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prensar

[pɾẽˈsa(ʁ)]

verb

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. to press
  2. to compress
  3. to squeeze
  4. To apply pressure to something, often to flatten or pack it tightly.
Examples

A máquina serve para prensar as roupas e economizar espaço.

The machine is used to press the clothes and save space.

Pronunciationpɾẽˈsa(ʁ)

Part of speechverb

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.