pressure cooker
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pressure cooker
noun pressure cookers · pressure-cooker
- A sealed cooking vessel that allows cooking in greater than atmospheric pressure and at a temperature above the boiling point of water.
- A stressful situation that is liable to erupt. Look, I had a pressure cooker of a job along with more responsibility that any one person should have. I had an office of twenty-five people under me all needing help like little birds in a nest.
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noun cooking vessel
| Español | marmita, olla de presión, olla a presión, olla express |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 압력솥 amnyeoksot |
| 日本語 | 圧力鍋 atsuryoku nabe |
| 中文 | 高壓鍋 /高压锅 gāoyāguō, 壓力鍋 /压力锅 yālìguō |
| Português | panela de pressão |
| Français | cocotte-minute, autocuiseur, marmite à pression |
| Deutsch | Dampfkochtopf, Schnellkochtopf, Dampfdrucktopf, Drucktopf |
| Italiano | pentola a pressione |
| Ελληνικά | χύτρα ταχύτητας chýtra tachýtitas |
| Русский | скорова́рка skorovárka |
| Tiếng Việt | nồi áp suất |
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title = {pressure cooker},
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