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crushing

/ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/

crushingnoun

crushings

Translations

dérouteDéfaite très nette ou écrasante, surtout dans un contexte sportif ou politique.

Their 6–0 loss was a crushing the fans would not soon forget.

Leur déroute 6–0 était une humiliation que les fans n’oublieraient pas de sitôt.

broyageAction de broyer ou d’écraser sous l’effet d’une forte pression; emploi courant en technique et en viticulture.

The crushing of the grapes is the first step in the winemaking process.

Le broyage des raisins est la première étape du processus de vinification.

Definitions

The act of pressing or squeezing something with force to break or deform it.

The crushing of the grapes is the first step in the winemaking process.

A decisive or overwhelming defeat.

Their 6–0 loss was a crushing the fans would not soon forget.

Synonyms

crushinggerund / present participle

/ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/

Translations

accablantSens figuré : qui provoque une peine, un choc ou une déception très forts.

The news of the cancellation was a crushing blow to the fans who had been eagerly waiting.

La nouvelle de l’annulation a été un coup accablant pour les fans qui attendaient avec impatience.

écrasantSens figuré : très fort, très intense, ou marquant une supériorité nette.

The team faced a crushing defeat in the finals, losing by a wide margin.

L’équipe a subi une défaite écrasante en finale, perdant largement.

Definitions

Overwhelmingly powerful or intense.

The team faced a crushing defeat in the finals, losing by a wide margin.

Causing severe emotional distress or disappointment.

The news of the cancellation was a crushing blow to the fans who had been eagerly waiting.

Synonyms

crushverb

crushing

ing-form

crushed

Past Simple

crushed

Past Participle

crushing

ing-form

/krʌʃ/

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.

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.

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.

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

crushnoun

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.

crushadjective

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.