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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-���(r)|-���(r)

Noun
pressure (countable and uncountable; plural: pressures)

1. physics The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area.

#:Units
#:*SI: pascal (Pa) (1 pascal equals 1 newton per square metre)
#:*Others: bar (1 bar equals 100000 pascals), barye (Ba) (1 barye equals 0.1 pascal), pounds per square inch (psi, lbf/in², lb/in²), torr, mmHg, atmosphere (atm)

1. mental strain caused by one's own or others' expectations on one's own performance

#:She has been under pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done two weeks early.
#: Synonyms - under the pump, under the gun

Derived terms
under pressure
pressurize, pressurise

Translations
trans-top|force to area in physics
Arabic: Arab|ضغط IPAchar|(�á��) m
Chinese: �� (y�lì)
Czech: tlak m
Dutch: druk m
Finnish: paine
French: pression f
German: Druck m
Hungarian: nyomás, leveg�nyomás
Indonesian: tekanan
Italian: pressione f
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Japanese: �� (�����, atsuryoku)
Korean: �력 (amnyeok)
Latvian: spiediens m
Polish: ci�nienie n
Portuguese: pressão f
Romanian: presiune f
Russian: давление (davlénije) n
Spanish: presión f
Swedish: tryck n
Telugu: ప�డన� (peeDanam), �త�తిడి (ottiDi)
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Chinese: �� y�lì (1, 2)
Dutch: druk
Finnish: paine (1, 2)
French: pression f
German: Druck m (1, 2)
Indonesian: tekanan
Interlingua: pression
Italian: pressione f (1, 2)
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Japanese: �� (1), �� (2)
Latvian: spiediens m
Polish: ci�nienie n
Portuguese: pressão f
Romanian: presiune f
Russian: давление n
Spanish: presión f (1,2)
Swedish: tryck
Telugu: �త�తిడి (ottiDi) (1, 2)

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|pressur|ing

1. To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.

#:Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.

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• 2007-10-22 09:59 - AutoFormat - +{{rfc-trverb|Transitive verb}}, trans link [[Telugu]]

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