drücken

/ˈdʁʏkən/ verb A2

to press, to push (a button/key; a finger or other object against something) (transitive) · Drück diesen Knopf nicht! Don't press that button!· Die Feder drückt den Bolzen in die Kerbe. The spring pushes the bolt into the notch.
to push, to press, to exert pressure, to click (with a mouse) (intransitive) · Das Wasser drückt gegen den Deich. The water is pushing against the dike.· Drück nicht auf diesen Knopf! Don't press that button!
to squeeze (transitive) · Sie drückte liebevoll meine Hand. She squeezed my hand affectionately.· Richten Sie die Waffe und drücken Sie den Abzug. Aim the gun and squeeze the trigger.
to hug (informal, transitive)
to lower, to depress (a value or statistic; especially as a result of wider circumstances or dynamics) (transitive)
to shirk, to avoid (reflexive) · Er hat sich in letzter Zeit vor seinen Aufgaben gedrückt. He's been shirking his chores lately.
to shoot (to inject a drug) (intransitive, slang, transitive)

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Verb forms

Infinitive: drücken
Present (er): drückt
Präteritum (er): drückte
Perfekt (er): hat gedrückt
Infinitive with zu: zu drücken

Other matches

drucken to print A2

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