No. 13,394 in Russian
нажимает
"Presses" or "pushes."
In a sentence
Он нажимает на кнопку, чтобы включить свет.
He presses the button to turn on the light.
The word 'нажимает' is used to describe the action of pressing something physically, as in a button.
Мышца нажимает и напряжена после тренировки.
The muscle presses and is tense after the workout.
Here, 'нажимает' metaphorically describes the muscle exerting pressure or being taut.
Она нажимает на коллегу, чтобы завершить проект вовремя.
She presses her colleague to complete the project on time.
In this context, 'нажимает' is used figuratively to express applying pressure to someone to motivate or compel them to act.
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