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1 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.) espremer2) (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.) comprimir(-se)3) (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.) espremer2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) apertão2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) aperto3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) umas gotas4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) restrição•- squeezer- squeeze up* * *[skwi:z] n 1 aperto, pressão leve. 2 compressão. 3 abraço, aperto de mão. 4 esmagamento, atropelo. 5 suco espremido. 6 coll situação difícil, aperto, apuro. 7 extorsão. 8 impressão fac-símile por compressão. 9 Econ arrocho. • vt+vi 1 apertar, comprimir. 2 abraçar, apertar nos braços. 3 colocar à força, forçar para dentro. 4 oprimir, extorquir. 5 espremer. 6 ceder à pressão, ser compressível. 7 abrir caminho, forçar passagem. 8 extrair à força. to squeeze in enfiar, colocar com força, enfiar-se, meter-se. to squeeze out espremer, fig interrogar. to squeeze through passar empurrando. to squeeze up comprimir, apertar. -
2 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.) comprimir, apertar2) (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.) comprimir(-se)3) (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.) espremer2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) abraço2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) aperto3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) líquido espremido4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) aperto•- squeezer- squeeze up -
3 squash
[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.) esmagar2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) esmagar2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) aglomeração2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) sumo3) ((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.)•- squashy* * *squash1[skwɔʃ] n 1 polpa, massa esmagada, suco de legumes ou de frutas. 2 aperto, atropelo. 3 queda de um corpo mole, baque. 4 espécie de jogo de tênis de ginásio, squash. 5 Brit bebida à base de suco de frutas. • vt+vi 1 esmagar, amassar, espremer. 2 fazer som de batida em massa mole. 3 pôr um fim a. 4 comprimir.————————squash2[skwɔʃ] n Bot abóbora, aboboreira. -
4 squash
[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.) espremer, esmagar2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) esmagar2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) aperto2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!)3) ((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.)•- squashy
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