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pressare

to press

verb pres-SAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to squeeze

Usage Note

Pressare implies sustained or forceful pressing — pushing down on something — and is used in both physical (pressing grapes, pressing a button) and figurative (pressuring someone) senses. The figurative 'to pressure someone' is common: Lo hanno pressato a firmare (They pressured him to sign). It is a first-conjugation verb (-are) and forms its past participle as pressato.

Examples

"Pressare l'impasto con le mani per qualche minuto."

Natural Translation

Press the dough with your hands for a few minutes.

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