| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| press⇒ vi | (push) | trycka vitr |
| | | pressa vitr |
| | He pressed against the table to get it to move. |
| | Han tryckte mot bordet för att få det att flytta på sig. |
| press [sth]⇒ vtr | (key: push down) | trycka vtr |
| | He pressed the delete key. |
| | Han tryckte på knappen för delete. |
| press [sth] vtr | (button: depress) | trycka vtr |
| | He pressed the button to ring the doorbell. |
| | Han tryckte på knappen för att ringa på dörrklockan. |
| press [sth] vtr | (compress) | pressa vtr |
| | | klämma vtr |
| | | krama vtr |
| | The more you press a wet sponge, the more water you will get out of it. |
| | Ju mer du kramar en våt tvättsvamp desto mer vatten kommer du att få ut ur den. |
| press [sth] vtr | (squeeze) | pressa vtr |
| | Press the oranges onto the juicer to make a healthy drink. |
| | Pressa apelsinerna på juicepressen för att göra en hälsosam dryck. |
| press [sth] vtr | (push heavily on) | trycka vtr |
| | | pressa vtr |
| | Would you press on my suitcase so I can close it? |
| | Skulle du kunna trycka ner på min resväska så att jag kan stänga den? |
| the press n | (news media) | press s |
| | | presskår s |
| | The prime minister's memo was leaked to the press. |
| | Premiärministerns PM läcktes till pressen. |
| the press npl | (journalists) | press s |
| | | presskår s |
| | The President spent an hour briefing the press on his latest policy. |
| | Presidenten tillbringade en timme med att informera pressen om hans senaste policy. |
| press n | (printing machine) | tryckpress, press s |
| | Newspapers are produced on a printing press. |
| | Dagstidningar produceras på en tryckpress (or: press). |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| press n | (device: flattens clothes) | klädpress, press s |
| | There was a trouser press and an iron in the hotel room. |
| press n | (device: irons clothes) | press s |
| | A steam press takes the effort out of ironing clothes. |
| press n | (manufacturing device) | press s |
| | Many metal components are stamped out of sheet metal on a giant press. |
| press n | informal (publicity, coverage) | press s |
| | | publicitet s |
| | He got good press for the act of charity. |
| press n | (racquet protector) | press s |
| | A tennis racquet should be stored in a press. |
| press n | (crowding together) | trängsel s |
| | There was a great press of people in the small lift compartment. |
| press n | (crease, pleat) | pressveck, press s |
| | The sharp press in his trousers showed his concern for appearances. |
| press n | (urgency) | brådska s |
| | | jäkt s |
| | The press of executing transactions made the trader's job stressful. |
| press n | (weightlifting) | press s |
| | (specifik) | bänkpress s |
| | The press is a training exercise for weightlifters. |
press,
press cupboard n | (shelved cupboard) | skåp, mindre skåp s |
| | Clean, ironed linen is kept in the press. |
| press [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (hurry) | pressa vtr |
| | | hetsa vtr |
| | | tvinga vtr |
| | | förmå vtr |
| | Gabrielle pressed her assistant to finish addressing the envelopes. |
| press [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (harass) | pressa vtr |
| | | tvinga vtr |
| | The bill collector presses debtors to pay, calling at all hours of the day. |
| press for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (insist) | kräva vitr |
| | | yrka vitr |
| | When the witness evaded the question, the prosecutor pressed for an answer. |
| press [sth] vtr | (iron) | stryka vtr |
| | | pressa vtr |
| | I need to press these trousers. They're all rumpled. |
| press [sth] vtr | (hold close) | trycka vtr |
| | | krama vtr |
| | | hålla om vtr partikel skj |
| | He pressed his lover to his chest. |
| press [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | (beg, entreat) | bönfalla, böna vtr |
| | | enträget be adv + vtr |
| | | pressa vtr |
| | He pressed the court for a decision. |
| press [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | (hurry) | pressa vtr |
| | | hetsa vtr |
| | | tvinga vtr |
| | Time is running out, I'll have to press you for an answer. |