La Palabra del Día: "apretar"
apretar ( ah-preh-tar' )
verb ( to squeeze, tighten, compress )
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Examples:
1. No me voy a comprar este vestido, me aprieta demasiado.
I am not going to buy this dress, it is too tight.
2. Aprieta el paso que ya estamos tarde.
Pick up the pace, we are already late.
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Se apretaron para caber en el tren.
They made themselves as small as possible to fit in the train.
Para detener el sangrado, a veces es necesario apretar una herida.
In order to stop the bleeding, sometimes it is necessary to compress a wound.
Abrázame y apriétame Mami, que tengo miedo.
Hug me and hold me tight Mommy; I'm scared.
He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water out.
Se quitó la ropa mojada y la exprimió el agua.
Después de escribir un mensaje, no te olvidas de apreter el botón ¨Enviar.
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After writing a text message, don´t forget to press the ¨Send¨ button.
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Muchas personas suelen apretar años de vida entre unos días. Es muy emocionante, pero también es agotador.
Many people tend to compress years of life into a few days. It's very exciting, but also exhausting.
Si aprietas el botón, el ascensor subirá pronto. ¿Qué piso?
If you press the button, the elevator will go up right now. What floor?
Le dijo a su esposa que su ropa la apretaba demasiado así que ella decidió comprar ropa muy suelta.
He told his wife that her clothes were squeezing her too much, so she decided to buy very loose clothing.
Aprieto el tubo de pasta de dientes en el medio. ¿Tienes un problema con esto?
I squeeze the tube of toothpaste in the middle. Do you have a problem with this?
Me gusta mucho cuando mi perro me "aprieta" la mano. Le encanta hacer esto porque sabe que luego va a recibir un caramelo.
Thanks to MiCi & Katy:
I love when my dog "shakes" my hand. He loves doing this because he knows that then he'll receive a candy .
Estos zapatos aprietan.
These shoes are too tight.
Me tomó el dedo Tomó mi dedo y lo apretaba.
He took my finger and squeezed it.
" To discuss in danger is to tighten the noose."(Napoleon).
Discutir en el peligro es apretar el nudo.
Por favor, exprima una lima en mi cerveza. Entonces se apriete la botella en mi mano hasta que lo termine.
Please squeeze a lime into my beer. Then I will squeeze the bottle tight in my hand until I finish it.
Tengo un aparato como esto dibujo para apretar el ajo, excepto lo mio tiene un mango rojo.
I have a device like this picture for pressing garlic, except mine has a red handle.
