low-pressure situation
- noun
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situación de baja presión
- Presenting in a low-pressure situation helped her build confidence for future challenges.
Examples
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He prefers to work in a low-pressure situation where mistakes are seen as learning opportunities.
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The retreat offered a low-pressure situation for new employees to get to know each other.
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This is a low-pressure situation for us.
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I enjoy working in a low-pressure situation.
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The team felt relaxed and confident during the meeting, as it was a low-pressure situation.
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In the low-pressure situation of the classroom, the students were free to express their ideas without fear.
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He performed well in the low-pressure situation of his informal audition.
Antonyms
How Stressful
Surface Forms
Morphology
low-pressure + situation
The noun phrase is compositionally built: 'low-pressure' literally means having little pressure (i.e. little stress or urgency) and combined with 'situation' yields a circumstance with low stress. This adj+noun pattern and the metaphorical use of 'pressure' for stress is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Low-pressure situation uses the simple image of pressure as a heavy weight pressing on you. When that weight is 'low'—light or not there—you feel calm and free, so the phrase means 'a situation with little stress or urgency'.