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"to squeeze (fruit), to press out" in seven languages

Meaningto squeeze (fruit), to press out

Spanish

exprimir

/ekspɾiˈmiɾ/

learned

For fruit; to squeeze someone's hand is apretar.

French

presser

/pʁese/

other source · Latin PRESSĀRE, from PREMERE 'to press'

Un citron pressé is fresh lemon juice.

Italian

spremere

/ˈsprɛmere/

inherited

Fresh juice is una spremuta.

Portuguese

espremer

/ispɾeˈmeh/

inherited

Romanian

stoarce

/ˈsto̯artʃe/

other source · Latin EXTORQUĒRE 'to wring out'

Also to wring out laundry.

Catalan

esprémer

/əsˈpɾemə/

inherited

English

squeeze

/skwiz/

native English · Old English cwȳsan (probably)

English → Italianto squeeze (fruit), to press outspremereNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: express, expression, espresso.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

EXPRIMERE‘to press out’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

EXPRIMERE is 'to press out': Italians spremere an orange for a spremuta, and the same verb gave English express and Italian espresso, coffee 'pressed out'. Spanish exprimir is the book form.

English relatives: express, expression, espresso

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In a sentence

  • esExprime dos limones para el aliño.
  • frPresse deux citrons pour la vinaigrette.
  • itSpremi due limoni per il condimento.
  • ptEsprema dois limões para o molho.
  • roStoarce două lămâi pentru sos.
  • caEsprem dues llimones per a l'amaniment.
  • enSqueeze two lemons for the dressing.

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