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> **こうまでも** プレッシャーを掛けられるとは

I don't understand how こうまでも works here.

Does プレッシャーを掛ける mean "to put pressure on"? I'm trying to translate 掛ける
individually here.
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Meaning of こうまでも and use of 掛ける
So 掛ける means to multiply. In the context of the sentence you mentioned I'm
going to assume that the phrase is the Japanese equivalent of "the pressure is
increasing" as in pressure to perform well or something like that. I'm not
certain about the rest of the sentence unfortunately, so maybe someone else
can chime in.
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「こうまでも」 means "to _this_ extent". 「こう」 is used emphatically here.

> Does プレッシャーを掛{か}ける mean "to put pressure on"?

Yes, it does. It would need to be remembered as a set phrase. Otherwise, one
would probably not be able to come up with 「掛ける」if one were translating word
for word from English.
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プレッシャーを掛ける does mean 'to put pressure on'. こうまでも is used when said pressure
was more than you expected, especially when you are not sure if you can handle
the pressure. In general, it could be used in many more sentences. For
example, if you knew weather was going to be bad but if weather got much worse
than you expected, you would say こうまでも天気が悪くなるとは思わなかった。
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