Meaning of puristaa | Babel Free

Määritelmät

1. to press; to clasp, grasp, grip, squeeze, shake, clench, flatten, squash (apply pressure from multiple sides at once)
   transitive
2. to squeeze (out), press (extract by applying pressure from multiple sides at once)
   transitive
3. to compress (to press together into a smaller space)
   transitive
4. to flatten (to make flat by applying pressure) (usually with e.g. litteäksi)
   transitive
5. to be too tight (of clothing)
   intransitive, transitive
6. to rub, pinch (of shoes, to be too tight)
   intransitive, transitive
7. to constrict (of a collar, to be too tight)
   intransitive, transitive
8. to wring (to obtain by force)
   figuratively, transitive

Vastineet

Esimerkit

“puristaa kädessä”

to grasp, clasp, squeeze

“puristaa käsiä”

to squeeze/shake hands

“puristaa hampaat yhteen”

to clench one's teeth

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