apretar
- (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
Frequency
Hyphenated as
a‧pre‧tar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/apɾeˈtaɾ/
Etymology
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.
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
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