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press·ing
(prĕs′ĭng)adj.
1. Demanding immediate attention; urgent: a pressing need. See Synonyms at urgent.
2. Very earnest or insistent: a pressing invitation.
n.
1. The process or an instance of applying pressure.
2. often pressings The material, such as juice or grape skins, produced by or left over after pressing.
3.
a. A phonograph record or other recording made at one time.
b. A group of recordings made at the same time.
press′ing·ly adv.
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pressing
(ˈprɛsɪŋ)adj
1. demanding immediate attention
2. persistent or importunate
n
3. (Electronics) a large specified number of gramophone records produced at one time from a master record
4. (Mechanical Engineering) a component formed in a press
5. (Soccer) football the tactic of trying to stay very close to the opposition when they are in possession of the ball
6. (Rugby) football the tactic of trying to stay very close to the opposition when they are in possession of the ball
ˈpressingly adv
ˈpressingness n
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press•ing
(ˈprɛs ɪŋ)adj.
1. urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need.
n. 2. phonograph record produced in a record-molding press from a master or a stamper.
[1610–20]
press′ing•ly, adv.
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Noun 1. [画像:pressing - the act of pressing]pressing - the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
push, pushing - the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
impression - the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
compressing, compression - applying pressure
2. pressing - a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
Adj. 1. [画像:pressing - compelling immediate action]pressing - compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair"
imperative - requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"
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pressing
adjective urgent, serious, burning, vital, crucial, imperative, important, constraining, high-priority, now or never, importunate, exigent There is a pressing need for more funds.
regular, routine, unnecessary, unimportant, dispensable
regular, routine, unnecessary, unimportant, dispensable
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pressing
adjectivenoun
Urgent solicitation:
Archaic: instance.
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Translations
ضاغِط، حثيث
naléhavý
presserende
áríîandi
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pressing
[ˈprɛsɪŋ] adj
a pressing need for sth → un besoin pressant de qch
a pressing appointment → un rendez-vous urgent
a pressing need for sth → un besoin pressant de qch
a pressing appointment → un rendez-vous urgent
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pressing
adj
(= insistent) requests → nachdrücklich ; he was very pressing in his invitation → er drängte mir etc seine Einladung richtig auf
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pressing
[ˈprɛsɪŋ]1. adj (matter, problem) → urgente, pressante ; (request, invitation) → insistente, pressante
he was very pressing → era molto insistente
he was very pressing → era molto insistente
2. n → stiratura
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press
(pres) verb1. to use a pushing motion (against). Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother. druk يَضْغَط بإصْبَعِه натискам comprimir(-se) zmáčknout, tisknout (se) drücken trykke sig πιέζω, στριμώχνω, στριμώχνομαι apretar, presionar vajutama, (end) suruma فشار دادن painaa appuyer sur, presser לִלחוֹץ दबाना privinuti (meg)nyom menekan þrÿsta á premere, pigiare 押しつける 누르다 spausti(s) []spiest; []spiesties menekan drukken trykke przyciskać się كيږل، فشار وركول comprimir a apăsa; a (se) strânge нажимать; прижимать stlačiť, pritlačiť sa pritisniti, stisniti (se) pritisnuti trycka กด basmak 按,壓 тиснути, натискати دبانا nhấn 按,压
2. to squeeze; to flatten. The grapes are pressed to extract the juice. pers يَعْصُر изстисквам espremer lisovat, (roz)mačkat pressen presse συμπίεζω, συνθλίβω, στύβω exprimir, estrujar; prensar litsuma فشردن puristaa écraser, presser לִשחוֹת निचोड़ना istisnuti (ki)présel memeras kreista spremere しぼる 압착하다 presuoti, spausti []spiest memerah persen presse, klemme prasować, wyciskać كيږكل espremer a stoarce давить lisovať stisniti cediti pressa คั้น bastırmak, preslemek 榨取,壓平 видавлювати, вичавлювати نچوڑنا ép 榨取,压平
3. to urge or hurry. He pressed her to enter the competition. aanmoedig, aanjaag يَحُث، يُسَرِّع притискам pressionar nutit drängen presse πιέζω presionar; apremiar (tagant) sundima اصرار کردن hoputtaa pousser à לִלְחְוֹץ प्रोत्साहित करना, प्रेरित करना pritiskati, pritisnuti rábír, sürget mendesak hvetja; reka á eftir spingere せき立てる 압박하다 raginti, skubinti uzstāt; steidzināt mendesak aansporen presse; be innstendig; framskynde nalegać ټينګار كول pressionar a presa настаивать; торопить nútiť priganjati nagovarati pressa, ansätta กระตุ้น acele ettirmek, sıkıştırmak 催促 квапити تحريک کرنا thúc giục 催促
4. to insist on. The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay. aandring يُصِرُّ على настоявам insistir em trvat (na) nachdrücklich bestehen auf presse på for προωθώ, υποστηρίζω επίμονα presionar, insistir tungivalt nõudma پافشاری کردن vaatia presser qqn de לִדרוֹש अनुरोध करना ne dati mira, inzistirati na nečemu sürget, követel memaksakan þrÿsta á, halda fast fram insistere su 言い張る 주장하다 primygtinai reikalauti, spausti pieprasīt; uzstāt memaksakan doordrijven insistere, presse på obstawać przy ټينګار كول insistir em a insista pe/cu требовать trvať (na) vztrajati insistirati driva ยืนกราน ısrar etmek 堅持 наполягати اصرار کرنا nén chặt 坚持
5. to iron. Your trousers need to be pressed. stryk يَكْوي المَلابِس гладя passar a ferro žehlit plätten presse σιδερώνω planchar pressima اطو کشیدن silittää repasser לְגָהֵץ इस्तरी करना glačati (ki)vasal menyetrika pressa stirare プレスする 다림질 하다 lyginti presēt; gludināt menyeterika persen stryke prasować اتو كول passar a ferro a călca гладить žehliť likati ispeglati pressa, stryka รีดให้เรียบ ütülemek 熨燙 прасувати کپڑا استري کرنا là phẳng 熨烫
noun1. an act of pressing. He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press. stryk ضَغْط، عَصْر، كَبْس натискане pressão stisk, vyžehlení der Druck tryk; strygning πίεση, σφύξιμο, σιδέρωμα apretón; planchado surve, pressimine فشار painallus pression; repassage לחיצה पत्रकारिता stiska, stisak nyomás; vasalás tekanan þrÿstingur stratta; stirata 押しつけること 누르기 (pa)spaudimas, lyginimas spiediens; spiešana; presēšana; gludināšana picitan, menyeterika het drukken, persen trykk; stryking prasowanie فشار pressão strângere; călcat нажатие; пожатие; утюжка stisk, vyžehlenie stisk; likanje pritiskanje tryckning, pressning, strykning การบีบ ütüleme 熨,壓 надавлювання; прасування دباؤ sự là 熨,压
2. (also ˈprinting-press) a printing machine. drukpers مِطْبَعَه، آلة طِباعَه печатна преса prensa tiskařský stroj die Presse trykke- πιεστήριο, πρέσα prensa trükipress ماشین چاپ painokone presse מְכוֹנַת דְפוּס मुद्रण-यन्त्र, मद्रणालय, छापाख़ाना tiskarski stroj nyomdagép mesin cetak prentvél stampatrice 印刷機 인쇄기 spausdinimo mašina iespiedmašīna mesin pencetak drukpers boktrykkerpresse prasa د چاپ ماشين prensa tipar печатный станок tlačiarenský stroj tiskarski stroj presa tryckpress แท่นพิมพ์ baskı makinası 印刷機 друкарська машина پريس، طباعتي مشين máy in 印刷机
3. newspapers in general. It was reported in the press; (also adjective) a press photographer. pers صَحافَه печат imprensa tisk(ový) die Presse; Presse-... presse; presse- τύπος prensa ajakirjandus مطبوعات lehdistö presse עיתונות समाचारपत्र, अख़बार novinski fotograf sajtó pers pressan, blöðin stampa 新聞 신문 spauda prese; preses- surat khabar pers presse prasa مطبوعات imprensa (de) presă пресса tlač; tlačový tisk štampa press หนังสือพิมพ์ basın 新聞報導(總稱) преса اخبارات báo chí 新闻报道(总称)
4. the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists. The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people. pers رِجال الصَّحافَه преса imprensa novináři die Presse journalister (οι)δημοσιογράφοι prensa ajakirjanikud روزنامه چی ها toimittajat presse עִיתוֹנָאִים पत्रकार tisak sajtó pers blaðamenn stampa 報道関係者 언론인 žurnalistai žurnālisti wartawan pers pressen, journalister prasa ورځپانه ليكونكى imprensa presă пресса, журналисты novinári novinarji štampa press นักหนังสือพิมพ์ basın mensupları 新聞界(工作人員) преса صحافي لوگ giới báo chí 新闻界(工作人员)
5. a device or machine for pressing. a wine-press; a flower-press. parstoestel مِكْبَس، مَعْصَرَه преса espremedor lis die Presse presse; -presser πρέσα prensa press افشر گر prässi pressoir מכבש दबाने की मशीन tiskarski stroj prés mesin pres -pressa pressa, torchio 圧縮機 압착기 presas prese; spiedne pemerah pers presse prasa هغه ماشين چى ميوى او ګلونه كيږكاږى او اوبو او عطر جوړوى espremedor presă пресс lis stiskalnica presa press เครื่องบีบอัด pres; mengene 壓榨機 преса دبانے کي مشين máy ép 压榨机
ˈpressing adjective urgent. a pressing invitation. dringend ضاغِط، حثيث важен urgente naléhavý dringend presserende επείγων, πιεστικός urgente, apremiante pakiline فوری kiireellinen urgent, pressant דחוף अत्यावश्यक tiskanje sürgős mendesak áríðandi urgente, pressante せつなる 긴급한 skubus steidzams; neatliekams mendesak dringend presserende pilny فورى urgente urgent, presant срочный; настойчивый naliehavý nujen hitan angelägen, brådskande ด่วน acele, ivedi 緊迫的 невідкладний, поспішний فوري، ضرروي khẩn cấp 紧迫的
press conference a meeting in which information is given to journalists. perskonferensie مُؤتَمَر صُحُفي пресконференция entrevista coletiva tisková konference die Pressekonferenz pressekonference συνέντευξη τύπου conferencia de prensa pressikonverents کنفرانس مطبوعاتی lehdistötilaisuus conférence de presse מְסִיבָּת עִיתוֹנָאִים पत्रकार सम्मेलन tiskovna konferencija sajtókonferencia konferensi pers blaðamannafundur conferenza stampa 記者会見 기자회견 spaudos konferencija preses konference sidang akhbar persconferentie pressekonferanse konferencja prasowa مطبوعاتى كنفرانس conferência de imprensa conferinţă de presă пресс-конференция tlačová konferencia tiskovna konferenca pres konferencija presskonferens การแถลงข่าว basın toplantısı 記者招待會 прес-конференція پريس کانفرنس، صحافيوں کو اطلاع دينے کي مجلس cuộc họp báo 记者招待会
ˈpress-cutting noun an article cut out of a newspaper or magazine. knipsel قُصاصة من صَحيفَه изрезка от вестник recorte výstřižek der Zeitungsausschnitt avisudklip απόκομμα recorte de periódico ajaleheväljalõige بریده جراید lehtileike coupure de presse גְזִיר עִיתוֹן समाचारपत्र की कतरन izrezak iz novina újságkivágás guntingan berita blaðaúrklippa ritaglio di giornale 切り抜き 신문 스크랩 iškarpa (laikraksta, žurnāla) izgriezums guntingan akhbar krantenknipsel utklipp wycinek prasowy د ورځپانو پرى كوونكى recorte газетная/журнальная вырезка výstrižok časopisni izrezek isečak iz novina pressklipp บทความที่ตัดจากหนังสือพิมพ์ kesik, kupür 剪報 газетна чи журнальна вирізка اخبار يا رسالہ کا تراشيدہ مضمون bài báo cắt ra 剪报
be hard pressed to be in difficulties. He's hard pressed financially. in die moeilikheid في صُعوبات притиснат съм estar em apuros mít těžkosti in Bedrängnis sein være hårdt presset είμαι στριμωγμένος estar en apuros kitsikuses olema در مضیقه بودن olla vaikeuksissa être à la dernière extrémité לִהיוֹת בִּקשָיִים धनाभाव से ग्रस्त u velikom novčanom škripcu pénzszűkében van dalam kesulitan vera í vandræðum (essere in difficoltà) 困っている 곤경에 빠지다 būti sunkioje padėtyje būt grūtā situācijā dlm kesempitan in het nauw zitten ha det vanskelig być przypartym do muru په بد او شديد حالت كښې اوسيدل estar em apuros a fi presat de; a fi strâmtorat быть в затруднении mať ťažkosti v stiski biti pritisnut vara hårt pressad ประสบความลําบาก sıkışık durumda olmak 處於困境 бути в скрутному становищі مشکلات ميں گھرنا lâm vào tình trạng khó khăn 处于困境
be pressed for to be short of. I must hurry – I'm pressed for time. het min oor مَضْغوط بالوَقْت притиснат съм откъм ter pouco být tísněn unter Zeitdruck stehen have dårlig tid δεν έχω ir mal de, andar escaso de puuduses olema کم داشتن olla vähissä être à court de קָצַר בַּ- समयाभाव से ग्रस्त u velikom vremenskom škripcu vminek szűkében van terdesak vera í tímaþröng (essere a corto di) 〜が足りない 쫓기다 turėti nedaug būt trūkumā; just trūkumu kesuntukan tekortkomen ha dårlig med mieć mało كم درلودل ter pouco a fi în criză de испытывать нехватку byť tlačený, mať málo biti v (časovni/denarni) stiski imati manjak ha ont om (knappt med) ถูกบีบ acele işi olmak, vakti olmamak 緊迫,缺少 (кому) бракувати (чого) کي کمي ہونا bị thúc ép 紧迫,缺少
press for to try to get; to keep demanding. The miners are pressing for higher wages. dring aan op يَضْغَط من أجْل، يُحاوِل الحُصول нстоявам exigir trvat na, žádat fordern presse på for διεκδικώ reclamar con insistencia, reivindicar tungivalt nõudma مصراً درخواست کردن vaatia réclamer avec insistance לִלחוֹץ जोर देना ne dati mira, dodijavati követel menuntut fara fram á (chiedere con insistenza) 要求する 요구하다 primygtinai siekti, reikalauti kategoriski []prasīt; uzstāt menuntut aandringen op presse på for å få domagać się په ټينګار سره يو شى غوښتل exigir a cere insistent добиваться; требовать trvať na, žiadať zahtevati zahtevati kräva เร่ง ısrarla istemek, sıkıştırmak 迫切需要 наполягати на مطالبہ کرنا thúc bách 迫切要求,催逼,敦促
press forward/on to continue (in spite of difficulties). She pressed on with her work. voortgaan يَسْتَمِر رُغْم الصُّعوبات продължавам continuar vytrvat (v) vorwärtsdrängen fortsætte συνεχίζω ακάθεκτος seguir adelante edasi ponnistama با ثبات قدم ادامه دادن jatkaa sitkeästi persévérer dans לְהַמשִיך दिक्कतों के बावजूद आगे बढ़ना mučiti se belehúz meneruskan halda áfram með andare avanti, continuare 続ける 강행하다 užsispyrus toliau daryti neatlaidīgi turpināt meneruskan walaupun sukar doorgaan met presse på med, gå på med krum hals, kjøre på uparcie kontynuować په ثابت قدم سره ادامه وركول continuar a se ţine de продолжать vytrvať v (čom) prebijati se naprej nastaviti energiskt fortsätta, arbeta vidare เดินหน้า yılmadan devam etmek 加緊 проштовхуватися уперед جاري رکھنا kiên quyết tiếp tục làm 加紧
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