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press gang

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

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press gang n historical (forces military service)patrulla de reclutamiento nf + loc adj
 The crew of the ship were supplied by the press gang.
  (AR, anticuado)leva nf
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

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press-gang [sb]⇒ vtr figurative (forcefully persuade [sb]) (en grupo)presionar a vtr + prep
  (en grupo)obligar a vtr + prep
 Rachel didn't really want to go on the trip, but the others press-ganged her.
 Rachel no quería ir al viaje, pero los otros la presionaron.
press-gang [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtr figurative (forcefully persuade [sb] to do [sth]) (en grupo)presionar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
  (en grupo)obligar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
 Louis was press-ganged into organizing the children's party.
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