high-pressure

• Descreve uma situação ou ambiente marcado por muito estresse, urgência ou exigências elevadas. Também pode se referir literalmente a algo que envolve ou suporta alta pressão física.

Describes a situation or environment that involves a lot of stress, urgency, or demand.

1. Aggressively persuasiveB2informal

   Using forceful or persistent methods to persuade someone to do something.

   Insistente

   • The salesman used high-pressure tactics to sell the car.
   • She received a high-pressure phone call from the telemarketer.
   • High-pressure sales techniques often make customers uncomfortable.

   Sinônimosaggressivebullyingcoerciveforcefulinsistentpersistentpressingpushy

   Antônimosgentlelaid-backlow-pressuremildsoft

2. Involving great stress or urgencyB2formal

   Characterized by a demanding or stressful environment requiring quick decisions.

   De alta pressão

   • He works in a high-pressure job on Wall Street.
   • The high-pressure atmosphere of the newsroom can be exhausting.
   • She thrives in high-pressure situations.

   Sinônimosdemandingfraughthecticintensepressingstressfultenseurgent

   Antônimoscalmcasualeasygoinglaid-backlenientrelaxedunhurried