pressure
(=force produced by pressing) pression f
→ The pressure of his fingers had relaxed.
the slightest pressure la plus petite pression
→ It bent when the slightest pressure was put upon it.
to apply firm pressure to sth appliquer une forte pression sur qch
→ The best way to treat such bleeding is to apply firm pressure.
(=force of gas or liquid) pression f
→ The cockpit window blew in and the pressure dropped dramatically.
→ the increase in pressure as you descend deeper into the sea
atmospheric pressure pression atmosphérique
high pressure haute pression
→ an area of high pressure over the North Sea
low pressure basse pression
(=forceful persuasion) pression f
→ The political pressures to do something are pretty enormous.
there's a lot of pressure on him il est soumis à de nombreuses pressions
There is a lot of pressure on him to resign. Il est soumis à de nombreuses pressions visant à le faire démissionner.
to put pressure on sb mettre la pression sur qn
to put pressure on sb to do sth mettre la pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse qch
→ He's putting pressure on me to make a decision.
He may have put pressure on her to agree. Il a peut-être fait pression sur elle pour qu'elle accepte.
The boss is putting pressure on me to finish this by Friday. Le patron me met la pression pour que je finisse ça vendredi au plus tard.
to be under pressure from sb subir des pressions de la part de qn
Its government is under pressure from the European Commission. Son gouvernement subit des pressions de la part de la Commission européenne.
to be under pressure to do sth subir des pressions pour faire qch
(=stress) pression f
I couldn't stand the pressure. Je ne pouvais pas supporter la pression.
→ Even if I had the talent to play tennis I couldn't stand the pressure.
under pressure (with stress)
sous pression
Can you work under pressure? Êtes-vous capable de travailler sous pression ?
to be under a lot of pressure être soumis à une forte pression
He's under a lot of pressure at work. Il est soumis à une forte pression au travail.
the pressures of modern life les tensions de la vie moderne
vt mettre la pression sur My parents are pressuring me. Mes parents me mettent la pression. Don't pressure me. Ne me bouscule pas. to pressure sb to do sth mettre la pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse qch → He will never pressure you to get married. to pressure sb for sth pousser qn à qch His boss did not pressure him for results. Son patron ne le poussait pas aux résultats., Son patron ne le pressait pas d'obtenir des résultats. to pressure sb for an answer pousser qn à donner une réponse to pressure sb into doing sth pousser qn à faire qch → The Government should not be pressured into making hasty decisions.
air pressure
n pression f atmosphérique
blood pressure
n tension f (artérielle)
→ Your doctor will monitor your blood pressure.
to take sb's blood pressure prendre la tension (artérielle) de qn
→ A nurse came to take my blood pressure.
to have high blood pressure faire de l'hypertension
to have low blood pressure faire de l'hypotension
high pressure
n (METEOROLOGY) haute pression f
high-pressure , high pressure
adj
[sales, tactics, techniques] agressif (-ive)
→ high-pressure sales presentations, at which sales representatives tried to persuade people to sign up immediately for big discounts
[job] stressant (e)
→ he does have a high-pressure job and I guess he finds it difficult to switch off and relax
[hose, steam] haute pression, à haute pression
low-pressure
adj à basse pression
oil pressure
n pression f d'huile
peer pressure , peer group pressure
n influence f de l'entourage
→ The peer pressure to use cannabis
→ There is peer pressure to do well in life
→ Teenagers are particularly susceptible to peer group pressure.
pressure cooker
n autocuiseur m
→ She always cooked her vegetables in a pressure cooker.
pressure gauge
n manomètre m
→ The needle on the pressure gauge was at 1800 pounds.
pressure group
n groupe m de pression
→ the environmental pressure group Greenpeace
→ They formed a pressure group to defend their rights.
pressure point
n point m de compression
pressure sore
n escarre f
tyre pressure
n pression f des pneus