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1 brick-and-stud work
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2 press
press [pres]1. nouna. ( = reporting, journalists collectively) presse fa. [+ button, switch, accelerator] appuyer sur ; ( = squeeze) [+ sb's hand] serrer• as the crowd moved back he found himself pressed against a wall quand la foule a reculé il s'est trouvé acculé contre un murb. [+ grapes, olives, flowers] presserc. ( = iron) repasser• to press sb for payment/an answer presser qn de payer/de répondre• the church hall was pressed into service as a school la salle paroissiale a été réquisitionnée pour servir d'école( = exert pressure with hand) appuyer ; [weight, burden] peser ; [debts, troubles] peser ( on sb à qn)4. compounds[campaign, card] de presse• to press-gang sb into doing sth faire pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse qch ► press officer noun attaché (e) m(f) de presse• the White House press secretary le porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche ► press stud noun (British) bouton-pression m► press ahead, press on intransitive verb(in work, journey) continuer* * *[pres] 1.1)the press —
to get a good/bad press — lit, fig avoir bonne/mauvaise presse
2) (also printing press) presse fat ou in (the) press — sous presse
3) ( publishing house) maison f d'éditon; ( print works) imprimerie f4) ( device for flattening) presse f5) ( act of pushing) pression f6) ( with iron) repassage m7) ( crowd) foule f (of de)2.noun modifier [ acclaim, freedom, criticism] de la presse; [ campaign, photo, photographer] de presse; [ announcement, advertising] par voie de presse3.press story —
transitive verb1) ( push) appuyer surto press something into — enfoncer quelque chose dans [clay, mud, ground, pillow]
2) ( apply)3) ( squeeze) presser [fruit, flower]; serrer [arm, hand, person]4) ( iron) repasser [clothes]5) ( urge) faire pression sur [person]; insister sur [point]; mettre [quelque chose] en avant [matter, issue]; défendre [quelque chose] avec insistance [case]when pressed, he admitted that... — quand on a insisté, il a reconnu que...
6) Technology former [shape, object]; presser [record, CD]; emboutir [steel, metal, car body]4.1) (push with hand, foot, object)5.to press oneself against — se plaquer contre [wall]; se presser contre [person]
Phrasal Verbs:- press on -
3 boss
A n1 ○ ( person in charge) gen patron/-onne m/f ; (in politics, underworld) chef m ; go ahead, you're the boss iron vas-y, c'est toi le patron ; she's the boss in the house c'est elle qui porte la culotte ○ ; we'll show them who's boss on va leur montrer qui commande ici ;2 ( stud) ( on shield) umbo m ; ( on ceiling) bossage m ; ( on wheel) tourteau m ; ( on propeller) moyeu m.■ boss about ○, boss around ○:▶ boss [sb] about mener [qn] par le bout du nez.
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