apretar

Meaning

(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

press together

press down

strech

be tight

apretar con la mano

dar la mano

ponerse los zapatos

tirar de

agrupar apretadamente

ejercer presión

estrechar con la mano

zusammendrücken

Frequency

Hyphenated as

a‧pre‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/apɾeˈtaɾ/

Inherited from Old Spanish

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Inherited from Latin

pectus

Cognate with Portuguese

apertar

Cognate with Catalan

apitrar

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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