squash

zucca

Ortaggio dalla buccia spessa, o la pianta che lo produce.

In inglese semplice: A vegetable with a thick outer skin, or the plant it grows on.

• We had squash for dinner.
• She grows several kinds of squash.
• Cut the squash into small pieces.

Espressioni comuni: butternut squash, roasted squash, winter squash

squash

Gioco al coperto in cui si colpisce una pallina contro un muro con le racchette.

In inglese semplice: An indoor game in which players hit a small ball against a wall with rackets.

• We play squash on Fridays.
• The squash court is downstairs.
• Have you ever watched a squash match?

Espressioni comuni: play squash, squash court, squash player

bibita alla frutta

Bevanda dolce preparata aggiungendo acqua a uno sciroppo concentrato di frutta.

In inglese semplice: A sweet fruit drink made by adding water to a strong fruit mixture.

• Would you like some orange squash?
• Mix the squash with cold water.
• The children drank squash after lunch.

Sinonimi: cordial

Espressioni comuni: orange squash, lemon squash, glass of squash

ressa

Situazione in cui le persone hanno pochissimo spazio per muoversi.

In inglese semplice: A situation in which people have very little room to move.

• It was a squash inside.
• With six people, the car was quite a squash.
• The lift was a real squash this morning.

Sinonimi: squeeze, crush

Espressioni comuni: a squash, bit of squash

schiacciare, comprimere

Premere qualcosa fino ad appiattirlo o danneggiarlo, oppure stringere qualcuno o qualcosa in uno spazio piccolo.

In inglese semplice: To press something flat, damage it by pressing, or squeeze someone or something into a small space.

• Don’t squash the tomatoes.
• We squashed into the tiny car.
• Someone had squashed my hat flat.

Come si usa: squash into something (We managed to squash into the back seat.); squash someone/something into something (She squashed all her clothes into one bag.); squash something flat (The heavy box squashed the cake flat.)

Sinonimi: squeeze, crush, flatten

Espressioni comuni: squash something flat, squash into something, squash a bug