to crush
01
krossa, mala
to forcibly push something against a surface until it breaks or is damaged or disfigured
Transitive: to crush sth
Exempel
He accidentally stepped on and crushed the delicate flower in the garden.
Han trampade av misstag på och krossade den ömtåliga blomman i trädgården.
The heavy machinery was used to crush rocks into smaller fragments.
Den tunga maskinen användes för att krossa stenar till mindre fragment.
02
krossa, mala
to become damaged, broken, or deformed under pressure
Intransitive
Exempel
The fragile glass ornament crushed easily when it fell to the floor.
Den ömtåliga glasornamentet krossades lätt när det föll till golvet.
The cardboard box crushed under the weight of the heavy objects stacked on top.
Lådan av kartong krossades under tyngden av de tunga föremålen som var staplade ovanpå.
03
krossa, förtrycka
to overpower or repress a group or opposition
Transitive: to crush opposition or resistance
Exempel
The authoritarian regime crushed the uprising by arresting protesters and imposing martial law.
Den auktoritära regimen krossade upproret genom att arrestera demonstranter och införa undantagstillstånd.
The company crushed its workers' attempts to unionize by threatening layoffs and increasing surveillance.
Företaget krossade sina arbetares försök att bilda fackförening genom att hota med uppsägningar och öka övervakningen.
04
krossa, förinta
to overwhelmingly defeat or outperform an opponent or rival
Transitive: to crush an opponent
Exempel
The home team crushed their opponents in the final match, winning with a score of 5-0.
Hemmalaget krossade sina motståndare i finalmatchen och vann med 5-0.
Despite being the underdog, the boxer crushed his opponent in the first round with a series of rapid punches.
Trots att han var underhunden, krossade boxaren sin motståndare i första omgången med en serie snabba slag.
05
krossa, krossa
to deeply hurt or demoralize someone emotionally or mentally
Transitive: to crush sb
Exempel
The harsh feedback from her boss completely crushed her, leaving her doubting her abilities at work.
Den hårda feedbacken från hennes chef krossade henne fullständigt och fick henne att tvivla på sina arbetsförmågor.
Hearing his childhood hero dismiss his work as unoriginal crushed him more than any other rejection he had faced.
Att höra sin barndomshjälte avfärda sitt arbete som ooriginellt krossade honom mer än något annat avvisande han hade mött.
06
krossa, mala
to press or squeeze something with force, breaking or damaging its structure, often to extract liquid or reduce it to smaller pieces
Exempel
She used a mortar and pestle to crush the ripe berries into a pulp.
Hon använde en mortel och en pistill för att krossa de mogna bären till en massa.
Be careful not to crush the grapes too hard, or the seeds will make the juice bitter.
Var försiktig så att du inte krossar druvorna för hårt, annars kommer fröna att göra saften bitter.
07
vara kär i, ha en crush på
to have strong romantic feelings for someone, often secretly or from afar
SlangExempel
I 've been crushing on my coworker for months, but she has no idea.
Jag har crushat på min kollega i månader, men hon har ingen aning.
He used to crush on his best friend back in high school.
Han brukade vara kär i sin bästa vän i high school.
Crush
01
a brief or intense romantic infatuation
Exempel
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
Exempel
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
Exempel
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
Exempel
The crush outside the stadium was overwhelming.
He struggled to move through the crush of shoppers.
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