pressure

matsi

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Noun

Singular pressure

Plural pressures

1. In science, pressure is force applied over an area. <> ƙarfi, matsi, nauyi. matsin lamba.

   It hurt when the doctor put pressure on her cut foot.

   He accidentally put too much air in his flat tire. The air put so much pressure on the tire that it exploded.

2. If a person is under pressure, they feel stressed. <> damuwa

   They are under pressure. <> Suna cikin damuwa. [1]

   She has been under a lot of pressure lately because of her final exams. If she fails them, she will not graduate.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) pressure

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) pressures

Past tense (ya wuce) pressured

Past participle (ya wuce) pressured

Present participle (ana cikin yi) pressuring

1. When you pressure someone, you try to make them do something, especially something they do not want to do. <> takurawa, matsa wa wani.

   Her friends tried to pressure her into smoking, even after Maya kept saying "no."

   His parents tried to pressure him into becoming a lawyer, but Jamal knew he wanted to be a doctor.