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pressuring

[ˈpreʃərɪŋ]
verb (gerund/present participle)
pressionando
1. applying pressure or force to someone or something
The manager is pressuring the team to meet the deadline.
O gerente está pressionando o time para cumprir o prazo.
2. coercing or compelling someone to do something against their will
Stop pressuring me to make a decision right now.
Pare de me pressionar para tomar uma decisão agora.
3. exerting continuous force or influence
The creditors are pressuring the company for payment.
Os credores estão pressionando a empresa pelo pagamento.
NYC Slang
busting someone's chops
Synonyms
coercingforcingcompellingurgingpushingbadgeringdemanding
Antonyms
releasingrelaxingencouragingsupportingassisting

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
pressionando
most common usage in everyday speech
Rio de Janeiro
pressionando
standard usage, no regional variation
São Paulo
pressionando
standard usage, no regional variation
Portugal
pressionando
used similarly to Brazilian Portuguese, sometimes 'coagindo' in formal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

under pressure
pressure someone into doing something
mount pressure on someone
apply pressure to
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