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presser

press

verb preh-SEH Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Also means

hurry

Usage Note

Presser means to press (a button, fruit) but also to hurry or rush someone. Rien ne presse ('there's no rush') is a very common set phrase. Se presser means to hurry up. The noun la presse (the press, i.e., media) comes from the same root, as does pressé meaning 'in a hurry' or 'squeezed' (jus pressé, freshly squeezed juice).

Examples

"Rien ne presse, on a le temps."

Natural Translation

There's no rush, we have time.

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