button press

button press
(mas-un) buton

English-Romanian technical dictionary. 2013.

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  • button — but‧ton [ˈbʌtn] noun [countable] 1. something that you press to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment do something : • She got in the elevator and pressed the button for the top floor. • What happens if I push this button? 2. COMPUTING… …   Financial and business terms

  • press the panic button — press/push/the panic button informal phrase to become very worried about something bad that happens and react suddenly instead of thinking about it calmly The thought of turning 50 makes me want to press the panic button. Thesaurus: to worry or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • press the button — To set in motion some momentous action, esp the launching of nuclear weapons against an enemy target • • • Main Entry: ↑button press the button 1. To put machinery into operation 2. To start things moving, esp in a momentous or irreversible way • …   Useful english dictionary

  • press — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. apply steady force to (a thing in contact) (press a switch; pressed the two surfaces together). 2 tr. a compress or apply pressure to a thing to flatten, shape, or smooth it, as by ironing (got the curtains pressed). b squeeze …   Useful english dictionary

  • press the right button — press/push the right button/buttons to do exactly what is necessary to get the result that you want. You have to know how to push all the right buttons if you want to be a successful diplomat. Sometimes you re interviewing someone really shy and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • press button — noun A push button • • • Main Entry: ↑press …   Useful english dictionary

  • press the right buttons — press/push the right button/buttons to do exactly what is necessary to get the result that you want. You have to know how to push all the right buttons if you want to be a successful diplomat. Sometimes you re interviewing someone really shy and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • press — press1 [pres] vt. [ME pressen < MFr presser < L pressare, freq. of premere, to press < IE base * per , to strike > OSlav p rati, to strike] 1. to act on with steady force or weight; push steadily against; squeeze 2. to depress or… …   English World dictionary

  • press|but|ton — «PREHS BUHT uhn», noun. Especially British. push button: »The pressbutton marks a code on the underside of the tray (New Scientist) …   Useful english dictionary

  • button — but|ton1 [ bʌtn ] noun count ** 1. ) a small round object that is used for fastening clothes by pushing it through a hole: He had undone the top button of his shirt. a blouse with small pearl buttons 2. ) a small object that you press to make a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • press — press1 [ pres ] noun *** ▸ 1 newspapers etc. ▸ 2 machine for printing ▸ 3 publishing business ▸ 4 piece of equipment ▸ 5 single push on something ▸ 6 making clothes smooth ▸ 7 many people pushing 1. ) the press newspapers and news magazines: the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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