apretar

Signification (Anglais)

1. (transitive) to squeeze
2. (transitive) to tighten, constrict or compress
3. (transitive) to press (e.g., a button)
4. (transitive) to pull (e.g., the trigger)
5. (transitive) to grit (e.g., one's teeth), to clench (e.g., one's fist)
6. (transitive) to push down (e.g., a toilet plunger)
7. (transitive) to hold back
8. (transitive) to hold on to something

Concepts

presser

serrer

contracter

appuyer

enserrer

comprimer

pincer

étreindre

tasser

agripper

emballer

ficeler

serrer un noeud

donner la main

serrer avec la main

attacher

fixer

lier

bélier

confiture

remplir

pousser

Coupé comme

a‧pre‧tar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/apɾeˈtaɾ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Inherited from Late Latin appectorāre (undergoing metathesis in Old Spanish; compare similar occurrences in pretal, pretil, pretina), from Latin pectus (“chest”). Compare Portuguese apertar, Catalan apitrar.