apretar
/apɾeˈtaɾ/, [a.pɾeˈt̪aɾ]press, squeeze, to tight
Verb apretar (first-person singular present aprieto, first-person singular preterite apreté, past participle apretado)
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(transitive) to squeeze
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(transitive) to tighten, constrict or compress
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(transitive) to press (e.g., a button)
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(transitive) to pull (e.g., the trigger)
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(transitive) to grit (e.g., one's teeth), to clench (e.g., one's fist)
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(transitive) to push down (e.g., a toilet plunger)
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(transitive) to hold back
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(transitive) to hold on to something
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Tom no tuvo el coraje de apretar el gatillo.
Tom couldn't bring himself to pull the trigger.
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Sólo tienes que apretar el botón.
You have only to push the button.
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Debes apretar el nudo.
You must tighten the knot.
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Tom no sabe cuál botón apretar.
Tom doesn't know which button to push.
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Tom quiso apretar el gatillo, pero no pudo.
Tom wanted to pull the trigger, but couldn't.
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Tom no tuvo el valor de apretar el gatillo.
Tom didn't have the courage to pull the trigger.
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Solo tienes que apretar el botón para obtener un pasaje.
You have only to push the button to get a ticket.
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Tengo que apretar estos tornillos.
I have to tighten these bolts.
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Todo lo que tienes que hacer es apretar el botón.
All you have to do is press the button.
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