pressentiment, n.m., presentiment, misgiving, foreboding.
pressentir, v.a., to have a presentiment of; to foresee, to anticipate; to ascertain the intentions of; to sound. — quelqu’un; to sound any one. Il faut le —; we must sound him. Se —; to be foreseen.
presse-papiers, n.m., (—) paper-weight.
presser, v.a., to press, to squeeze, to clasp; to pull (trigger); to crowd, to throng; to hasten, to hurry; to urge, to be pressing with, to importune; to be hard upon; to exaggerate; to impress (sailors). — une éponge; to squeeze a sponge. On pressa si fort les ennemis; they pressed so hard upon the enemy. — vivement un siège; to carry on a siege vigorously. — une entreprise; to push an enterprise with vigor. Il pressa son départ; he hastened his departure. — la détente; to pull the trigger.
se presser, v.r., to press, to press close, to squeeze; to crowd; to be in a hurry, to make haste, to hurry. Se — de faire une chose; to make haste to do a thing. Pressons-nous; let us make haste.
presser, v.n., to be urgent; to be acute (of pain). Rien ne presse, or il n’y a rien qui presse; there is no hurry.
presseur, n.m., presser.
pressier, n.m., (print.) pressman.
pression, n.f., pressure, pressing. Machine à vapeur à haute —, à moyenne —, à basse —; steam-engine of high pressure, of mean pressure, of low pressure.
pressis, n.m., (l.u.) gravy, juice.