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1 press
n. press; tryck, tryckning; tryckpress; tidningspress; stress--------v. pressa; trycka; driva på, ansätta* * *[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) trycka2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) pressa3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) pressa, ansätta4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) driva5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) pressa, stryka2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) tryckning, pressning, strykning2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tryckpress3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) press4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) press5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) press•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
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2 pinch
n. nyp, klämning; smärta; nypa--------v. nypa; pressa; spara, inskränka; stjäla* * *[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) nypa2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) klämma, sitta åt3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) knycka2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) nyp, nypning2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) nypa•- pinched- feel the pinch -
3 jam
n. sylt, marmelad; trafikstopp; folkmassa, trängsel, blockering; problem, knipa; press--------v. trycka, pressa; bli tryckt, bli pressad; bli fast, bli blockerad; orsaka blockering; klämma; störa sändning (radio, TV etc.)* * *[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) sylt- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) fylla, blockera, packa2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) klämma (tränga, kila) in, sätta emellan3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) fastna4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) störa2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) trängsel, trafikstockning2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) knipa•- jam on -
4 squash
n. mos; trängsel; pumpa; squash (sport)--------v. krossa; krossas; tysta; undertrycka; pressa; trycka ihop* * *[skwoʃ] 1. verb1) (to press, squeeze or crush: He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag.) klämma in (ner), krossa till mos, mosa sönder2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) krossa, kväsa2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) mos, trängsel2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) saft, juice3) ((also squash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball.) squash4) (a vegetable or plant of the gourd family.) squash•- squashy
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