estarían apretando
-they/you would be pressing
Conditional progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of apretar.
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apretar

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TRANSITIVE VERB
(to apply pressure)-to press
Synonyms for apretar
oprimir
to be too tight
oprimir
to press
oprimir
to weigh down
presionar
to press
pulsar
to click
pulsar
to pluck
pulsar
to press
comprimir
to compress
exprimir
to wring out
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to compress)-to squeeze
Synonyms for apretar
apretujar
to squeeze
ceñir
to cling to
estrangular
to constrict
estrangular
to strangulate
estrechar
to hug
estrujar
to squeeze
estrujar
to wring
oprimir
to be too tight
oprimir
to press
prensar
to press
comprimir
to compress
comprimirse
to squash together
estrangular
to strangle
exprimir
to wring out
meter a la fuerza
to cram in
Antonyms for apretar
acariciar
to pet
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to adjust)-to tighten
Synonyms for apretar
atornillar
to screw
fijar
to fix
Antonyms for apretar
aflojar
to loosen
desabrocharse
to come undone
soltar
to loosen
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