Grammatical class
Noun
pression
(countable or uncountable) pressure
Details
Syllables
pres-sion
Phonetics
pʁɛ.sjɔ̃
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
2815
Freq. (movies)
1371
Freq. (news)
723
Sentences
La pression monte.
The pressure is building.
J'étais sous pression.
I was under pressure.
C'est beaucoup de pression.
That's a lot of pressure.
Veux-tu une bière pression ?
Would you like a draft beer?
La pression était énorme.
The pressure was tremendous.
Il me met vraiment la pression.
He is really putting the squeeze on me.
Il a cédé à la pression.
He yielded to pressure.
La pression extérieure a augmenté.
The pressure from outside grew.
Ne cède pas à la pression des pairs.
Don't give in to peer pressure.
Tu ne serais pas capable de gérer la pression.
You wouldn't be able to handle the pressure.
Ils ont agi de la sorte sous la pression des circonstances.
They acted that way under the pressure of circumstances.
Je suis toujours sous pression.
I'm always under pressure.