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1 squeeze ***
[skwiːz]1. n2. vt3. vito squeeze past/under sth — passare vicino/sotto a qc con difficoltà
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2 squeeze
I [skwiːz]1)to give sb. a squeeze — dare una stretta a qcn. (in segno di affetto), abbracciare qcn
3) econ. stretta f., restrizione f.to put the squeeze on — colloq. fare pressione su [ debtors]
4) colloq.II [skwiːz]we can all get in the car but it will be a (tight) squeeze — in macchina ci stiamo tutti, ma staremo un po' schiacciati
1) (press) spremere [lemon, tube]; comprimere, schiacciare [bottle, bag, parcel]; stringere [arm, hand]; premere [ trigger]; schiacciare [ spot]to squeeze toothpaste onto sth. — mettere del dentifricio su qcs
2) fig. (get)to squeeze the truth out of sb. — strappare la verità a qcn
3) (fit)to squeeze behind, under sth. — infilarsi dietro, sotto qcs
4) econ. restringere [profit, margins]; schiacciare [ small business]•* * *[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.) stringere; spremere2) (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.) infilarsi; schiacciare3) (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.) spremere2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) stretta, abbraccio2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) calca, ressa3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) (poche gocce), schizzo4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) crisi; compressione•- squeezer- squeeze up* * *squeeze /skwi:z/n.1 [uc] compressione ( anche fis.); schiacciamento; pigiata; pressione ( anche fig.): (fam.) to put the squeeze on sb., fare (o esercitare) forti pressioni su q.3 stretta; abbraccio4 [cu] spremuta; strizzata; poche gocce, schizzo: with a squeeze of lemon, con uno schizzo di limone9 (econ., fin.) severe restrizioni; giro di vite (fig.); stretta; crisi: a squeeze on imports, severe restrizioni alle importazioni; the recent credit squeeze, la recente stretta creditizia; the everlasting housing squeeze, l'eterna crisi degli alloggi● (fam.) squeeze-box, fisarmonica □ (fin., USA) squeeze-out, fusione per eliminare gli azionisti di minoranza □ squeeze roller, (fotogr.) rullo asciugatore; (ind. tess.) cilindro spremitore □ a close (o narrow) squeeze, un brutto rischio; l'essersi salvato a stento □ to be in a tight squeeze, essere pigiati come le sardine; (fig.) essere in un grosso guaio, essere alle strette.♦ (to) squeeze /skwi:z/A v. t.1 spremere ( anche fig.); stringere; comprimere; premere; pigiare; strizzare; (fig.) estorcere, spillare: to squeeze oranges, spremere arance; to squeeze money out of sb., spremere denaro da q.; to squeeze sb. 's hand, stringere vigorosamente la mano a q.; to squeeze the trigger, premere il grilletto; to squeeze a wet cloth, strizzare un panno bagnato2 far passare a forza; infilare: I squeezed my hand through the bars, ho infilato la mano tra le sbarre3 comprimere; schiacciare; pigiare: They squeezed their guests into a small room, hanno stipato i loro ospiti in una stanzetta; He was squeezed to death in the crowd, è morto schiacciato dalla folla4 forzare; mettere alle strette; esercitare (o fare) pressioni su: to squeeze the government, esercitare pressioni sul governoB v. i.1 essere compressibile; lasciarsi spremere3 (econ.) esercitare una pressione economica● ( rugby) to squeeze the ball over the goal line (o over the line), schiacciare la palla in meta □ to squeeze into a room, pigiarsi per entrare in una stanza □ to squeeze ( out) a tear, spremere una lacrimuccia □ to squeeze one's way through the demonstrators, farsi avanti a spinte fra i dimostranti □ ( Borsa) squeezed bear, ribassista messo alle strette (o con le spalle al muro).* * *I [skwiːz]1)to give sb. a squeeze — dare una stretta a qcn. (in segno di affetto), abbracciare qcn
3) econ. stretta f., restrizione f.to put the squeeze on — colloq. fare pressione su [ debtors]
4) colloq.II [skwiːz]we can all get in the car but it will be a (tight) squeeze — in macchina ci stiamo tutti, ma staremo un po' schiacciati
1) (press) spremere [lemon, tube]; comprimere, schiacciare [bottle, bag, parcel]; stringere [arm, hand]; premere [ trigger]; schiacciare [ spot]to squeeze toothpaste onto sth. — mettere del dentifricio su qcs
2) fig. (get)to squeeze the truth out of sb. — strappare la verità a qcn
3) (fit)to squeeze behind, under sth. — infilarsi dietro, sotto qcs
4) econ. restringere [profit, margins]; schiacciare [ small business]• -
3 press
I 1. [pres]1)the press the Press + verbo sing. o pl. la stampa; in the press sui giornali; to get a good, bad press — fig. avere buona, cattiva stampa
2) (anche printing press) stampa f.3) (publishing house) casa f. editrice; (print works) tipografia f., stamperia f.4) (device for flattening) pressa f.5) (act of pushing) pressione f.to give sth. a press — esercitare una pressione su, schiacciare qcs
6) (with iron) stiratura f.to give sth. a press — dare una stirata o schiacciata a qcs
7) (crowd) pigia pigia m.2.modificatore [acclaim, criticism] della stampa; [ freedom] di stampa; [photo, photographer] per la stampa; [announcement, advertising] tramite la stampaII 1. [pres]to press sth. in — fare entrare o inserire qcs. premendo
to press sth. into — conficcare qcs. in [clay, ground]
to press sth. into sb.'s hand — mettere qcs. nella mano di qcn
2) (apply)to press one's nose against sth. — schiacciare il naso contro qcs.
to press sb. to one — stringere qcn. a sé
to press sb. to do — spingere qcn. a fare
to press sb. into doing — esortare qcn. a fare
2.when pressed, he admitted that... — dopo molte insistenze, ha ammesso che...
1) (push with hand, foot, object)2) (throng, push with body) [crowd, person] accalcarsi, premere3.to press oneself against — schiacciarsi contro [ wall]; stringersi a [ person]
- press on* * *[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) premere, pigiare2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) spremere3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) spingere4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) insistere su5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) stirare2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) stratta; stirata2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) stampatrice3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) stampa4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) stampa5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) pressa, torchio•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on* * *press (1) /prɛs/n.2 pressa; torchio; pressoio: a cider press, una pressa per fare il sidro; a wine press, un torchio per fare il vino; a trouser press, una pressa per dar la piega ai calzoni; uno stiracalzoni5 (= printing press) macchina da stampa; stampatrice; pressa a mano: to stop the presses, fermare le macchine (da stampa); ( di un libro) hot off the press, fresco di stampa; appena uscito6 stamperia; tipografia7 [uc] stampa; lo stampare; (fig.) recensione, critica: to get a good [a bad] press, avere una buona [una cattiva] stampa; The book is now in the press, il libro è in corso di stampa; to go to press, ( di libro) andare in stampa; ( di giornale) andare in macchina8 [u] (fig.) – the press, la stampa; i giornalisti: freedom of the press, libertà di stampa; the sporting press, la stampa sportiva19 calca; folla; ressa● press agency, agenzia di stampa (o d'informazione) □ press agent, agente pubblicitario; addetto stampa; press agent □ press attaché, addetto stampa ( d'ambasciata) □ ( ginnastica) press bar, barra per i pettorali ( di attrezzo multiuso) □ press baron, potente proprietario di giornali; magnate della stampa □ ( sport) press box, tribuna stampa ( allo stadio, ecc.) □ a press campaign, una campagna giornalistica □ press conference, conferenza stampa □ press corps, stampa accreditata □ press corrector, correttore di bozze □ press cuttings (o press clippings), ritagli di giornale □ (metall.) press forging, fucinatura alla pressa □ (polit.) press gallery, galleria della stampa □ press laws, leggi sulla stampa □ press mark, impronta del ferro da stiro ( su un abito, ecc.) □ (naut.) press of canvas (o of sail), forza di vele □ press officer, addetto stampa ( di una fiera campionaria, ecc.) □ press photographer, fotoreporter □ press proof, bozza di stampa □ press release, comunicato stampa □ press reporter, cronista □ press room ► pressroom □ press run, tiratura ( di un giornale) □ (polit.) press secretary, addetto stampa ( di un personaggio politico) □ (cinem.) press show, anteprima per la stampa □ press stud, bottone automatico; automatico □ ( arte) press view, presentazione alla stampa □ to make a full-court press, ( basket) fare pressing a tutto campo; (fig. USA) esercitare una pressione fortissima (su q.) □ ( di libro, ecc.) off the press, appena stampato; fresco di stampa □ to send to press, dare alle stampe.press (2) /prɛs/n.(stor.) arruolamento forzato● (stor.) press-gang ► pressgang.♦ (to) press (1) /prɛs/A v. t.1 premere; comprimere; calcare; pigiare; spingere; stringere: to press a button, premere un bottone (o un pulsante); to press the trigger, premere il grilletto; to press sb. 's hand, stringere la mano a q. ( in segno d'affetto); to press grapes, pigiare l'uva4 mettere (q.) alle strette; incalzare; importunare; sollecitare; urgere: to press the enemy forces hard, incalzare il nemico da presso5 insistere su; far accettare a forza; imporre l'accettazione di: to press one's claim, insistere in una rivendicazione; to press a question, insistere su una questione; to press a gift on sb., far accettare a forza un dono a q.; to press for an answer, insistere per avere una risposta; to press sb. for a decision, chiedere insistentemente a q. di decidere; to press one's opinion on sb., imporre la propria opinione a q.B v. i.1 affollarsi; accalcarsi; premere; spingere; incalzare; urgere: The rioters were pressing against the police, i rivoltosi s'accalcavano contro la polizia; Time presses, il tempo incalza (o stringe)2 stirarsi● to press st. home ► press home □ to press the button, premere il bottone; (fig.) dare il via; fare il primo passo.(to) press (2) /prɛs/v. t.* * *I 1. [pres]1)the press the Press + verbo sing. o pl. la stampa; in the press sui giornali; to get a good, bad press — fig. avere buona, cattiva stampa
2) (anche printing press) stampa f.3) (publishing house) casa f. editrice; (print works) tipografia f., stamperia f.4) (device for flattening) pressa f.5) (act of pushing) pressione f.to give sth. a press — esercitare una pressione su, schiacciare qcs
6) (with iron) stiratura f.to give sth. a press — dare una stirata o schiacciata a qcs
7) (crowd) pigia pigia m.2.modificatore [acclaim, criticism] della stampa; [ freedom] di stampa; [photo, photographer] per la stampa; [announcement, advertising] tramite la stampaII 1. [pres]to press sth. in — fare entrare o inserire qcs. premendo
to press sth. into — conficcare qcs. in [clay, ground]
to press sth. into sb.'s hand — mettere qcs. nella mano di qcn
2) (apply)to press one's nose against sth. — schiacciare il naso contro qcs.
to press sb. to one — stringere qcn. a sé
to press sb. to do — spingere qcn. a fare
to press sb. into doing — esortare qcn. a fare
2.when pressed, he admitted that... — dopo molte insistenze, ha ammesso che...
1) (push with hand, foot, object)2) (throng, push with body) [crowd, person] accalcarsi, premere3.to press oneself against — schiacciarsi contro [ wall]; stringersi a [ person]
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4 wring
I [rɪŋ]II [rɪŋ]to give sth. a wring — strizzare qcs., dare una strizzata a qcs
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. wrung)1) (anche wring out) (squeeze) (by twisting) torcere, strizzare; (by pressure, centrifugal force) centrifugare3) (twist)to wring sb.'s, sth.'s neck — torcere o tirare il collo a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)
•* * *[riŋ]past tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) strizzare2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) torcere•- wringer- wringing wet* * *[rɪŋ]vt wrung pt, pp1) (also: wring out) (wet clothes) strizzare2) (twist) torcereto wring one's hands — (fig: in distress) torcersi le mani
3) (also: wring out) (confession, truth, money) estorcere* * *wring /rɪŋ/n.(to) wring /rɪŋ/(pass. e p. p. wrung)A v. t.1 torcere; tirare (torcendo); strizzare, spremere (torcendo): to wring ( out) wet clothes [the washing], torcere (o strizzare) panni bagnati [il bucato]; to wring the hen's neck, tirare il collo alla gallina; (scherz.) I'll wring his neck, if I catch him, se lo prendo, gli torco il collo; to wring ( out) water, spremere l'acqua ( farla uscire, torcendo panni o altro); to wring one's hands in despair, torcersi le mani dalla disperazione4 estorcere; strappare: The police wrung a confession from the prisoner, la polizia ha strappato una confessione al detenuto5 (fig., lett.) stringere; addolorare; straziare: The poor woman's tale wrung his heart, il racconto della povera donna gli strinse il cuore6 ( raro) distorcere; alterare; falsare; svisare; travisare: Don't wring my words from their true meaning, non travisare il vero significato delle mie paroleB v. i.1 torcere; strizzare; tirare (torcendo)2 contorcersi: The wounded soldier was wringing with pain, il soldato ferito si contorceva per il dolore● to wring st. dry, asciugare qc. strizzando (o torcendo) □ to wring out, torcere, strizzare; spremere, far uscire; (fig.) estorcere, strappare; to wring information out of sb., strappare informazioni a q.; to wring money out of sb., estorcere denaro a q.; to wring out a few tears, spremere qualche lacrimuccia.* * *I [rɪŋ]II [rɪŋ]to give sth. a wring — strizzare qcs., dare una strizzata a qcs
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. wrung)1) (anche wring out) (squeeze) (by twisting) torcere, strizzare; (by pressure, centrifugal force) centrifugare3) (twist)to wring sb.'s, sth.'s neck — torcere o tirare il collo a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)
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