No. 1,267 in Swedish
press
"Press" in Swedish means "pressure" or "press/media," depending on context.
In a sentence
Han kände stor press att prestera väl.
He felt great pressure to perform well.
In this sentence, 'press' is used to refer to emotional or psychological pressure, illustrating the use of the word in an abstract sense.
Tidningen vann flera priser för sin pressetik.
The newspaper won several awards for its journalistic ethics.
Here, 'press' denotes the media or journalism sector, demonstrating its use in a societal or professional context.
För att öppna flaskan behöver du pressa korken.
To open the bottle, you need to press the cork.
In this example, 'press' is used as a verb meaning to apply pressure physically on an object, showing its action-related use.
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