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pressure cooker

/ˈpreʃ.ər ˌkʊk.ər/

Traduction: Récipient hermétique pour cuisson utilisant la pression de la vapeur afin d'accélérer la cuisson, ou métaphoriquement — une situation de forte tension, de stress ou de pression.

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/ˈpreʃ.ər ˌkʊk.ər/B1informalculinary
  • frRécipient hermétique pour cuisson utilisant la pression de la vapeur afin d'accélérer la cuisson, ou métaphoriquement — une situation de forte tension, de stress ou de pression.

A sealed cooking vessel that uses steam pressure to cook food faster, or metaphorically a situation of intense stress, tension, or pressure.

  1. Cooking applianceA2formal

    A sealed pot that cooks food quickly using steam pressure.

    frautocuiseur

    • She used a pressure cooker to make the stew in 20 minutes.
    • The pressure cooker hissed as it built up steam.
    • Be careful when opening a pressure cooker; the steam is very hot.
  2. High-stress situationB2informal

    A situation or environment that is extremely stressful, demanding, or intense.

    frmarmite à pression

    • Working in that newsroom is a real pressure cooker.
    • The final exam week turned the dorm into a pressure cooker.
    • The negotiations were a pressure cooker of conflicting demands.