 | English  | German |  |
 | journ. law publ. [responsible according to the press law] | verantwortlich im Sinne des Presserechts <v.i.S.d.P.> |  |
Verbs |
 | to hit sth. [press] [a button, a key, etc.] | 444 etw.Akk. drücken [einen Knopf, eine Taste etc.] |  |
 | to strike sth. [press] | 373 etw. drücken [Taste] |  |
 | to crush sth. [press tightly] | 107 etw. ausdrücken [auspressen] |  |
 | gastr. to strain sth. [press through a strainer] | 91 etw. passieren |  |
 | [to press one's thumbs / thumb (for sb.)] [literally] [hand gesture in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, etc., meaning to keep one's fingers crossed (for sb.)] | (jdm.) die / den Daumen halten [ugs.] [Redensart] |  |
 | to embosom sb./sth. [literary] [press to one's bosom] | jdn./etw. ans Herz drücken [geh.] |  |
Nouns |
 | reception [by the public, press etc.] | 325 Aufnahme {f} [durch Öffentlichkeit, Presse etc.] |  |
 | journ. lead [press] | 32 Aufmacher {m} |  |
 | gastr. plunger [coffee press] | 10 Tamper {m} [Kaffeedrücker] |  |
 | tech. baler [baling press] | 9 Paketierpresse {f} |  |
 | ind. tech. pressing [component formed in a press] | 9 Pressteil {n} |  |
 | pail [with press-on lid] | 8 Hobbock {m} |  |
 | jobs print pressman [operator of a printing press] | 5 Drucker {m} [Person] |  |
 | [situation where the press is owned by a few companies] | Pressekonzentration {f} |  |
 | hist. print spec. bar [lever to turn the screw of an early printing press] | Pressbengel {m} |  |
 | hist. print spec. bar [lever to turn the screw of an early printing press] | Preßbengel {m} [alt] |  |
 | gastr. cafetière [Br.] [French press] | Pressstempelkanne {f} |  |
 | journ. fudge [space for stop press] | Spalte {f} für letzte Meldungen |  |
 | journ. fudge {sg} [stop press news] | letzte Meldungen {pl} |  |
 | journ. tabloids {pl} [tabloid press] | Yellow Press {f} |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to bring sth. down [press, force down] | etw. herunterdrücken |  |
 | to push down [press down] | hinunterdrücken |  |
 | to push down [press down] | nach unten drücken |  |
 | to push sb./sth. down [press down] | jdn./etw. runterdrücken [ugs.] |  |
 | to rise (up) [press forwards] | empordringen [geh.] |  |
 | to take (sb.'s) questions [e.g. at a press conference] | sichAkk. jds. / den Fragen stellen [z. B. bei einer Pressekonferenz] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | tech. Bramah press [Bramah's hydraulic press] | Bramah'sche Presse {f} [hydraulische Presse] |  |
 | tech. button press [less frequent than: touch / push / press of a button] | Knopfdruck {m} |  |
 | hist. Daily Watchword [daily press briefing of Nazi government] | Tagesparole {f} [Nazi-Terminologie] |  |
 | journ. neol. pol. fourth estate [media, esp. press] | vierter Stand {m} [die Medien, bes. Presse] [seltener neben: Vierte Gewalt] |  |
 | pol. journ. Fourth Estate [press] | Vierte Gewalt {f} |  |
 | journ. pol. hard pass [Am.] [White House press pass] | Presseausweis {m} [der permanent Zutritt zum West Wing des Weißen Hauses gewährt] |  |
 | journ. investigative journalism [here: esp. gutter-press investigation] | Enthüllungsjournalismus {m} [oft leicht pej.] |  |
 | journ. pol. lying press [pej.] [abusive term applied when the press takes opposite positions on emotionally charged issues] | Lügenpresse {f} [pej.] |  |
 | gastr. masticating juicer [cold-press] | Saftpresse {f} [Pressschneckenentsafter] |  |
 | med. Napoleon sign [belly-press sign] | Napoleonzeichen {n} [auch: Napoleon-Zeichen] |  |
 | Q&A session [coll.] [question-and-answer session, e.g. at a press conference] | Frage-Antwort-Runde {f} [z. B. bei einer Pressekonferenz] |  |
 | gastr. spaetzle ricer [also: spätzle / spaetzle press] | Spätzlepresse {f} |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | oenol. wine press house [building containing the wine press] | Presshaus {n} |  |
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