spremere

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spremere

  • /ˈsprɛmere/

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dal latino tardo exprĕmĕre, a sua volta derivazione del latino classico exprĭmĕre

verb avere · spremendo · spremente · spremuto · spremo · spremi

  1. premere un oggetto molle o succoso per farne uscire liquido o sostanza spremere l'uva nei tini
  2. figuratively sottoporre un soggetto a stress o pressioni per ottenerne qualcosa sotto interrogatorio l'hanno spremuto ben bene

Similar: comprimere, premere, pressare, schiacciare, stringere, strizzare, torcere, cavare, estorcere, sfruttare, spillare, torchiare, pigiare, estrarre, asciugare, seccare, ottenere, ricavare, pelare, scorticare, spolpare, spennare, dissanguare, mungere · Opposite: allargare, gonfiare, intridere, dilatare, bagnare, inzuppare, impregnare, dare, offrire

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In English

  • wring to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out
  • squeeze to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once
  • flog agriculture: to exploit

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@misc{spremere_2026,
  title = {spremere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/spremere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}