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press-on ADJ

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press-on

I.press on VB [Brit prɛs -, Am prɛs -] (press on)

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1. press on (on journey):

to press on through the rain

continuer sous la pluie

2. press on (carry on):

aller de l'avant

to press on regardless

continuer malgré tout

3. press on (move on, keep moving):

press on fig

passer à la suite

let's press on to the next item

passons au point suivant

to press on with reform, plan, negotiation, agenda

to press on with next item

II.press on VB [Brit prɛs -, Am prɛs -] (press [sth] on sb)

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press on gift, food, drink:

forcer qn à prendre

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il faut appuyer sur ton stylo pour que l'encre coule

you have to press on your pen to make the ink flow

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appuyer sur qc

to press on sth

appuyer sa main/son pied sur qc

to press on sth with one's hand/foot

pousser jusqu'à Toulon

to press on as far as Toulon

to press on sth with one's hand/foot

appuyer sa main/son pied sur qc

to press on as far as Toulon

pousser jusqu'à Toulon

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We will do nothing but press on to the bitter end to bring about a successful completion of the war. en.wikipedia.org

In 20062011 the city administration has been criticized by some members of the local press on issues relating to infrastructure maintenance. en.wikipedia.org

They find themselves in the middle of a blizzard, but the master in his avarice wishes to press on. en.wikipedia.org

Despite the fact that they were the founding and most numerous members, the remaining membership decided to press on with completely student-run, non-major theater. en.wikipedia.org

They overwhelm the undead and press on to a larger plain as a large group of undead rushes at them, whom the fellowship eventually defeats. en.wikipedia.org

Following much positive press on the performance they offered free downloads of two songs via their website. en.wikipedia.org

They occasionally are quoted in the press on topics related to the history of roads. en.wikipedia.org

Another common form is a set of fingers that press on the tube in sequence. en.wikipedia.org

In such cases, the disc may rupture, with disc material ending up in the spinal canal, or rupturing more laterally to press on spinal nerves. en.wikipedia.org

The pressure exerted by the press on the paper pushes it into the engraved lines and prints the image made by those lines. en.wikipedia.org

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