This is the 11839th most frequent Swedish word.
pressades
"Pressades" means "was pressed" or "was pressured" in English.
The word 'pressades' here is used as the past tense passive form of 'pressa' (to pressure), indicating that the subject was subjected to pressure.
Han pressades att fatta ett beslut snabbt.
He was pressured to make a decision quickly.
In this case, 'pressades' describes the process of physically pressing objects (the apples) to extract juice, utilizing the passive voice.
Äpplena pressades för att göra äppeljuice.
The apples were pressed to make apple juice.
Here, 'pressades' depicts a metaphorical form of pressure, linked to the urgency imposed by external conditions (time constraints) as a passive action.