squeeze

serrer, presser

Appuyer fortement sur quelque chose de plusieurs côtés, souvent avec la main.

En anglais simple : To press something firmly from different sides, often with your hand.

• Squeeze the lemon over the fish.
• She squeezed my hand gently.
• He squeezed the wet sponge until no water remained.

Comment l'utiliser : squeeze something out of something (Squeeze the water out of the sponge.)

Synonymes : press, compress

Expressions courantes : squeeze something, squeeze someone’s hand, squeeze a lemon

se faufiler, faire entrer

Se glisser ou faire entrer quelque chose dans un espace presque trop petit.

En anglais simple : To move yourself or put something into a space that is almost too small.

• We squeezed into the taxi.
• Can you squeeze another bag into the car?
• He squeezed past the crowd near the door.

Comment l'utiliser : squeeze into something (We squeezed into the small lift.); squeeze something into something (She squeezed another chair into the room.); squeeze through something (The cat squeezed through the gap.)

Synonymes : fit, wedge

Expressions courantes : squeeze into something, squeeze through something, squeeze past someone

sortir, extraire

Réussir à sortir ou obtenir quelque chose avec difficulté, comme s’il en restait peu ou que l’espace manquait.

En anglais simple : To get something out with difficulty, as if there is little left or little space.

• He squeezed a coin out of his wallet.
• She squeezed the last note out of her crowded purse.
• I managed to squeeze a few remaining coins out.

Comment l'utiliser : squeeze something out of something (He squeezed a few coins out of his pocket.)

Synonymes : extract, pull out

Expressions courantes : squeeze something out, squeeze out something

pression, étreinte

Action de serrer fortement quelque chose de plusieurs côtés, souvent avec la main.

En anglais simple : A firm press from different sides, often using a hand.

• Give the lemon a squeeze.
• She gave my arm a gentle squeeze.
• A quick squeeze released the last drops of juice.

Synonymes : press

Expressions courantes : give a squeeze, gentle squeeze, squeeze of lemon

impasse, situation difficile

Situation difficile due à un manque de temps, d’argent ou de place.

En anglais simple : A difficult situation in which you have too little time, money, or space.

• We are in a tight squeeze.
• The extra bills put us in a financial squeeze.
• With two deadlines tomorrow, she was in a squeeze.

Comment l'utiliser : be in a squeeze (We are in a squeeze until payday.)

Synonymes : fix, bind, predicament

Expressions courantes : in a squeeze, tight squeeze