crush

cotta

Forte interesse amoroso per qualcuno, spesso una persona che non si conosce bene.

In inglese semplice: A strong romantic interest in someone, often someone you do not know well.

• I have a crush on Sam.
• She had a secret crush on her classmate.
• Did you ever have a crush on a teacher?

Come si usa: a crush on someone (He has a crush on his neighbour.)

Sinonimi: infatuation

Espressioni comuni: have a crush, crush on someone

amore segreto

Persona per cui si provano forti sentimenti amorosi, spesso senza avere una relazione con lei.

In inglese semplice: Someone you have strong romantic feelings for, often without having a relationship with them.

• My crush smiled at me.
• Her first crush was a boy at school.
• He finally spoke to his celebrity crush.

Espressioni comuni: my first crush, celebrity crush

calca, ressa

Grande gruppo di persone così strette le une alle altre che muoversi è difficile.

In inglese semplice: A large group of people pressed so closely together that moving is difficult.

• We could barely move in the crush.
• A crush of passengers filled the station entrance.
• She lost her bag in the crush outside.

Sinonimi: crowd, throng

Espressioni comuni: crush of people, in the crush

schiacciare

Danneggiare o distruggere qualcosa premendolo con molta forza.

In inglese semplice: To damage or destroy something by pressing it very hard.

• Do not crush the box.
• A falling tree crushed their car.
• The empty cans were crushed flat.

Sinonimi: squash, flatten

Espressioni comuni: crush a can, crush something flat

schiacciare, spremere

Premere qualcosa con molta forza per cambiarne la forma o farne uscire il liquido.

In inglese semplice: To press something very hard, changing its shape or squeezing liquid out.

• Crush the grapes to get their juice.
• She crushed the garlic with a knife.
• The machine crushes fruit between two heavy rollers.

Sinonimi: squeeze, squash

Espressioni comuni: crush grapes, crush garlic

tritare, frantumare

Ridurre qualcosa in pezzi molto piccoli premendolo, colpendolo o macinandolo.

In inglese semplice: To break something into very small pieces by pressing, hitting, or grinding it.

• Crush the nuts before adding them.
• He crushed the ice for our drinks.
• These stones can be crushed into powder.

Come si usa: crush something into something (Crush the seeds into a fine powder.)

Sinonimi: grind, pulverize

Espressioni comuni: crush nuts, crush into powder