espremer

This is the 10304th most frequent Portuguese word.


espremer

"To squeeze"


Here, "espremer" is used to describe the action of extracting liquid from a fruit by applying pressure.

Eu preciso espremer o suco da laranja.

I need to squeeze the juice from the orange.


In this context, "espremer" is metaphorically used to mean obtaining or extracting content from a source.

Eles tentaram espremer todas as informações do relatório.

They tried to extract all the information from the report.


Here, "espremer" refers to the literal action of pressing against someone in a crowded space, emphasizing close physical contact.

A multidão estava tão grande que era difícil não espremer alguém sem querer.

The crowd was so large that it was hard not to unintentionally press against someone.