press
verb
1 verb button, key, etc TRANSITIVEbrúigh verb press the button brúigh an cnaipeyou press the lid down brúnn tú an clár síosthe dough is pressed into the baking tin brúitear an taos isteach sa stán bácálapress the cut to stop the bleeding brúigh ar an ngearradh chun an fhuil a stopadh
INTRANSITIVEbrúigh verb you have to press down caithfidh tú brú síospress on the pedal brúigh ar an troitheánpress again to reset it brúigh arís chun é a athshocrú
2 verb against sth TRANSITIVEhe pressed the phone against his ear bhrúigh sé an fón in aghaidh a chluaiseI pressed myself up against the door bhrúigh mé mé féin i gcoinne an doraisshe pressed her nose to the window chuir sí a srón leis an bhfuinneoghe pressed her to him d'fháisc sé isteach leis íTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb squeeze TRANSITIVEfáisc verb he pressed my hand d'fháisc sé mo lámhthe olives are pressed slowly fáisctear na hológa go mall 4 verb flatten, smooth TRANSITIVEpreasáil verb to press flowers bláthanna a phreasáil 5 verb advocate, argue for TRANSITIVEwe'll continue to press their case leanfaimid orainn ag cur a gcáis chun tosaighthey pressed the need for discretion d'áitigh siad gur ghá a bheith discréideachyou need to press your advantage caithfidh tú do bhuntáiste a chur abhaile 6 verb pressurise sb
TRANSITIVEbrú a chur ar tathantaigh ar we're pressing them to wait táimid ag cur brú orthu fanacht, táimid ag tathant orthu fanachtpress him for an answer cuir brú air freagra a thabhairtwhen pressed about the call, she admitted it nuair a teannadh uirthi faoin nglao, d'admhaigh sí é; nuair a cuireadh crua uirthi faoin scairt, d'admhaigh sí é
INTRANSITIVEhe'll press for compensation beidh seisean ag lorg cúitimhshe's pressing for them to be prosecuted tá sí ag éileamh go gcuirfí an dlí orthu
7 verb group, crowd, etc INTRANSITIVEthe crowd pressed around her theann an slua isteach uirthithe crowd pressed toward the gates phlódaigh an scata i dtreo na ngeataíthe rebels are pressing towards the capital tá na reibiliúnaigh ag teannadh ar an bpríomhchathair 8 verb time INTRANSITIVEwe had to go as time was pressing b'éigean dúinn imeacht mar bhí an t-am ag teannadh orainn, bhí orainn imeacht mar bhí an t-am ag breith orainn 9 verb IND mould under pressure TRANSITIVEpreasáil verb noun
10 noun cupboardcófra masc4 prios masc3 cupard masc1 11 noun pressing devicefáisceán masc1 cantaoir fem2 a flower press fáisceán bláthannawine press cantaoir fíona 12 noun PUBL a printing presspreas masc3 stop press! stop an preas!hot off the press díreach ón bpreas, díreach foilsithe 13 noun PUBL publishing houseteach foilsitheoireachtateach clódóireachtathe university press cló na hollscoile 14 noun PRESS media coverageclúdach sna meáinclúdach ón bpreasit received no press ní raibh aon chaint air sna meáin, ní dhearnadh aon tuairisciú air sna meáinit got a very good press bhí an clúdach sna meáin an-fhabhrachit's getting a bad press tá an clúdach sna meáin sách diúltach faoi 15 noun crowd of peoplebrú masc4 plód masc1 she lost her bag in the press for the door chaill sí a mála sa phlódú chuig an doras 16 noun pushbrú masc4 try a light press on the screen triail brú éadrom ar an scáileánat the press of a button gan ach cnaipe a bhrú 17 noun HEALTH, SPOR exerciseardú masc 18 noun with iron etciarnáil fem3 preasáil fem3 smúdáil fem3 to give trousers a press an t-iarann a chur ar bhríste, bríste a iarnáil