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  2. /Present participles replacing relative clauses (-ant)
  3. /pressé

pressé

pressé
in a hurry / rushed
From Lesson 158:Present participles replacing relative clauses (-ant)·French

Usages of pressé

Je vois des gens pressés marchant sur le trottoir.
I see hurried people walking on the sidewalk.
L'homme pressé marchant sur le trottoir siffle.
The hurried man walking on the sidewalk is whistling.
Nous expédions ce conteneur par voie terrestre ou aérienne selon que le client est pressé ou non.
We ship this container by land or air depending on whether the client is in a hurry or not.

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