Translation of pressure – English–Norwegian dictionary

pressure

 
noun
  /ˈprɛʃər/
● [ uncountable ]
repeated demands or attempts to persuade
press [ neuter ] , påvirkning [ masculine ]
diplomats putting pressure on the government’s leaders diplomater som legger press på regjeringens ledere
under pressure
●
dealing with pressure
under press
Employees are under a lot of pressure to work quickly. Ansatte er under sterkt press om å jobbe raskt.
● [ countable-uncountable ]
the feeling produced by too much work or worry
stress [ masculine ]
the pressures of her job stresset i jobben hennes
under pressure
●
dealing with pressure
under press
Do you perform well under pressure? Yter du bra under press?
● [ uncountable ]
the force of one thing pushing on another
press [ neuter ] , trykk [ neuter ]
Put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding. Legg press på såret for å stoppe blødningen.
● [ uncountable ]
the force that liquid or gas produces
trykk [ neuter ]
Pressure builds up in the pipes. Trykk som bygger seg opp i rørene.
Check your tire pressure. Sjekk trykket i dekkene dine.

pressure

   /ˈprɛʃər/
●
presse
The group is pressuring the city to reopen the case. Gruppen presser byen til å ta opp igjen saken.

(Translation of pressure from the GLOBAL English–Norwegian Dictionary © 2016 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Translation of pressure | PASSWORD English–Norwegian Dictionary

pressure

 
noun
  /ˈpreʃə/
●
(the amount of force exerted by) the action of pressing
trykk , press
Apply pressure to the cut in order to stop it bleeding
A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.
●
(a) strain or stress
press , kjas , mas
The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her.
●
strong persuasion; compulsion or force
press , påtrykk
He agreed under pressure.

(Translation of pressure from the PASSWORD English–Norwegian Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of pressure

pressure
Despite permanent weight loss after surgery, there is no difference in blood pressure compared to untreated controls in long-term followup.
High pressure studies of energy transfer and strongly coupled bacteriochlorophyll dimers in photosynthetic protein complexes.
Initially, as the plasma plume is formed, the particle pressure is very high due to high value of pressure and density.
Despite general pressures toward greater state involvement, specific responses to trade-induced tensions varied from country to country.
The turbulence energy balance is examined, including the separate effects of vertical diffusion of pressure and local kinetic energy.
Thus, each year the worms were subjected to selection pressure during 2 steps, and to genetic drift during 22 steps.
The right ventricular systolic pressure tends to decrease with age.
I was all of seventeen at the time, but there was no overt pressure from my parents.
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Translations of pressure

in Chinese (Traditional)
推, 壓力, (液體或氣體產生的)壓力…
in Chinese (Simplified)
推, 压力, (液体或气体产生的)压力,压强…
in Spanish
presión, problema, presionar…
in Portuguese
pressão, pressionar, pressão [feminine]…
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जोर लावणे, जोरात दाबणे, दाब…
(人に対する)圧力, 強制力, (精神的な)プレッシャー…
baskı, tazyik, zorlama…
pression [feminine], faire pression sur, pression…
pressió, problema, pressionar…
druk…
நீங்கள் எதையாவது அழுத்தும்போது நீங்கள் உருவாக்கும் விசை, ஒரு திரவம் அல்லது வாயு ஒரு பகுதிக்கு எதிராக அழுத்தும்போது அது உருவாக்கும் விசை, வாக்குவாதம்…
(दबाने या धकेलने के कारण उत्पन्न) दबाव, (तरल या गैस का) दाब, दबाव…
દબાવવું, દબાણ, મુશ્કેલ પરિસ્થિતિ જે તમને બેચેન અથવા નાખુશ બનાવે છે…
tryk, pres, tvang…
tryck, press, stress…
tekanan, desakan…
der Druck…
دباؤ, گیس یا کسی سیال چیز کا دباؤ, تناؤ…
стискання, тиск, гніт…
давление, воздействие, напряжение…
మీరు దేనినైనా నొక్కినప్పుడు మీరు ఉత్పత్తి చేసే శక్తి, ద్రవాన్ని లేదా వాయువును ఒక ప్రదేశం మీద నొక్కినప్పుడు ఉత్పత్తి అయే శక్తి, ఒత్తిడి…
ضَغْط, يَمارِس ضَغطا عَلى…
চাপ দেওয়া, তরল বা গ্যাসের দ্বারা সৃষ্ট চাপ, চাপ…
tlak, tíha, (ná)tlak…
tekanan, paksaan…
การกด, ความกดดัน, แรงกระตุ้น…
lực, áp suất, áp lực…
presja, naciski, stres…
압박, 압박감, 스트레스…
pressione, fare pressione su…
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