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(a type of saucepan in which food is cooked quickly by steam kept under great pressure.) autocuiseur -
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pressure ['preʃə(r)]1 noun(a) (strain, stress) pression f;∎ the pressures of city life le stress de la vie en ville;∎ I can't take all this pressure je ne supporte pas d'être sous une telle pression;∎ he's been under a lot of pressure lately il est très stressé ou vraiment sous pression ces derniers temps;∎ he pleaded pressure of work il s'est excusé en disant qu'il était débordé de travail;∎ to work under pressure travailler sous pression;∎ we're under pressure to finish on time on nous presse de respecter les délais;∎ the pressure of work is too much for me la charge de travail est trop lourde pour moi;∎ there's a lot of pressure on her to succeed on fait beaucoup pression sur elle pour qu'elle réussisse;∎ the pressure's on! il va falloir mettre les bouchées doubles!∎ high/low pressure area (on weather chart) zone f de hautes/basses pressions;∎ a pressure of 20 kilogrammes to the square centimetre une pression de 20 kilogrammes au centimètre carré;∎ figurative to work at full pressure (person) travailler à plein régime; (machine, factory) tourner à plein régime;∎ oil pressure pression f d'huile(c) (squeezing) pression f;∎ she could feel the pressure of his grip on her arm elle sentait la pression de sa poigne sur son bras(d) (force, influence) pression f;∎ formal to bring pressure to bear or to put pressure on sb faire pression ou exercer une pression sur qn;∎ they put pressure on me to come ils ont fait pression sur moi pour que je vienne;∎ she did it under pressure elle l'a fait contrainte et forcée;∎ she came under pressure from her parents elle est venue parce que ses parents l'y ont obligée;∎ there's no pressure, don't come if you don't want to rien ne t'oblige, si tu ne veux pas venir, ne viens pas;∎ they're putting too much pressure on him ils le soumettent à trop de pression;∎ Sport they came under sustained pressure in the second half ils ont été constamment sous pression pendant la deuxième mi-tempsfaire pression sur;∎ stop pressuring me! arrête de me presser comme ça!;∎ they pressured him into resigning ils l'ont contraint à démissionner►► Medicine pressure bandage bandage m compressif;Aviation pressure cabin cabine f pressurisée ou sous pression;Technology pressure chamber réservoir m d'air comprimé;pressure cooker cocotte-minute ® f, autocuiseur m;∎ figurative a pressure cooker atmosphere une ambiance lourde de tension;pressure feed alimentation f par pression;pressure gauge jauge f de pression, manomètre m;pressure group groupe m de pression;Nautical pressure hull coque f intérieure;pressure point (on artery) point m de compression;pressure ridge (in ice) chaîne f de pression;Medicine pressure sore escarre f;pressure suit scaphandre m pressurisé -
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pressure [ˈpre∫ər]1. nounpression f• don't pressure me! (inf) ne me bouscule pas !3. compounds* * *['preʃə(r)] 1.1) gen, fig, Technology, Meteorology pression fshe has come under a lot of pressure to do — on exerce de fortes pressions sur elle pour l'amener à faire
2) ( volume) (of traffic, tourists, visitors) flux m2.transitive verb = pressurize -
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['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.) pression2) ((a) strain or stress: The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her.) pression3) (strong persuasion; compulsion or force: He agreed under pressure.) (sous) pression•- pressurise - pressure cooker -
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(a valve eg on a pressure cooker that opens if the pressure of the steam in it becomes too great.) soupape de sûreté
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