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to crush
01
écraser
to forcibly push something against a surface until it breaks or is damaged or disfigured
Transitive: to crush sth
Exemples
He accidentally stepped on and crushed the delicate flower in the garden.
Il a accidentellement marché sur et écrasé la fleur délicate dans le jardin.
The heavy machinery was used to crush rocks into smaller fragments.
La machinerie lourde a été utilisée pour écraser les roches en fragments plus petits.
02
écraser, broyer
to become damaged, broken, or deformed under pressure
Intransitive
Exemples
The fragile glass ornament crushed easily when it fell to the floor.
L'ornement en verre fragile s'est écrasé facilement lorsqu'il est tombé au sol.
The cardboard box crushed under the weight of the heavy objects stacked on top.
La boîte en carton s'est écrasée sous le poids des objets lourds empilés dessus.
03
écraser, réprimer
to overpower or repress a group or opposition
Transitive: to crush opposition or resistance
Exemples
The authoritarian regime crushed the uprising by arresting protesters and imposing martial law.
Le régime autoritaire a écrasé le soulèvement en arrêtant les manifestants et en imposant la loi martiale.
The company crushed its workers' attempts to unionize by threatening layoffs and increasing surveillance.
L'entreprise a écrasé les tentatives de syndicalisation de ses travailleurs en menaçant de licenciements et en augmentant la surveillance.
04
écraser, pulvériser
to overwhelmingly defeat or outperform an opponent or rival
Transitive: to crush an opponent
Exemples
The home team crushed their opponents in the final match, winning with a score of 5-0.
L'équipe locale a écrasé ses adversaires lors du match final, remportant avec un score de 5-0.
Despite being the underdog, the boxer crushed his opponent in the first round with a series of rapid punches.
Bien qu'il soit l'outsider, le boxeur a écrasé son adversaire dès le premier round avec une série de coups rapides.
05
écraser, briser
to deeply hurt or demoralize someone emotionally or mentally
Transitive: to crush sb
Exemples
The harsh feedback from her boss completely crushed her, leaving her doubting her abilities at work.
Les commentaires durs de son patron l'ont complètement écrasée, la laissant douter de ses capacités au travail.
Hearing his childhood hero dismiss his work as unoriginal crushed him more than any other rejection he had faced.
Entendre son héros d'enfance rejeter son travail comme peu original l'a écrasé plus que tout autre rejet qu'il avait connu.
06
écraser, broyer
to press or squeeze something with force, breaking or damaging its structure, often to extract liquid or reduce it to smaller pieces
Exemples
She used a mortar and pestle to crush the ripe berries into a pulp.
Elle a utilisé un mortier et un pilon pour écraser les baies mûres en une pulpe.
Be careful not to crush the grapes too hard, or the seeds will make the juice bitter.
Faites attention à ne pas écraser les raisins trop fort, sinon les pépins rendront le jus amer.
07
avoir le béguin pour, être amoureux/amoureuse de
to have strong romantic feelings for someone, often secretly or from afar
SlangExemples
I 've been crushing on my coworker for months, but she has no idea.
Je crush sur mon collègue depuis des mois, mais elle n'en a aucune idée.
He used to crush on his best friend back in high school.
Il avait le béguin pour son meilleur ami au lycée.
Crush
01
béguin
a brief or intense romantic infatuation
Exemples
She had a crush on the boy in her class.
His first crush left him nervous and shy.
02
leather whose natural grain has been pressed or embossed to create a textured pattern
Exemples
The handbag was made from soft crush leather.
He preferred jackets in crush leather for their distinctive texture.
03
the action of pressing, squeezing, or compressing something with force
Exemples
The crusher applied a powerful crush to the rocks.
The accident left the car with a total crush on one side.
04
a tightly packed crowd of people
Exemples
The crush outside the stadium was overwhelming.
He struggled to move through the crush of shoppers.
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