mash

machacar, triturar

Aplastar alimentos hasta que queden blandos y pierdan su forma.

En inglés sencillo: To press food until it becomes soft and loses its shape.

• Mash the banana with a fork.
• She mashed the potatoes with butter.
• Can you mash the beans for the baby?

Cómo se usa: mash something with something (Mash the avocado with a fork.)

Sinónimos: crush

Expresiones frecuentes: mash potatoes, mash with something, mash a banana, mash apples

apretar, presionar

Presionar algo con fuerza hacia abajo.

En inglés sencillo: To push down hard on something.

• Mash the button to start.
• He mashed the brake when the dog appeared.
• She mashed on the pedals as the road climbed.

Cómo se usa: mash on something (He mashed on the accelerator.)

Sinónimos: press, push

Expresiones frecuentes: mash the pedal, mash a button, mash on something