Usage examples of "apretar" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tengo que apretar estos tornillos. I have to tighten these bolts.
¿Qué pasa si aprieto este botón? What happens if I press this button?
Tom apretó la mano de Mary. Tom squeezed Mary's hand.
Apreté el botón para encender la radio. I pressed the button to turn the radio on.
La chica apretó a su muñeca con afecto. The girl squeezed her doll affectionately.
Me pregunto que pasa si aprieto este botón. I wonder what happens if I press this button.
Tom no sabe cuál botón apretar. Tom doesn't know which button to push.
Sólo tienes que apretar el botón. You have only to push the button.
Tom no tuvo el coraje de apretar el gatillo. Tom couldn't bring himself to pull the trigger.
Tom no tuvo el valor de apretar el gatillo. Tom didn't have the courage to pull the trigger.
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