presha
PREH-shah
How to say it
SwahilipreshaPREH-shah
Englishpressure, stress; blood pressure
Frenchpression, stress; tension artérielle
Meaning
A borrowed word for pressure: the stress felt before a big test or match, and high blood pressure as an illness.
Good to know
N class noun with no plural, informal. Kuwa na presha is to feel under pressure or to suffer from high blood pressure; the formal word for blood pressure is shinikizo la damu.
Examples
- Baba yangu anatumia dawa za presha kila siku.My father takes blood pressure medicine every day.
- Wachezaji hawana presha kabla ya mechi ya kesho.The players are not under pressure before tomorrow's match.
- Kazi hii ina presha kubwa sana.This job has a lot of pressure.
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