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drücken in English:

1. press press


I'm hopeless at ironing so I buy permanent press clothes.
press the button
During the press conference, the President touched on foreign relations.
The potato ricer, similar to the garlic press, is essential to making lefse.
There is no such thing, at this stage of the world’s history in America, as an independent press.
Nay, since you will not love, would I were growing A happy daisy, in the garden path That so your silver foot might press me going, Might press me going even unto death.
Powerlifting is a sport in which athletes compete to lift the maximum sum weight of the three heavy weight events, squat, bench press and deadlift.
The US judicial system and press are incredible: One day you're a poor examplary housewife, victim of a rape, the next, you're an illegal immigrant, having committed perjury and being suspected of whitewashing drug money.
The queen took umbrage at remarks made in the press about her insensitivity to the death of the princess.
It's fruitless to press him further.
Most of the politicians hate press.
It was just good enough to make me press ‘next’ every time the episode finished.
She has been criticized in the press for not speaking out on this issue.
I like your dress so much I wish there was an 'I like' button I could press.

English word "drücken"(press) occurs in sets:

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2. push push


Stop pushing me!
I had to push my bicycle because I had a flat tire.
The new ambassador will push for a cease-fire to stop the killing.
Look, if push comes to shove I have no doubt she'll pull rank on you to get her way.
I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice.
Who are the idiots who said that teachers should push for larger amounts of homework, seeing as the students don't work enough?
Local officials are twisting arms to push new development projects.
In order to gain media recognition, sometimes AIDS patients have to push themselves into the public eye.
The convenience store was overflowing with girls, I didn't have the urge to push my way through them and went home as I was.
The soldiers in the outposts are continually on the look-out, ready to push back enemy attacks.
l'm gonna push you underwater with my jowls.
He pushed his daughter to achieve greater success.
Let's try to move this wardrobe - you push and I'll pull.
The last-minute push helped them reach a resolution
My grandma is pushing seventy six.

English word "drücken"(push) occurs in sets:

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3. squeeze squeeze


The bank rate cut is expected to relieve the severe financial squeeze that has hit industry.
freshly-squeezed lemon juice
They are feeling the squeeze on budgets
The little space was too narrow for him to squeeze through. Now aim and squeeze.
I like juice from squeezed fruits
She really had to stretch her imagination to squeeze enough material for a solo album out of a contrabassoon, but by God, she did.
He squeezed her hands. She squeezed the water out of her blouse. I squeezed an orange and made juice.
Before serving your pancakes, just squeeze some fresh lemon juice over them
take applications and squeeze them into one server
Our company is in a squeeze, but I'm sure we're gonna make it.
As she waited to go into the exam, he squeezed her hand (= pressed it affectionately with his hand) and wished her good luck.
I'm afraid that when the cops squeeze him he'll start to sing.
squeeze more out - wycisnąć więcej z / squeeze a lemon - wyciskać cytrynę / squeeze into/through/past - wciskać się, przeciskać
The car was parked very close to another one, so I had to squeeze to get between them.
everyone agrees that these are 'classic symptoms of a monetary squeeze'

English word "drücken"(squeeze) occurs in sets:

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