What does prensa in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word prensa in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use prensa in Spanish.

The word prensa in Spanish means press, press, press, press, press agency, news release, press release, press conference, call a press conference, give to the press, leak to the press, daily newspaper, daily paper, press kit, in production, press office, press secretary, press officer, freedom of the press, press release, tabloid press, C press, clothes press, clothes pin, clothes peg, gossip magazines, celebrity magazines, the press, written press, international press, free press, gossip magazines, press review, press review, press conference, get good press, get bad press. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word prensa

press

nombre femenino (periódicos, revistas) (news people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A la prensa la llaman el cuarto poder.
The press is called the fourth power.

press

nombre femenino (máquina de prensar) (fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las uvas se pisan en la prensa.
Grapes are mashed in the press.

press

nombre femenino (máquina para imprimir) (newspaper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las prensas están trabajando para sacar la edición mañana.
The presses are working to get out the morning edition.

press

verbo transitivo (compactar, aplastar) (fruit)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las uvas se prensan para hacer vino.
Grapes are pressed to make wine.

press agency

locución nominal femenina (empresa de difusión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La compañía contrató la mejor agencia de prensa del país para promocionar su nuevo perfil ecológico.

news release, press release

(comunicación pública)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En su último comunicado de prensa, la Presidenta explica las medidas que se han tomado contra la crisis.
In her last press release, the President outlined the measures taken to combat the crisis.

press conference

locución nominal femenina (para periodistas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dio una conferencia de prensa para informar sobre su decisión de abandonar el equipo de fútbol.
He gave a press conference to announce his decision to leave the soccer team.

call a press conference

locución verbal (para anunciar algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El vocero convocó a la prensa para anunciar las nuevas medidas.

give to the press, leak to the press

locución verbal (divulgar: medio escrito)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Te voy a contar un secreto pero no se lo des a la prensa.

daily newspaper, daily paper

(periódico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

press kit

(recortes de prensa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in production

locución adjetiva (sin publicar)

Los artículos en prensa pueden consultarse en la página web de la universidad.

press office

(equipo de comunicación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tras los recientes escándalos por explotación laboral, el director de la empresa decidió recurrir a un gabinete de prensa.
Following the recent worker exploitation scandals, the director of the company decided to use the services of a press office.

press secretary, press officer

locución nominal con flexión de género (relaciones públicas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan se reunió con el jefe de prensa.
Juan met with the press secretary (or: press officer).

freedom of the press

locución nominal femenina (derecho a informar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La censura a los medios de comunicación existe en países sin libertad de prensa.
Media censorship exists in countries without freedom of the press.

press release

(escrito en periódico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La periodista está trabajando en una nota de prensa sobre la visita del Presidente a Estados Unidos.
The journalist is working on a press release about the visit of the President of the United States.

tabloid press

nombre femenino (periódicos sensacionalistas) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nunca leo El Caso porque es prensa amarilla.
I don't read El Caso, because it's from the tabloid press.

C press

nombre femenino (herramienta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La prensa C sirve para sujetar elementos a una superficie.

clothes press, clothes pin, clothes peg

nombre femenino (CR (tendedero: pinza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pasé todo el día con una prensa de ropa en la blusa y nadie me lo dijo.

gossip magazines, celebrity magazines

nombre femenino (prensa de cotilleo)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Lady Di fue la favorita de la prensa del corazón.
Lady Di was the favorite of the gossip (or; the celebrity) magazines.

the press, written press

(periódico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La prensa escrita ha dicho mucho sobre el tema.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Print media is less relevant today due to the Internet.

international press

(periódico internacional)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

free press

(prensa con libertad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gossip magazines

locución nominal femenina (prensa del corazón)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
A María le gusta leer las notas de la prensa rosa.
Maria likes reading gossip magazines.

press review

(nota de prensa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

press review

nombre femenino (periódico, diario) (summary)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hoy la revista de prensa habla del desempleo.

press conference

(entrevista con los medios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El equipo de fútbol dará una rueda de prensa después del partido.
The football team will give a press conference after the match.

get good press

locución verbal (coloquial (buena fama, reputación)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los mejores atletas tienen buena prensa en el país.

get bad press

locución verbal (coloquial (mala fama, reputación)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La privatización tiene mala prensa en el país.

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