button: translation
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noun
1 for fastening clothes
ADJECTIVE
▪ bottom, top
▪ The top button of his shirt was undone.
▪ coat, shirt, etc.
▪ brass, pearl, etc.
VERB + BUTTON
▪ button (AmE), do up (BrE), fasten
▪ unbutton (AmE), undo (BrE), unfasten
▪ fumble with
▪ lose
▪ My coat has lost a button.
▪ sew on
BUTTON + VERB
▪ be missing, come off
▪ There was a button missing from his shirt.
2 small switch
ADJECTIVE
▪ on, start
▪ off, stop
▪ control
▪ fast-forward, pause, play, rewind
▪ delete, mute, reset, snooze, etc.
▪ alarm, panic
▪ She hit the alarm button as fast as she could.
▪ elevator (AmE), lift (BrE)
▪ intercom
▪ mouse
▪ self-destruct (often figurative)
VERB + BUTTON
▪ click (computing), depress, hit, hold down, press, punch, push, tap
▪ Click the left mouse button twice.
▪ release
PHRASES
▪ at the touch of a button
▪ The remote control allows you to change channel at the touch of a button.
▪ have your finger on, keep your finger on
3 (AmE) object worn to show support
ADJECTIVE
▪ lapel
▪ She wore a ‘Vote Yes’ lapel button.
▪ campaign
▪ The candidates all distributed campaign buttons and bumper stickers.
▪ peace
▪ He carries around an old backpack with peace buttons on it.
VERB + BUTTON
▪ wear
▪ They all wore buttons saying ‘Stop the war’.
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verb
Button is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blouse, ↑button, ↑coat, ↑collar, ↑fly, ↑jacket, ↑shirt