to press
→
to compel, coerce
4 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | English | |
lexeme | pressure | |
meaning 1 | to press | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to make do smth. | she pressured her son to accept a job offer from the bank |
reference | ABBYY LINGUO | |
comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | German | |
lexeme | drängen | |
meaning 1 | to press | jemanden an die Wand drängen to press someone against the wall |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to make do smth. | jemanden drängen, seine Schulde zu bezahlen to compel someone to pay their debts |
reference | Duden | |
comment |
NEW Realization 3 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Turkish | |
lexeme | sıkmak | |
meaning 1 | to press | Şu ana kadar ilk kez bir portakal sıktım. This is the first time I've ever squeezed an orange. |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to demand, to require | çocuğa çok sıkıyorlar they want to much from their child. |
reference | Baskakov 1977: 771 | |
comment |
Cf. Rus. оказывать давление на кого-л.