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WordReference kan deze exacte zin niet vertalen, maar als je op de afzonderlijke woorden klikt zie je de betekenis van deze woorden.
| Voornaamste vertalingen | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: press,
press [sth] vtr | (push on) | duwen overg.ww | | | He pressed against the table to get it to move. | press,
press [sth] vtr | (key: push down) | aanslaan, indrukken overg.ww | | | He pressed the delete key. | press,
press [sth] vtr | (button: depress) | duwen, drukken overg.ww | | | He pressed the button to ring the doorbell. | | press n | (news media) (ontelbaar) | pers nw, de | | | The prime minister's memo was leaked to the press. | | press n | (journalists) (journalisten) | pers nw de | | | The President spent an hour briefing the press on his latest policy. | | press n | (printing machine) | drukpers nw de | | | Newspapers are produced on a printing press. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | press n | (device: flattens clothes) | pers nw de | | | There was a trouser press and an iron in the hotel room. | | press n | (device: irons clothes) | stoompers nw de | | | A steam press takes the effort out of ironing clothes. | | press n | (manufacturing device) (productie) | pers nw de | | | Many metal components are stamped out of sheet metal on a giant press. | | press n | informal (publicity, coverage) | publiciteit, media-aandacht nw de | | | He got good press for the act of charity. | | press n | (racquet protector) | spanner nw de | | | A tennis racquet should be stored in a press. | | press n | (crowding together) | gedrang nw het | | | There was a great press of people in the small lift compartment. | | press n | (crease, pleat) | vouw nw de | | | The sharp press in his trousers showed his concern for appearances. | | press n | (urgency) | druk nw de | | | The press of executing transactions made the trader's job stressful. | press,
press for [sth] vi | (insist) | aandringen onoverg.ww | | | | pressen overg.ww | | | When the witness evaded the question, the prosecutor pressed for an answer. | press,
press [sth] vtr | (squeeze) | uitpersen overg.ww | | | Press the oranges onto the juicer to make a healthy drink. | press,
press [sth] vtr | (compress) | samenpersen overg.ww | | | The more you press a wet sponge, the more water you will get out of it. | press,
press [sth] vtr | (bear down on) | omlaag duwen, drukken overg.ww | | | Would you press on my suitcase so I can close it? | press,
press [sth] vtr | (iron) | strijken overg.ww | | | I need to press these trousers. They're all rumpled. | press,
press [sth] vtr | (embrace, hold close) | tegen zich/haar aandrukken wk.ww | | | He pressed his lover to his chest. | press,
press [sb] for [sth] vtr | (beg, entreat) | verzoeken, smeken overg.ww | | | He pressed the court for a decision. | press,
press [sb] for [sth] vtr | (hurry) | aansporen overg.ww | | | Time is running out, I'll have to press you for an answer. | | press⇒ vtr | (harass) | opporren, pushen overg.ww | | | The bill collector presses debtors to pay, calling at all hours of the day. |
Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek | Voornaamste vertalingen | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | pers nw de | (journalistiek) | press n | | media nw mv | (tv, kranten etc.) | media npl | | | | press n | | tijdschriften nw mv | (pers) | magazines npl | | | | journals npl | | | | press, media n | | drukken onoverg. ww | (druk uitoefenen) | press, push vi | | | | squeeze vi | | persen overg.ww | (samendrukken) | press, compress vtr | | prenten overg.ww | (drukken, afdrukken) | press vtr | | | | print vtr | | druk nw de | (keer dat men drukt) | press, push n | | | De poort kan worden geopend met een simpele druk. | | pers nw de | (drukpers) | press, printing press n | | drukken onoverg.ww | (emotioneel) | press vtr | | | | impel vtr | | | | oppress vtr | | drukken overg. ww | (bewegen door druk) | press, push vtr | | | | squeeze vtr |
| Aanvullende vertalingen | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | pers nw de | (stamperij: machine) (device) | press n |
| Samengestelde woorden: | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | een persconferentie houden onoverg. uitdr. | (de pers voorlichten) | hold a press conference v expr | | heet van de naald frase | figuurlijk (zeer nieuw, zeer recent) (figurative) | hot off the press expr | | opdrukken wk. ww | (turnoefening) | push up, press up vi+prep | | | | do push-ups v expr | | persbericht nw het | (mededeling gericht aan de pers) | press release n | | persbericht nw het | (informatie verspreid door de pers) | press release n | | | | newspaper report n | | persconferentie nw de | (voorlichting voor de pers) | press conference, news conference n |
| Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | press on vi phrasal | informal (continue, persevere) (figuurlijk) | drukken, vasthouden onoverg.ww | | | | volharden in ww+vz | | | Despite the worsening weather conditions, the explorers decided to press on with their journey. |
| Samengestelde woorden: | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | AP n | initialism (Associated Press) (Amerikaans persbureau) | AP, Associated Press eigennaam | | bad press n | informal (unfavourable publicity) | slechte publiciteit, slechte reclame, negatieve reclame nw de, ont. | | | The actress received a lot of bad press as a result of her extreme political views. | | gutter press n | informal, pejorative (sensationalist media) | rioolpers nw de | | | The gutter press is obsessed with celebrity gossip. | hold a press conference,
hold a news conference v expr | (speak to media) | een persconferentie houden nw + ww | | | The senator held a press conference to explain his new proposal. | | | De senator hield een persconferentie om zijn nieuw voorstel uit te leggen. | | hot off the press adj | informal (newspaper: freshly printed) (krant) | vers van de pers frase | | | | net gedrukt bw+bn | | | The club's latest newsletter is hot off the press. | | hot off the press adj | informal, figurative (information: new) (figuurlijk) | vers van de pers, heet van de naald frase | | | The latest news hot off the press is that Alice is calling off the wedding. | | press agent n | (public relations manager) | publiciteitsagent nw de | | | (vrouwelijk) | publiciteitsagente nw de | | | The actor's press agent has just released a statement. | | press box n | (journalists' enclosure) | perstribune nw de | | | To ensure a professional working environment, no family members or guests are permitted in the press box. | | press charges (against [sb]) v expr | (make formal accusation) | een aanklacht indienen nw de + ww | | press clipping n | often plural (newspaper cutting) | krantenknipsel nw het | | | Norma collects press clippings on her son's career as a professional footballer. | | press conference n | (meeting with journalists) | persconferentie nw de | | | The senator took 28 questions during this morning's press conference. | | press release n | (news update or bulletin) | persbericht, communiqué nw het | | | Jenkins authorized a press release denying the validity of the rumors. | | press section n | (journalists' enclosure) | perstribune nw de | | | The reporters claimed their seats in the press section. | | press the flesh v expr | informal, figurative (shake hands and mingle) (informeel) | handjes schudden overg.uitdr. | | | The senator gave a speech and then pressed the flesh for a few minutes. | push-up (US),
press-up (UK) n | usually plural (arm exercise: press-up) | opdrukken nw het, ont. | | | (anglicisme) | push-up nw de | | | (Belg.) | pompen nw het, ont. | | | The fitness instructor asked the class to do 20 pushups. |
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