Difference between revisions of "press"
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#Make person use iron wey dey hot take straight cloth | #Make person use iron wey dey hot take straight cloth | ||
#:*{{ux|dv|Joke, abeg help me '''press''' my shirt now.|(Egbokhare_2o21, Joke, please kindly iron my shirt for me now.)}} | #:*{{ux|dv|Joke, abeg help me '''press''' my shirt now.|(Egbokhare_2o21, Joke, please kindly iron my shirt for me now.)}} | ||
| − | Make person take [[hand]] squeeze someting well well or touch am softly softly. | + | #Make person take [[hand]] squeeze someting well well or touch am softly softly. |
#:*{{ux|dv|As she open eye, na her breasts wey she see say dey '''press''' her. |(bbc__9111, When she opened her eyes, she realised that she was being groped.)}} | #:*{{ux|dv|As she open eye, na her breasts wey she see say dey '''press''' her. |(bbc__9111, When she opened her eyes, she realised that she was being groped.)}} | ||
#:*{{ux|dv|You no fit know dem if na all your time you take dey '''press''' phone. |(jw__47752, You cannot be familiar with everything if you spend all day playing with your phone.)}} | #:*{{ux|dv|You no fit know dem if na all your time you take dey '''press''' phone. |(jw__47752, You cannot be familiar with everything if you spend all day playing with your phone.)}} | ||
| − | #: | + | #:*{{ux|dv|Click on top am and '''press''' Manage ads settings. |(bbc__99599, )}} |
| − | + | #:*{{ux|dv|Write wetin you want find or choose wetin dey and '''press''' Find . |(jw__47102, __no translation__)}} | |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Write wetin you want find or choose wetin dey and '''press''' Find . |(jw__47102, __no translation__)}} | + | #:*{{ux|dv|You dey drive anyhow, you dey '''press''' am, dey march am, na accident e dey result in. |(IBA_13_Road-Safety_M__222, You are driving recklessly, increasing the speed by stepping on the accelerator; the end reslultt is an.accident, it results to.)}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|You dey drive anyhow, you dey '''press''' am, dey march am, na accident e dey result in. |(IBA_13_Road-Safety_M__222, You are driving | + | #:*{{ux|dv|'''Press''' di egusi so dat oil go comot! |(KAD_10_Egusi-Soup_MG__22, Squeeze the egusi for the oil to come out.)}} |
| − | + | #:*{{ux|dv|Sey de go just dey where de dey, just '''press''' deir all di pressable, di computer, di phones, di everything, and dey just decide. |(WAZK_08_Fuel-Price-Increase_MG__98, That they do nothing but play with their electronic gadgets like computers, phones and the like while making decisions.)}} | |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Press''' di egusi so dat oil go comot! |(KAD_10_Egusi-Soup_MG__22, Squeeze the egusi for the oil to come out.)}} | ||
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Sey de go just dey where de dey, just '''press''' deir all di pressable, di computer, di phones, di everything, and dey just decide. |(WAZK_08_Fuel-Price-Increase_MG__98, That they do nothing but play with their electronic gadgets like computers, phones and the like while making decisions.)}} | ||
# Make person dey put hand for computer take dey collect people money with wayo. | # Make person dey put hand for computer take dey collect people money with wayo. | ||
| − | ==== | + | ====Related forms==== |
| − | + | * [[press brake]], [[press hand]] | |
#: {{ux|dv|''l believe by evening, goment go '''press''' brake for di 24-hour curfew, me l get food for house because l dey buy plentikeep but odas dey wey dey buy food day by day dey suffer.'' |(bbc__8610, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|''l believe by evening, goment go '''press''' brake for di 24-hour curfew, me l get food for house because l dey buy plentikeep but odas dey wey dey buy food day by day dey suffer.'' |(bbc__8610, __no translation__)}} | ||
#: {{ux|dv|Buhari sign three new laws on Friday 8 June, 2018. President Muhammadu Buhari don use biro '''press''' hand on top new law for Nigeria wey don block vice-presidos to contest for president more dan once if dem take ova dia oga post become president before anoda election. |(bbc__20982, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Buhari sign three new laws on Friday 8 June, 2018. President Muhammadu Buhari don use biro '''press''' hand on top new law for Nigeria wey don block vice-presidos to contest for president more dan once if dem take ova dia oga post become president before anoda election. |(bbc__20982, __no translation__)}} | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: ''to iron'', ''squeeze'', '' | + | * English: ''to iron'', ''squeeze'', ''tap'', |
Revision as of 16:08, 9 March 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English press
Pronunciation
- prɛ́s
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 7
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 966
- Frequency in raw corpus: 342
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 892
Verb
- Make person use iron wey dey hot take straight cloth
- Joke, abeg help me press my shirt now. — (Egbokhare_2o21, Joke, please kindly iron my shirt for me now.)
- Make person take hand squeeze someting well well or touch am softly softly.
- As she open eye, na her breasts wey she see say dey press her. — (bbc__9111, When she opened her eyes, she realised that she was being groped.)
- You no fit know dem if na all your time you take dey press phone. — (jw__47752, You cannot be familiar with everything if you spend all day playing with your phone.)
- Click on top am and press Manage ads settings. — (bbc__99599, )
- Write wetin you want find or choose wetin dey and press Find . — (jw__47102, __no translation__)
- You dey drive anyhow, you dey press am, dey march am, na accident e dey result in. — (IBA_13_Road-Safety_M__222, You are driving recklessly, increasing the speed by stepping on the accelerator; the end reslultt is an.accident, it results to.)
- Press di egusi so dat oil go comot! — (KAD_10_Egusi-Soup_MG__22, Squeeze the egusi for the oil to come out.)
- Sey de go just dey where de dey, just press deir all di pressable, di computer, di phones, di everything, and dey just decide. — (WAZK_08_Fuel-Price-Increase_MG__98, That they do nothing but play with their electronic gadgets like computers, phones and the like while making decisions.)
- Make person dey put hand for computer take dey collect people money with wayo.
Related forms
- 'l believe by evening, goment go press brake for di 24-hour curfew, me l get food for house because l dey buy plentikeep but odas dey wey dey buy food day by day dey suffer. — (bbc__8610, __no translation__)
- Buhari sign three new laws on Friday 8 June, 2018. President Muhammadu Buhari don use biro press hand on top new law for Nigeria wey don block vice-presidos to contest for president more dan once if dem take ova dia oga post become president before anoda election. — (bbc__20982, __no translation__)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: to iron, squeeze, tap,