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  1. Spanish (Spain)
  2. /Imperfect subjunctive: irregular verbs (fuera, tuviera)
  3. /apretar

apretar

apretar
to press; to squeeze, to tighten; to be too tight (shoes)
From Lesson 292:Imperfect subjunctive: irregular verbs (fuera, tuviera)·Spanish (Spain)

Usages of apretar

No pensé que pudieras apretar esto para desbloquear la caja.
I didn't think you could press this to unlock the box.
Le gustaba que yo tuviera la combinación antes de apretar nada.
He liked that I had the combination before pressing anything.
Estos zapatos me aprietan.
These shoes are too tight on me.
No pensé que me apretaras tanto la mano.
I didn't think you would squeeze my hand so hard.

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