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pressé

French → English

adj/pʁɛ.se/

(behavior) In a hurry: being in a state of rushing due to limited time; urgent

Je suis trop pressé pour m'arrêter discuter, j'ai un train à prendre.

(English) I'm in too much of a hurry to stop and chat; I have a train to catch.

Les voyageurs pressés se bousculaient sur le quai de la station de métro.

(English) Hurrying travelers were jostling each other on the subway station platform.

adj/pʁɛ.se/

(physical) Squeezed: having been subjected to pressure to extract juice or reduce volume

Elle boit chaque matin un verre de jus d'orange fraîchement pressé.

(English) Every morning she drinks a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice.

Le linge pressé dans la valise était tout chiffonné à l'arrivée.

(English) The clothes squeezed into the suitcase were all wrinkled upon arrival.

Entry ID: fr:en:pressé · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary