders with
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11 singe
[sin‹]present participle - singeing; verb(to (cause to) burn on the surface; to scorch: She singed her dress by pressing it with too hot an iron.) καψαλίζω -
12 squeeze
[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) ζουλώ,στίβω,σφίγγω2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) στριμώχνω/-ομαι3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) ξεζουμίζω/αποσπώ2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) σφίξιμο,ζούληγμα,σφιχταγκάλιασμα2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) στρίμωγμα3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) στίψιμο4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) κρίση,συμπίεση(τιμών κλπ.)•- squeezer- squeeze up -
13 stub out
(to extinguish (a cigarette or cigar) by pressing it against a hard surface.) σβήνω πιέζοντας (π.χ. τσιγάρο) -
14 thumbprint
noun (a mark made by pressing the thumb on to a surface, sometimes used as means of identification.) αποτύπωμα αντίχειρα -
15 woodcut
noun (a print made by pressing a block of wood with design cut on it onto paper.) χαρακτικό, τυπωμένη ξυλογραφία -
16 Press
v. trans.Ar. and P. θλίβειν, πιέζειν, P. συμπιέζειν.Foot pressed against foot: V. ποὺς ἐπαλλαχθεὶς ποδί (Eur., Heracl. 836).Drive: P. and V. ἐλαύνειν, ὠθεῖν.Press one's views: P. ἰσχυρίζεσθαι, διισχυρίζεσθαι.Some three people accused you before this man but did not press the charge: P. τρεῖς σέ τινες γραψάμενοι πρότεροι τοῦδε οὐκ ἐπεξῆλθον (Dem. 501).Oppress: P. and V. πιέζειν.Press hard: P. and V. βιάζεσθαι.Be hard pressed: P. and V. πιέζεσθαι, βιάζεσθαι, πονεῖν, ταλαιπωρεῖν, κάμνειν, νοσεῖν (rare P.), Ar. and P. ταλαιπωρεῖσθαι, P. πονεῖσθαι.His creditors were pressing him: P. οἱ χρῆσται κατήπειγον αὐτόν (Dem. 894).Press into one's service: P. and V. προστίθεσθαί (τινα), προσποιεῖσθαί (τινα), προσλαμβάνειν (τινά).V. intrans. See Crowd.Press upon ( an enemy): Ar. and P. ἐγκεῖσθαι (dat. or absol.), P. and V. προσκεῖσθαι (dat.) ἐπικεῖσθαι (absol.).Be urgent with: P. and V. προσκεῖσθαι (dat., V. acc. Eur., I.A. 814).When the Sphinx pressed heavily upon the city with her ravaging: V. ὡς ἐπεζάρει Σφὶγξ ἁρπαγαῖσι πόλιν (Eur., Phoen. 45).——————subs.Close array: P. and V. στῖφος, τό.Crowd: P. and V. ὄχλος, ὁ, πλῆθος, τό.Press of business: P. ἀσχολία, ἡ.Press for cheeses: V. τεῦχος, τό (Eur., Cycl. 208).Pressed out ( of cheese), adj.: V. ἐξημελγμένος (Eur., Cycl. 209).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Press
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