PRESSURE

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pressure substantiv

1. strângere, strânsoare, încleştare;

pressure of the hand strângere de mână.

2. (tehn. etc.) presiune, compresiune, apăsare; comprimare;

atmospheric pressure presiune atmosferică;

high pressure înaltă presiune;

low pressure joasă presiune.

3. stoarcere, tescuire (a fructelor etc.).

4. tipărire, imprimare.

5. (fig.) constrângere, nevoie, situaţie grea;

to act under pressure a acţiona sub presiune / cu sula în coastă;

to bring pressure to bear upon smb., to put a pressure upon smb. a exercita presiuni asupra cuiva;

financial pressure nevoie bănească;

to work at high pressure a munci intens.

6. (electr.) tensiune.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

He reviewed all the wild delight of the pressure of her hand in his at the door, and longed for it again.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

Mars will be in your home sector, and Uranus will be in your career sector, so there will be pressure to serve on both fronts.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

“The results suggest that chocolate may, in fact, lower blood pressure,” Djoussé says.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, Editura Global Info)

These conditions are: • High blood pressure • High blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels • High levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, in your blood • Low levels of HDL, the good cholesterol, in your blood • Too much fat around your waist

(Metabolic Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

An earlier study performed by the collaborators showed that offspring from mothers who enter pregnancy at an older age have poor heart function and high blood pressure as young adults, and particularly so if they are male.

(Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older mums more likely to develop heart problems in later life, University of Cambridge)

In the middle of a cyclone the air is generally still, but the great pressure of the wind on every side of the house raised it up higher and higher, until it was at the very top of the cyclone; and there it remained and was carried miles and miles away as easily as you could carry a feather.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

He complained of great pain in his head, and it was during this period that he arranged a system of communication against the time when speech should leave him altogether—one pressure of the hand for yes, two for no.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

Got to have right heat, right pressure, and run 'em through three times. Look at that!

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

Last month was birthday month, but many Libras wrote to me on Twitter and Instagram to say that they struggled with challenges that came up in October. (If you ever want to give me feedback , my name is @Astrologyzone for both social media platforms.) There are several reasons for October’s tensions, and I felt the pressure, too.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

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