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press into service

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
press [sb] into service v expr	(get [sb] to do [sth])	obligar a vtr + prep
		presionar a vtr + prep
	The university pressed some final year students into service to help with the open day.
press [sth] into service v expr	(make [sth] serve a purpose)	hacer funcionar loc verb
	During the firefighters strike in the UK, the army's old auxiliary fire service engines were pressed into service.

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