squeeze

squeeze
skwi:z
1. verb
1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.)
2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.)
3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.)

2. noun
1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.)
2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.)
3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.)
4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.)
•
- squeeze up
squeeze vb
1. exprimir
he squeezed an orange and a lemon and drank the juice exprimió una naranja y un limón y se bebió el zumo
2. apretar
he squeezed my hand me apretó la mano
El gerundio de squeeze se escribe squeezing
squeeze
tr[skwiːz]
noun
1 (pressure - gen) estrujón nombre masculino, presión nombre femenino; (- of hand) apretón nombre masculino; (hug) abrazo
■ I gave her hand a squeeze le di un apretón de manos
2 (small amount) unas gotas
■ a squeeze of lemon unas gotas de limón
3 (of crowd) apretujón nombre masculino, apiñamiento
■ it was a tight squeeze in the tube today hoy íbamos como sardinas en lata en el metro
4 (difficult situation) restricciones nombre femenino plural
■ credit squeeze restricciones de crédito
transitive verb
1 (gen) apretar; (lemon, orange) exprimir; (sponge) estrujar; (cloth) retorcer, escurrir
■ he squeezed my hand me apretó la mano
2 (fit in) meter
■ can you squeeze one more person in? ¿puede meter a una persona más?
■ it's a job to squeeze all these clothes into the suitcase cuesta meter toda esta ropa en la maleta
■ we can squeeze you in at 5.00pm podemos hacerte un hueco a las 5.00
3 (force out) extraer, sacar
■ squeeze all the water out of the cloth escurre bien el trapo
■ they're trying to squeeze money out of me tratan de sacarme dinero
intransitive verb
1 (force into, through, etc) meterse
■ she managed to squeeze in consiguió meterse
■ can I squeeze past? ¿puedo pasar?
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to put the squeeze on somebody apretar a alguien
to squeeze out of business obligar a abandonar un negocio
squeeze ['skwi:z] vt, squeezed ; squeezing
1) press: apretar, exprimir (naranjas, etc.)
2) extract: extraer (jugo, etc.)
squeeze n
: apretón m
squeeze
n.
• apretón s.m.
• estrujadura s.f.
• presión s.f.
• restricción s.f.
v.
• achuchar v.
• apretar v.
• apretujar v.
• comprimir v.
• estrujar v.
• exprimir v.
• introducirse v.
• oprimir v.
• recalcar v.
skwiːz
I
noun
1) c
a) (application of pressure) apretón m

he gave her hand a squeeze — le dio un apretón de manos

to put the squeeze on somebody — (colloq) apretar* a alguien

b) (restrictions)

a credit squeeze — una restricción crediticia

they are planning a squeeze on health and education spending — piensan recortar el presupuesto destinado a salud y educación

c) (hug) apretón m
d) (small amount - of toothpaste, glue) poquito m, pizca f; (- of lemon) gota f, chorrito m
2) (confined, restricted condition) (colloq) (no pl)

it will be a (tight) squeeze — vamos (or van etc) a estar apretados


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (press) \<\<tube/pimple\>\> apretar*, espichar (Col); \<\<lemon\>\> exprimir

he squeezed her arm — le apretó el brazo

to squeeze a cloth (out) — retorcer* or escurrir un trapo

to squeeze somebody dry — exprimir a alguien, dejar seco a alguien (fam)

b) (extract) \<\<liquid/juice\>\> extraer*, sacar*

he tried to squeeze more money out of them — trató de sacarles más dinero

c) (apply constraints to)

profit margins have been squeezed — los márgenes de ganancia se han visto reducidos considerablemente

d) (force, fit) meter

I can squeeze you in tomorrow morning — le puedo hacer un huequito mañana por la mañana


2.
vi

they squeezed in through the hole — se metieron por el agujero

[skwiːz]
1. N
1) (act of squeezing) (=handclasp) apretón m; (=hug) estrujón m

he put his arm round her and gave her a quick squeeze — le pasó el brazo por encima y le dio un estrujoncito * or un apretón

to give sth a squeeze — apretar algo

to give sb's hand a squeeze — dar a algn un apretón de manos, apretar la mano a algn

2) (=crush)

it was a tight squeeze in the bus — íbamos muy apretados en el autobús

it was a tight squeeze to get through — había muy poco espacio para pasar

3) (=restriction) restricciones fpl

small businesses are feeling the squeeze — las restricciones están afectando sobre todo a la pequeña empresa

a squeeze on profits — un recorte de beneficios

- put the squeeze on sb
credit 3.
4) (=small amount) [of liquid] chorrito m; [of toothpaste] poquito m, pizca f

a squeeze of lemon (juice) — un chorrito de zumo de limón, unas gotas de limón

5) * (=difficult situation) aprieto m

to be in a (tight) squeeze — encontrarse en un aprieto

6) (Brit) * (=boyfriend, girlfriend) noviete(-a) * m / f, novio(-a) m / f
2. VT
1) (=press firmly) [+ pimple, tube, trigger] apretar; [+ citrus fruit] exprimir

I squeezed her tightly — la estreché entre mis brazos

to squeeze one's eyes shut — cerrar los ojos apretándolos

to squeeze sb's hand — apretar la mano a algn

2) (=cram, fit) meter

to squeeze clothes into a suitcase — meter ropa en una maleta a la fuerza

can you squeeze two more in? — ¿puedes hacer hueco para dos más?, ¿puedes meter a dos más?

I could squeeze you in on Thursday — le podría hacer un hueco para el jueves

she squeezed herself into the dress — se enfundó el vestido

I squeezed my way through the crowd — me abrí camino entre la multitud

3) (=extract) sacar

to squeeze money/a confession/information out of sb — sacar dinero/una confesión/información a algn

rich city dwellers are squeezing the locals out — la gente acomodada de la ciudad está echando poco a poco a la población local

freshly squeezed orange juice — zumo m de naranjas recién exprimidas

4) (=reduce) recortar

wage increases are squeezing profit margins — los aumentos salariales están recortando los márgenes de beneficios

3.
VI

they all squeezed into the car — se metieron todos apretujados en el coche

could I just squeeze past? — ¿me deja pasar?

he squeezed past me — me pasó rozando

to squeeze through a hole — pasar por un agujero con dificultad

4.
CPD

squeeze box N — concertina f

* * *
[skwiːz]
I
noun
1) c
a) (application of pressure) apretón m

he gave her hand a squeeze — le dio un apretón de manos

to put the squeeze on somebody — (colloq) apretar* a alguien

b) (restrictions)

a credit squeeze — una restricción crediticia

they are planning a squeeze on health and education spending — piensan recortar el presupuesto destinado a salud y educación

c) (hug) apretón m
d) (small amount - of toothpaste, glue) poquito m, pizca f; (- of lemon) gota f, chorrito m
2) (confined, restricted condition) (colloq) (no pl)

it will be a (tight) squeeze — vamos (or van etc) a estar apretados


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (press) \<\<tube/pimple\>\> apretar*, espichar (Col); \<\<lemon\>\> exprimir

he squeezed her arm — le apretó el brazo

to squeeze a cloth (out) — retorcer* or escurrir un trapo

to squeeze somebody dry — exprimir a alguien, dejar seco a alguien (fam)

b) (extract) \<\<liquid/juice\>\> extraer*, sacar*

he tried to squeeze more money out of them — trató de sacarles más dinero

c) (apply constraints to)

profit margins have been squeezed — los márgenes de ganancia se han visto reducidos considerablemente

d) (force, fit) meter

I can squeeze you in tomorrow morning — le puedo hacer un huequito mañana por la mañana


2.
vi

they squeezed in through the hole — se metieron por el agujero


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