apretar
Significado (English)
- (transitive) to squeeze
- (transitive) to tighten, constrict or compress
- (transitive) to press (e.g., a button)
- (transitive) to pull (e.g., the trigger)
- (transitive) to grit (e.g., one's teeth), to clench (e.g., one's fist)
- (transitive) to push down (e.g., a toilet plunger)
- (transitive) to hold back
- (transitive) to hold on to something
Synonyms
apretar con la mano
dar la mano
ponerse los zapatos
tirar de
agrupar apretadamente
ejercer presión
estrechar con la mano
squeeze
socar
apuchungar
estar estrecho
Frecuencia
Con guión como
a‧pre‧tar
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/apɾeˈtaɾ/
Etimoloxía (English)
In summary
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.
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