crush in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for crush in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.crush [Am krəʃ, Brit krʌʃ] N

1. crush (crowd):

crush no pl

aglomeración f

there was a terrible crush at the bar

había una aglomeración or un gentío horrible en el bar

three people were injured in the crush

tres personas resultaron heridas en el tumulto

it was a bit of a crush with eight people in the car

con ocho personas en el coche se estaba un poco apretado

2. crush C (infatuation):

crush inf

enamoramiento m

to have a crush on sb

estar chiflado por alguien inf

all the kids had a crush on Miss Spinetti

todos los niños estaban chiflados por Miss Spinetti

it's just a schoolboy crush

solo es un enamoramiento de adolescente

3. crush U or C (drink) Brit:

orange crush

naranjada f

lemon crush

limonada f

II.crush [Am krəʃ, Brit krʌʃ] VB trans

1.1. crush (squash):

crush box/car/person/fingers

aplastar

crush garlic

machacar

crush grapes

prensar

crush grapes

pisar

crush dress/suit

arrugar

we sat crushed together in the back

nos sentamos apretujados en la parte de atrás

she crushed the berry between her fingers

aplastó or estrujó la baya con los dedos

they managed to crush seven people into the car

consiguieron meter apretujadas a siete personas en el coche

she crushed everything into the case

metió todo apretujado en la maleta

1.2. crush (pound, pulverize):

crush nuts/root/stone

triturar

crushed ice

hielo m picado

crushed ice

hielo m frappé Mex

2. crush (subdue):

crush resistance/rebels/enemy

aplastar

he felt utterly crushed

se sintió completamente abatido

they succeeded in crushing the bill

lograron que no se aprobara el proyecto de ley

the government moved swiftly to crush the rumor

el gobierno actuó con rapidez para acallar el rumor

III.crush [Am krəʃ, Brit krʌʃ] VB intr

crush dress/suit:

crush

arrugarse

do you think we can all crush into the back?

¿crees que nos podemos apretujar todos en la parte de atrás?

I.crush up VB [Am krəʃ -, Brit krʌʃ -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv) (pound, pulverize)

crush up nuts/root/stone

triturar

crush barrier N

crush barrier

valla f de protección

crush barrier

valla f de contención

Translations for crush in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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apretujón

crush

apretón

crush

majar

to crush

compactar

to crush

martajar

to crush

atochamiento

crush

enamoricarse de alg.

to get a crush on sb inf

crush in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crush in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.crush [krʌʃ] -es VB trans

1. crush (compress):

crush

aplastar

crush paper

estrujar

crush dress

arrugar

crush person

apretujar

to be crushed to death

morir aplastado

2. crush (grind):

crush garlic

machacar

crush grapes, olives

prensar

crush stone

triturar

crush ice

picar

3. crush (extract by pressing):

to crush the juice from an orange

exprimir una naranja

4. crush (shock severely):

crush

abatir

5. crush (defeat, suppress):

crush

aplastar

crush rebellion, revolution

reprimir

crush opponent

derrotar

crush one's hopes

frustrar

crush rumour

acallar

II.crush [krʌʃ] -es N

1. crush no pl (act of crushing):

crush

aplastamiento m

2. crush no pl (throng):

crush

muchedumbre f

there was a great crush

había una gran aglomeración

3. crush inf (temporary infatuation):

crush

enamoramiento m

to have a crush on sb

encapricharse de alguien

4. crush Brit (crushed ice drink):

orange crush

naranjada f

crush up VB trans

crush up

triturar

crush barrier N Brit

crush barrier

valla f de contención

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to crush an uprising

aplastar una sublevación

to crush the insurrection

acabar con la sublevación

Translations for crush in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

apretón

crush

machucar (aplastar)

to crush

majar

to crush

destripar tb. fig

to crush

apabullar (abatir)

to crush

crush Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to crush the insurrection

acabar con la sublevación

to crush [or reduce] sth to a powder

reducir algo a polvo

to crush an uprising

aplastar una sublevación

to crush the juice from an orange

exprimir una naranja

there was a great crush

había una gran aglomeración

to have a crush on sb

encapricharse de alguien

orange crush

naranjada f

I am going to crush you

te voy a hacer morder el polvo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Afterward, the journalists rush to the "mixed zone," where they push up against crush barriers and wait for the players to appear after their showers.

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The extra weight may have caused it to keel over and crush her.

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When the apples begin to soften, use a potato masher to crush them.

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In an emotive speech he said they must crush us or conciliate us.

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The earth and sleeper terraces would gradually make way for concrete terraces with metal crush barriers being erected at various points to prevent crushing.

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Moments after kick-off, a crush barrier broke, and fans began to fall on top of each other.

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My daughter in particular... she's actually the one that liked to crush up the chalk and put it in water and make her own paint.

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More banking and terracing around the entire pitch were completed, crush barriers erected and new stile houses installed (bringing the total to 28).

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So they wanted to use strong-arm tactics to crush the agitation.

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To make an infusion, gently crush 1 teaspoon of anise seeds per cup of boiling water.

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