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 | + | #Make person take [[hand]] squeeze someting. |
#:*{{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 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, depressing the accelerator; that may result in an accident.)}} | |
| − | #:*{{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, | ||
#:*{{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|'''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|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.)}} | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 5 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English press
Pronunciation
- prɛ́s
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.
- 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 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, depressing the accelerator; that may result in an accident.)
- 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.
- The bros don dey press since primary school na when wey e reach university na e come pay. — (NSC_Abonyi_2021, The brother has been )
- Press press work no for only guys, babes don join the levels tay tay. — (NSC_Abonyi_2021, )
Related forms
Translations
- English: to iron, squeeze, tap,