| Główne tłumaczenia |
| pressure n | (force applied) | nacisk m |
| | The pressure of the rubble from the fallen building was too great for Alf to push it off. |
| pressure n | (force: of water, air, etc.) | ciśnienie n |
| | The house had very low water pressure, making showering difficult. |
| | Dom miał bardzo niskie ciśnienie wody, co utrudniało branie prysznica. |
| pressure n | figurative (influence) | naciski m, l.mn. |
| | The Senator used pressure to influence his peers. |
| pressure n | figurative (mental stress) | presja ż |
| | Wes is under a lot of pressure. |
| | Był pod wielką presją. |
pressures,
the pressures of [sth] npl | (stresses: obligations, etc.) | stres m |
| | The pressures of work and home were getting to her, so she decided to take a vacation. |
| pressure n | (weather) | ciśnienie n |
| | There is an area of high pressure over the state. |
| Dodatkowe Tłumaczenia |
| pressure [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | figurative (coerce) (przenośny) | naciskać na kogoś zwrot ndk. |
| | The older kids pressured Ben into stealing some candy. |
| pressure [sb] to do [sth] v expr | figurative (coerce) (przenośny) | naciskać na kogoś, żeby zwrot ndk. |
| | The salesman pressured his customer to buy. |
| pressure [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (coerce) | wywierać na kimś presję zwrot ndk. |
| | | wywrzeć na kimś presję zwrot dk. |
| | I'll tell you when I'm ready; don't pressure me! |
| pressure [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (coerce) (przenośny) | naciskać na kogoś zwrot ndk. |
| | She was pressured into marriage when she was too young. |
Formy złożone:
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| air pressure n | (atmospheric force) | ciśnienie powietrza n + n |
| | Masses of high and low air pressure create the weather on Earth. |
| air pressure n | (degree of atmospheric force) | ciśnienie powietrza n + n |
| | The current temperature is -1, and the air pressure is 1016 millibars. |
| apply pressure v | literal (press firmly) | stosować nacisk ndk. + m |
| | | zastosować nacisk dk. + m |
| | Applying pressure to the cut will stop the bleeding. |
| apply pressure v | figurative (try to persuade [sb] to [sth]) | przyciskać ndk. |
| | | przycisnąć dk. |
| | What the army calls "applying pressure to prisoners" other people might call "torture". |
| area of low pressure n | (meteorology) | obszar niskiego ciśnienia wyr. |
| | A stationary area of low pressure over the Great Lakes has brought us a week of rain and fog. |
| atmospheric pressure n | (air pressure) | ciśnienie atmosferyczne n + przym. |
| | I have trouble breathing when the atmospheric pressure drops. |
| back pressure n | (force going against flow) | propagacja natłoku ż + m |
| | An obstruction in the water pipe was causing back pressure. |
| barometric pressure n | (atmospheric force) | ciśnienie barometryczne n + przym. |
| | Hurricanes have low barometric pressure. |
bedsore,
bed sore,
pressure sore,
pressure ulcer n | (bedridden person's pressure sore) | odleżyna ż |
| | The nurses turned the patient daily to prevent him getting bed sores. |
| blood pressure n | (on vessels) | ciśnienie krwi n + ż |
| | (potoczny) | ciśnienie n |
| | The doctor told me I had high blood pressure. |
| | Lekarka powiedziała mi, że mam wysokie ciśnienie. |
| excessive pressure n | (too much physical force) | nadmierne ciśnienie przym. + n |
| high blood pressure n | (medicine: hypertension) | nadciśnienie n |
| | Exercise and diet are the best way to control high blood pressure. |
high pressure,
high-pressure n | (intense or stressful situation) | wysokie ciśnienie przym. + n |
| Uwaga: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | She has been working under high pressure to pass her exams. |
high pressure,
high-pressure n | (oppressive weather conditions) | wysokie ciśnienie przym. + n |
| low blood pressure n | (hypotension) | niedociśnienie n |
| | | niskie ciśnienie krwi wyr. |
| | Low blood pressure can make you feel dizzy. |
| peer pressure n | (feeling of needing to conform) | owczy pęd przym. + m |
| | Teenagers find it hard to resist peer pressure. |
| pressure cooker n | literal (pot that cooks by pressurized steam) | szybkowar m |
| | I cook rice in a pressure cooker. |
| pressure cooker n | figurative (pressurized situation) (przenośny) | pod ciśnieniem przyim. + n |
| | The board meeting was a real pressure cooker – I thought the chairman was going to explode! |
| pressure gauge n | (instrument: measures pressure) | manometr m |
| | Check the pressure gauge to make sure the tires are full. |
| pressure group n | (organization that campaigns or lobbies) | grupa wywierająca presję wyr. |
| | Conservative pressure groups are intent on hindering the president's agenda. |
| pressure indicator n | (instrument that indicates pressure) | wskaźnik ciśnienia m + n |
| | | manometr m |
| | The pressure indicator shows the current pressure level inside the cooker. |
| pressure point n | (anatomy: pulse point) | punkt akupresurowy m + przym. |
| | The human body has many highly sensitive pressure points. |
| pressure point n | figurative (situation likely to cause trouble) | wrażliwy punkt przym. + m |
| | The disputed territories remain a pressure point between the two countries. |
| pressure regulator n | (instrument: stable pressure) | regulator ciśnienia m + n |
| | The pressure regulator controls the pressure inside the pressure cooker. |
| pressure valve n | (device: controls pressure) | zawór ciśnienia m + n |
| | The plumber replaced the pressure valve on the water heater. |
| pressure valve n | figurative (for emotional release) | zawór ciśnienia m + n |
| | Boxing is often used as a pressure valve for juvenile delinquents. |
| put pressure on vtr | literal (apply force to) (dosłowny) | naciskać, przyciskać ndk. |
| | (dosłowny) | nacisnąć, przycisnąć dk. |
| | Put pressure on the cut to stop the bleeding. |
| put pressure on vtr | figurative (compel, coerce) (przenośny) | wywierać presję ndk. + ż |
| | (przenośny) | wywrzeć presję dk. + ż |
| | The mayor put pressure on the police to drop the case. |
| relieve the pressure on vtr | (unburden) | ułatwiać, ulżyć ndk. |
| | | ułatwić, lżyć dk. |
| relieve the pressure on vtr | (decongest) | rozluźniać, ułatwiać ndk. |
| | | rozluźnić, ułatwić dk. |
| ridge of high pressure n | (weather forecast: elongated area of high atmospheric pressure) | wyż ciśnieniowy m + przym. |
| | A ridge of high pressure is lying over the country, so it should be fine for the next few days. |
| social pressure n | (others' expectations) | presja socjalna ż + przym. |
| | Some communities place a great deal of social pressure on women to get married. |
| under pressure adv | (subjected to coercion) | pod naciskiem przym. + m |
| | He was under pressure to make a decision so he finally said "yes.". |