press out

spremere, estrarre

Far uscire il liquido da qualcosa stringendolo o premendolo con forza.

In inglese semplice: To get liquid from something by squeezing or pushing it firmly.

• Press out the remaining juice.
• The machine presses oil out of crushed seeds.
• She pressed the water out of the wet cloth.

Come si usa: press something out of something (They pressed the oil out of the seeds.)

Sinonimi: squeeze out, extract

Espressioni comuni: press out juice, press something out

staccare premendo

Separare un pezzo parzialmente ritagliato da un foglio più grande, premendo su di esso.

In inglese semplice: To push a partly cut piece out of a larger sheet.

• Press out the cardboard shapes.
• She pressed each puzzle piece out of the sheet.
• Carefully press the model parts out before assembling them.

Come si usa: press something out of something (Press the pieces out of the cardboard sheet.)

Sinonimi: push out, pop out

Espressioni comuni: press out shapes, press something out

spegnere schiacciando

Spegnere una sigaretta o un sigaro schiacciandone la punta accesa contro una superficie.

In inglese semplice: To stop a cigar or cigarette burning by pushing and crushing its end against something.

• Press out your cigarette.
• He pressed out his cigar in the ashtray.
• She pressed the cigarette out with her shoe.

Sinonimi: stub out, extinguish

Contrari: light

Espressioni comuni: press out cigarettes, press something out

stampare a pressione

Produrre un oggetto di plastica dandogli forma mediante pressione.

In inglese semplice: To make an object from plastic by forcing it into a shape.

• The factory presses out records.
• Workers pressed out plastic discs using a metal mould.
• This machine can press out hundreds of copies each hour.

Sinonimi: mould, press

Espressioni comuni: press out records, press out discs