How to talk about pressure in German

Random German Word of the Day: “Druck” (m.) – this German word means “pressure” and can be used in a variety of different expressions:

“Druck ausüben” – “to exert pressure” (also in cases of peer pressure)
“Druck machen” – “to put under pressure” (especially people, so they work harder/faster)
“unter Druck stehen” – “to be under pressure”
“sozialer Druck” – “social pressure”

Common sentences with “Druck” include:

“Ich stehe total unter Druck!” – “I am totally under pressure!”
“Der Chef macht echt Druck!” – “The boss is totally pressuring [us/me].”

This word, of course, is related to “drücken” (“to press”/”to push”), which you’ve seen on doors and computer applications (e.g. “ESC drücken”), which is not to be confused with “drucken” (“to print”).

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