Sentence examples of "presser" in French with translation "urge"

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Elle le pressa de faire le travail. She urged him to do the job.
Cet homme agressif m'a pressé de signer le contrat. The aggressive man urged me to sign the contract.
La plupart d'entre eux le pressèrent d'accepter le poste. Most of them urged him to take the job.
Au début, Ils rejetèrent la proposition, mais un abbé les pressa d'accepter. At first they rejected the proposal, but a clergyman urged them to accept.
Au début, Ils rejetèrent la proposition, mais un clerc les pressa d'accepter. At first they rejected the proposal, but a clergyman urged them to accept.
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