noun
pressure, printing
B1
Noun meaning: der Druck — 1) pressure (physical or mental), often uncountable; 2) printing/print (process or printed material). Grammar: masculine (der), plural Drucke. Genitive singular often des Drucks. Use depends on context: 'unter Druck stehen' = be under pressure; 'im Druck' refers to printing.
Examples
Ich stehe unter Druck.
I am under pressure.
Der Druck der Broschüren ist gestern abgeschlossen worden.
The printing of the brochures was finished yesterday.
Der Reifendruck ist zu niedrig, wir müssen Luft nachfüllen.
The tire pressure is too low; we need to add some air.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a gauge showing high pressure when you see the word 'Druck'
sounds a bit like 'duck' (druck vs duck) — imagine squeezing a duck to apply pressure
Der Druck — masculine: remember D for Druck and D for der (both start with D)
Notes
Druck is polysemous: it commonly means physical pressure or stress, and in industrial/media contexts it refers to printing or a printed copy. Context determines meaning.