No. 4,726 in French
pressante
Urgent or pressing.
In a sentence
Elle avait une raison pressante de partir immédiatement.
She had an urgent reason to leave immediately.
Here, 'pressante' is used to describe a reason or a justification as being urgent or demanding immediate attention.
La demande pressante de mon supérieur ne pouvait pas être ignorée.
The urgent request from my superior could not be ignored.
In this sentence, 'pressante' characterizes a demand or request as being insistent or requiring immediate action.
Le besoin pressant de trouver une solution était évident.
The pressing need to find a solution was evident.
Here, 'pressant' (as the masculine form of 'pressante') is used to convey the necessity or urgent nature of finding a solution.
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