pression

/pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les pressions

Meaning

  1. pressure

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

tension artérielle

Tension artérielle specifically means blood pressure; pression is the general word for pressure of any kind.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pressão

pressão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pressure."

Practice

1 What does pression mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ augmente à l'intérieur du ballon.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pression?

noun

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