Definition of "pression" [pres•sion]

• The act of pressing; pressure. (noun)
• An endeavor to move. (noun)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

• "I've used those hooks (ourlets) for years, as well as the boutons-pression (snaps)."
• "In clothes, "une agrafe" is a hook used for fastening 2 edges of material together - usually more reliable than "un bouton-pression" (= a press button)"
• "Ce serait un geste honorable qui ferait baisser la pression sur la ministre, et qui éviterait que la suspicion ne s'installe au sein du caucus adéquiste."