Presión in english
pronunciation: preʃɜr part of speech: noun
presión = pressure ; stress ; leverage ; millstone ; strain ; advocacy.
Example: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Example: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.Example: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.Example: Squeezed between the upper and nether millstones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.Example: We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.Example: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.more:
» a alta presión = high-pressured ; high-pressure .
Example: The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car. Example: A high-pressure spray nozzle is used for descaling and cleansing, while a brush is used to remove stubborn deposits and rust..» acción de ejercer presión = lobbying .
Example: The network is fairly well developed and lobbying initiatives on policies affecting all or a group of local authorities have stemmed from this source.» aguantar la presión = stand + the heat .
Example: Xerox couldn't stand the heat, and left the computer business.» aire a presión = air pressure .
Example: Air pressure created by means of a foot pump or compressor is used to remove the milk from the can to a 16-litre stainless steel storage tank.» aliviar la presión = ease + the pressure .
Example: Even with Groome's effort to ease tax burden pressures on individual property owners through industrial development, the tax rate is very steep.» ante la presión de = in the crush to .
Example: Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.» a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA] .
Example: All aircraft carry these pressurized medicinal oxygen bottles for emergency use by passengers.» bajo presión = under pressure ; under the cosh .
Example: This paper attempts to dispel the myth that people work best under pressure. Example: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.» ceder a/ante la presión = surrender to + pressure ; bow to + pressure .
Example: Surrender to pressure from a particular group means both subservience of the library and abandonment of the principle of intellectual freedom. Example: This is the second time recently that NBC has bowed to pressure and censored one of its late-night comedy shows.» ceder ante la presión de = give in to .
Example: The committee gave in to art librarians in agreeing that the artist is not necessarily the author of the reproductions of his or her own works.» continuar con la presión = keep up + the pressure .
Example: Our dispute with employers continues, however, and we need your help to keep up the pressure on decision makers.» de alta presión = high-pressured ; high-pressure .
Example: The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car. Example: A high-pressure spray nozzle is used for descaling and cleansing, while a brush is used to remove stubborn deposits and rust..» demasiada presión = overpressure .
Example: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.» ejercer demasiado presión sobre Algo = stretch + Nombre + to breaking point .
Example: The diversity of cookbooks available in the USA today is stretching the market to breaking point and specialist retailers are feeling the pinch.» ejercer presión = build + pressure ; lobby [Defender ejerciendo presión sobre las personas que toman las decisiones] ; exert + leverage ; pile on + the pressure .
Example: Pressure for more open access to resources and better library services is building in the research community and academics are writing to Gorbachev urging open access to all kinds of information = La comunidad científica está demandando cada vez más enérgicamente mayor libre acceso a los recursos y mejores servicios bibliotecarios y los académicos le están pidiendo a Gorbachov por escrito el libre acceso a todo tipo de información. Example: They should be in the best position to lobby all the key organizations so that their viewpoint can be taken into account when legislation is being drafted and discussed. Example: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers. Example: Brussels is piling on the pressure for the UK and Spain to strike a bilateral agreement over Gibraltar.» ejercer presión para conseguir Algo = push for .
Example: Library advocates and other proponents of educational reform need to push both for innovative teaching methods and the library resources to support them.» ejercer presión sobre = put + pressure on ; bear down (up)on ; pressure ; pressurise [pressurize, -USA] ; put + the screws to/on ; crack + the whip ; put + Nombre + on the griddle .
Example: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public. Example: This rickety thing is a disappointment: Its handle is so thin that if you bear down on it while scrubbing, it actually starts to bend. Example: I know she has difficulty talking about their breakup and I didn't want to pressure her or put her in an awkward situation. Example: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees. Example: If we continue to fear and judge others, we make life a never-ending competition -- a game of putting the screws to them before they put the screws to you. Example: Having a manager who likes to crack the whip can be an unpleasant experience for many, whilst others don't mind a bit of decisive direction. Example: Since I've already made my choice, and so have the others, now you have a chance to put us on the griddle.» ejercer presión sobre Alguien = bring + pressure + to bear on .
Example: Pressure is being brought to bear on the library to readdress its priorities in terms of services rendered and to scale down excesses in terms of funds and manpower.» estar bajo presión = be under stress .
Example: I have a friend who, as soon as she is under stress, goes off her oats, and gets all pale.» estar sometido a presión = face + pressure .
Example: At the moment the printed newspaper has to face considerable pressure from new technologies.» formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation .
Example: He recommends that research, fund-raising or development work, and political or 'lobbying' representation be added to the responsibilities of Slavic librarians.» formar un grupo de presión = form + a lobby .
Example: In the Year of the Young Reader, booksellers and librarians should form a lobby through which they can become a stronger, more unified force than ever.» frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure .
Example: Ridges of high pressure often occur between two frontal systems and move with them.» frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure .
Example: A ridge of low pressure swung over Wisconsin a day prior to the national meet.» grupo de presión = lobby group ; pressure group ; lobbyist ; lobby .
Example: Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields. Example: Whether it be through government legislation, the lobbying of pressure groups, or the self-censorship of librarians themselves, the library profession has long resisted efforts to restrict access to information. Example: Cutbacks will have the most severe impact on citizen activists who rely heavily on accessible data and least impact on the lobbyists who are least dependent on government data. Example: The mining lobby's advertising blitz today neglects to mention the jobs it is killing in other industries.» lavado a presión = pressure wash ; jet wash .
Example: Pressure wash equipment is similar to a typical coin-op car wash only portable and more powerful. Example: The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car.» lavado manual a presión = jet wash .
Example: The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car.» limpiadora a presión = pressure washer .
Example: With two spray wands and an onboard detergent tank, this pressure washer will help keep your home gleaming like the day construction was finished.» manómetro de presión de los neumáticos = tyre pressure gauge .
Example: Before traveling long distances, always check your tyre pressure to ensure that they are correct with a tyre pressure gauge.» mantener la presión = keep up + the pressure .
Example: Our dispute with employers continues, however, and we need your help to keep up the pressure on decision makers.» máquina de presión plana = flat-platen machine .
Example: Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812.» martillo a presión = steam hammer .
Example: Why use nutcrackers when you have a steam hammer at your disposal?.» mecanismo de presión = impression assembly [Conjunto de piezas de las primeras prensas tipográficas muy parecido al de las prensas de uvas que servía para ejercer presión sobre la el papel y la forma para realizar la impresión] .
Example: The first printing presses had two moving parts: the carriage assembly, which carried the type and paper in and out of the press, and the impression assembly, by means of which the paper was pressed down on to the inked type.» meter a presión = wedge .
Example: A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.» momentos de presión = the heat is on .
Example: The book gives clear guidelines regarding how to 'chill out when the heat is on' which he is beginning to use with very good effect.» no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure .
Example: The librarian needs courage to sustain principles of intellectual freedom and to withstand pressures that would erode these principles.» olla a presión = pressure-cooker .
Example: Different enquirers might ask for this subject in quite different ways -- eg, is there anything on 'TV advertising of aluminium pressure-cookers'?.» perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA] .
Example: If an aircraft depressurises, pilots should don oxygen masks immediately.» pérdida de la presión = depressurisation [depressurization, -USA] .
Example: A sudden depressurisation could lead to a sudden drop of temperature to the stage of making people as stiff as ice in a few minutes.» plato de presión del embrague = pressure plate .
Example: The whirring sound is more than likely the pressure plate.» presión atmosférica = air pressure ; atmospheric pressure .
Example: These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone. Example: Usually, atmospheric pressure is quoted in millibars (mb).» presión + aumentar = pressure + mount .
Example: He's burnt out, his beautiful but moody wife is never home, work pressures are mounting and unpaid bills are piling up.» presión de contacto = contact pressure .
Example: The required contact pressure of the conveyor belt to the driving pulley is achieved by means of a tensioning device.» presión del aire = air pressure .
Example: These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.» presión de la rueda = tyre pressure .
Example: Before traveling long distances, always check your tyre pressure to ensure that they are correct with a tyre pressure gauge.» presión del grupo = peer pressure .
Example: Students relate easily to Mark Mathabane's questioning why he must attend school, his open defiance of his father, and his struggle to resist peer pressure.» presión del neumático = tyre pressure .
Example: Before traveling long distances, always check your tyre pressure to ensure that they are correct with a tyre pressure gauge.» presión diastólica = diastolic pressure ; diastolic blood pressure .
Example: The major problem in elderly people is isolated systolic hypertension, defined as a raised systolic pressure but normal diastolic pressure. Example: Diastolic blood pressure tends to rise until about age 55 and then begins to fall; systolic blood pressure continues to rise with age.» presión económica = economic pressure .
Example: Public libraries, in common with other public services are not immune to political, economic and social pressures.» presión política = political pressure .
Example: These types of newspapers are more critical because they are more likely to be insulated from local political pressures.» presión sistólica = systolic blood pressure ; systolic pressure .
Example: The top number is the systolic blood pressure reading which represents the maximum pressure exerted when the heart contracts. Example: If left uncontrolled, high systolic pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, kidney damage, blindness, or other conditions.» presión social = social pressure ; social pressure .
Example: Information professionals usually serve people in a context of social pressures and internal politics. Example: Public libraries, in common with other public services are not immune to political, economic and social pressures.» quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast .
Example: They co-operated a while back in the conversion of a supply vessel into a special maintenance vessel for sandblasting and painting offshore.» quitar presión = take + pressure off (of) + Nombre .
Example: With thirty-six years of experience we've seen a thing or two, and we offer solutions and a high level of service that will take the pressure off of you.» regulador de presión de bombona = gas cylinder regulator .
Example: Condition and age of gas cylinder regulators should be checked regularly.» regulador de presión de gas = gas regulator .
Example: As technology progressed, newer gas regulators were developed that did not use mercury.» rendir bajo presión = perform under + pressure .
Example: We'll all need to learn to perform under pressure in a work-related atmosphere at some point in our lives.» seguir con la presión = keep up + the pressure .
Example: Our dispute with employers continues, however, and we need your help to keep up the pressure on decision makers.» sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system ; ridge of high pressure .
Example: Influenced by the North Pacific high-pressure system, Seoul has hot and humid summers with average temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius. Example: Ridges of high pressure often occur between two frontal systems and move with them.» sistema de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure ; low pressure system .
Example: A ridge of low pressure swung over Wisconsin a day prior to the national meet. Example: Tropical cyclones are intense low pressure systems that form over tropical oceans.» someter a presión = place under + pressure .
Example: The increasing volume of calls received about poison information is placing the present information services under escalating pressure.» sometido a presión = under pressure ; under the cosh .
Example: This paper attempts to dispel the myth that people work best under pressure. Example: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.» sujeto a presión = under pressure ; under the cosh .
Example: This paper attempts to dispel the myth that people work best under pressure. Example: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.» trabajar bajo presión = perform under + pressure ; work under + pressure .
Example: We'll all need to learn to perform under pressure in a work-related atmosphere at some point in our lives. Example: Working under pressure is the reality of many people's professional lives.» válvula de presión = pressure valve .
Example: Pressure valves are absolutely critical for the safe, reliable and precise control of hydraulic machinery.