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1 squeezing
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2 squeeze
squeeze [skwi:z]1 noun∎ he gave my hand a reassuring squeeze il a serré ma main pour me rassurer;∎ to give sb a squeeze serrer qn dans ses bras;∎ familiar to put the squeeze on sb faire pression sur qn□(b) (crush of people) cohue f;∎ it was a tight squeeze (in vehicle, room) on était très serré; (through opening) on est passé de justesse(c) (small amount → of liquid) quelques gouttes fpl;∎ a squeeze of lemon quelques gouttes de citron;∎ a squeeze of toothpaste un peu de dentifrice∎ in a squeeze you can always borrow my car en cas de problème, tu peux toujours emprunter ma voiture∎ (credit) squeeze resserrement m du crédit;∎ a squeeze on jobs des suppressions fpl d'emploi;∎ since her husband lost his job, they've really been feeling the squeeze depuis que son mari a perdu son emploi, ils ont de sérieux problèmes d'argent(f) (in bridge) squeeze m(a) (press → tube, sponge, pimple) presser; (→ cloth) essorer; (→ trigger) presser sur, appuyer sur; (→ package) palper; (→ hand, shoulder) serrer;∎ I squeezed as hard as I could j'ai serré aussi fort que j'ai pu;∎ she squeezed her knees together elle serra les genoux;∎ I kept my eyes squeezed tight shut j'ai gardé les yeux bien fermés;∎ to squeeze the life out of sb étouffer qn(b) (extract, press out → liquid) exprimer; (→ paste, glue) faire sortir; figurative (money, information) soutirer;∎ I squeezed a dab of cream onto my nose je me suis mis un peu de crème sur le nez;∎ a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice une orange pressée;∎ to squeeze the juice out of a lemon extraire le jus d'un citron;∎ to squeeze the water out of a sponge essorer une éponge;∎ to squeeze the air out of or from sth faire sortir l'air de qch en appuyant dessus;∎ it won't be easy to squeeze the results out of him il ne sera pas facile de lui soutirer les résultats;∎ you won't squeeze another penny out of me! tu n'auras pas un sou de plus!;∎ they want to squeeze more concessions from the EC ils veulent forcer la Communauté européenne à faire de nouvelles concessions;∎ she's squeezing a lot of publicity out of the issue elle exploite le sujet au maximum pour se faire de la publicité(c) (cram, force) faire entrer (avec difficulté);∎ I can't squeeze another thing into my suitcase je ne peux plus rien faire entrer dans ma valise;∎ they're squeezing more and more circuits onto microchips ils réussissent à mettre de plus en plus de circuits sur les puces;∎ she squeezed the ring onto her finger elle enfila la bague avec difficulté;∎ he squeezed his way under the fence il s'est glissé ou faufilé sous le grillage;∎ he squeezed his huge bulk behind the steering wheel il parvint à glisser son corps volumineux derrière le volant;∎ 20 men were squeezed into one small cell 20 hommes étaient entassés dans une petite cellule;∎ the airport is squeezed between the sea and the mountains l'aéroport est coincé entre la mer et les montagnes∎ universities are being squeezed by the cuts les réductions (de budget) mettent les universités en difficulté;∎ the British car industry has been squeezed by foreign competition l'industrie automobile britannique subit la pression de la concurrence étrangère;∎ familiar I'm a bit squeezed for time/money question temps/argent, je suis un peu juste(e) (in bridge) squeezer∎ the lorry managed to squeeze between the posts le camion a réussi à passer de justesse entre les poteaux;∎ I squeezed into the crowded room j'ai réussi à me glisser dans la salle bondée;∎ they all squeezed onto the bus ils se sont tous entassés dans le bus;∎ can you squeeze into that parking space? y a-t-il assez de place pour te garer là?;∎ try and squeeze into these trousers essayez de rentrer dans ce pantalon;∎ it was possible just to squeeze under the wire il était tout juste possible de se glisser sous le fil de fer(get in) se faire une petite place;∎ I had to squeeze in past six people to reach my seat j'ai dû me glisser devant six personnes pour atteindre mon siège(in schedule) réussir à faire entrer;∎ she's hoping to squeeze in a trip to Rome too elle espère avoir aussi le temps de faire un saut à Rome;∎ the dentist says he can squeeze you in le dentiste dit qu'il peut vous prendre entre deux rendez-vous;∎ can you squeeze in a lunch with me next week? vous n'auriez pas une petite heure disponible pour déjeuner avec moi la semaine prochaine?(a) (sponge, wet clothes) essorer∎ I squeezed out the last of the glue j'ai fini le tube de colle;∎ she gently squeezed the splinter out en pressant doucement, elle a fait sortir l'écharde(c) (get rid of → candidate, competitor) évincer;∎ they're trying to squeeze me out ils essaient de se débarrasser de moi;∎ we were squeezed out by a German firm une société allemande nous a devancés d'une courte tête;∎ the Japanese are squeezing them out of the market ils sont en train de se faire évincer du marché par les Japonaisse serrer, se pousser;∎ squeeze up a bit so Jane can sit down serrez-vous un peu pour que Jane puisse s'asseoir -
3 crush
1. verb1) (to squash by squeezing together etc: The car was crushed between the two trucks.) écraser2) (to crease: That material crushes easily.) se froisser3) (to defeat: He crushed the rebellion.) écraser4) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) entasser2. noun(squeezing or crowding together: There's always a crush in the supermarket on Saturdays.) cohue- crushing -
4 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.) presser2) (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.) s'introduire3) (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.) presser2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) étreinte2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) cohue3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) quelques gouttes de4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) restriction•- squeezer- squeeze up -
5 mangle
['mæŋɡl] 1. verb1) (to crush to pieces: The car was badly mangled in the accident.) écraser2) (to spoil (eg a piece of music) by bad mistakes etc: He mangled the music by his terrible playing.) massacrer3) (to put (clothing etc) through a mangle.) essorer2. noun(a machine with rollers for squeezing water out of wet clothes etc.) essoreuse à rouleaux -
6 snuff out
1) (to extinguish the flame of (a candle etc): He snuffed out the candle by squeezing the wick between his thumb and forefinger.) moucher2) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) étouffer -
7 squeezer
noun (an instrument for squeezing: a lemon squeezer.) presse-fruits -
8 strangle
['stræŋɡl](to kill by gripping or squeezing the neck tightly, eg by tightening a cord etc round it: He strangled her with a nylon stocking; This top button is nearly strangling me!) étrangler -
9 tube
[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) tube, tuyau2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) tube3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) (de) métro4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) tube•- tubing- tubular -
10 pressure
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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Squeezing — Squeez ing, n. 1. The act of pressing; compression; oppression. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. That which is forced out by pressure; dregs. [1913 Webster] 3. Same as {Squeeze}, n., 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squeezing — n. act of applying pressure; act of extracting by means of pressure squeeze || skwiËz n. act of squeezing; hug; handshake; amount extracted by squeezing; sweetheart (Slang) v. press on, compress; extract by pressure; hug; compact, cram;… … English contemporary dictionary
Squeezing — Squeeze Squeeze (skw[=e]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squeezed} (skw[=e]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squeezing}.] [OE. queisen, AS. cw[=e]san, cw[=y]san, cw[=i]san, of uncertain origin. The s was probably prefixed through the influence of squash, v.t.] 1. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squeezing Out Sparks — Album par Graham Parker Sortie Mars 1979 Enregistrement Landsdowne Studios, Londres Durée 37:18 Genre Rock Punk r … Wikipédia en Français
Squeezing Out Sparks — Infobox Album Name = Squeezing Out Sparks Type = Studio album Artist = Graham Parker Released = March 1979 Recorded = Lansdowne Studios, London Genre = Rock Length = 37:18 Label = Producer = Jack Nitzsche Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|5|5… … Wikipedia
squeezing — Synonyms and related words: abuse of terms, catachresis, clamping, clamping down, compression, concentration, contorting, crush, decoction, distillation, distortion, eisegesis, error, expression, garbling, gloss, infusion, malentendu,… … Moby Thesaurus
squeezing — выжимающий … English-Russian travelling dictionary
squeezing — noun the act of gripping and pressing firmly he gave her cheek a playful squeeze • Syn: ↑squeeze • Derivationally related forms: ↑squeeze, ↑squeeze (for: ↑squeeze) … Useful english dictionary
squeezing through — passing through, penetrating … English contemporary dictionary
dimensional squeezing — matmenų mažinimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. dimensional squeezing; scaling down vok. maßstäbliche Verkleinerung, f rus. уменьшение размеров, n pranc. mise à l échelle, f; réduction à l échelle, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
Water squeezing rollers — Водоограничительные валик … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
