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crush

UK
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US
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crushnoun
crushes
pl
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Translations
béguinFamilier.
She had a crush on her classmate and couldn't stop thinking about him.
Elle avait le béguin pour son camarade de classe et ne cessait de penser à lui.
cohuePour un grand nombre de personnes serrées les unes contre les autres.
There was a crush of people at the concert entrance, making it difficult to move.
Il y avait une cohue de personnes à l'entrée du concert, ce qui rendait les déplacements difficiles.
écrasementAction de broyer ou d’écraser ; emploi technique.
The crush of the grapes is an important step in winemaking.
L’écrasement des raisins est une étape importante de la vinification.
couloir de contentionÉlevage et soins vétérinaires.
They guided the bull into the crush so the vet could inspect its hooves.
Ils ont guidé le taureau dans le couloir de contention כדי que le vétérinaire puisse examiner ses sabots.
Additional translations
boisson gazeuse aux fruitsBoisson ou sirop à base de fruits, souvent gazeux.
Definitions
A strong and often short-lived infatuation or attraction towards someone.
She had a crush on her classmate and couldn't stop thinking about him.
A crowd of people pressed closely together, often in a confined space.
There was a crush of people at the concert entrance, making it difficult to move.
The act of crushing something, or the state of being crushed.
The crush of the grapes is an important step in winemaking.
A drink or syrup made by crushing fruit, often served carbonated or diluted.
On a hot day, nothing beats an ice-cold orange crush.
A narrow enclosure or stall used to restrain livestock for examination, branding, or veterinary treatment.
They guided the bull into the crush so the vet could inspect its hooves.
Synonyms
squash
smash
compression
collision
defeat
infatuation
passion
crushverb
crushed
Past Simple
crushed
Past Participle
crushing
Gerund
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Translations
écraserSens général.
She used a heavy book to crush the garlic cloves.
Elle a utilisé un gros livre pour écraser les gousses d’ail.
écraserAu sens de vaincre nettement.
The home team managed to crush their opponents in the final match.
L’équipe à domicile a réussi à écraser ses adversaires lors du match final.
réprimerPour une émotion ou un sentiment.
He tried to crush his feelings of jealousy when he saw her with someone else.
Il a essayé de réprimer ses sentiments de jalousie en la voyant avec quelqu’un d’autre.
Additional translations
broyerPour des matières ou objets réduits en fragments.
Definitions
To press or squeeze something with force so as to break, damage, or distort its shape.
She used a heavy book to crush the garlic cloves.
To defeat someone completely in a competition or conflict.
The home team managed to crush their opponents in the final match.
To suppress or subdue a feeling or emotion.
He tried to crush his feelings of jealousy when he saw her with someone else.
To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
She realized she had started to crush on her new coworker.
Synonyms
squash
smash
compress
flatten
squeeze
press
destroy
overwhelm
crushadjective
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Used attributively before another noun, e.g. 'crush injury', to denote something caused by or involving crushing.
Translations
par écrasementEmploi technique, notamment en médecine et en traumatologie.
The patient was treated for a severe crush injury to the leg.
Le patient a été soigné pour une grave blessure par écrasement à la jambe.
Definitions
Relating to or caused by crushing, especially of bodily tissue or material.
The patient was treated for a severe crush injury to the leg.
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