écraser

A. vtr

• 1 to crush [finger, person]; to squash, to crush [insect, hat, fruit, box]; [driver] to run over [person, animal] se faire écraser = to get run over Definition of crush in the British & World English dictionary Definition of crush in the US English dictionary Translate crush | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to flatten [vegetation] Definition of flatten in the British & World English dictionary Definition of flatten in the US English dictionary Translate flatten | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 [Culin] to mash [fruit] Definition of mash in the British & World English dictionary Definition of mash in the US English dictionary Translate mash | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4écraser sa cigarette = to stub out one's cigarette écraser une larme = to wipe away a tear

• 5 to press [nose, face] (contre against) Definition of press in the British & World English dictionary Definition of press in the US English dictionary Translate press | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6 to crush [rebellion]; to thrash (colloq) [opponent] Definition of crush in the British & World English dictionary Definition of crush in the US English dictionary Translate crush | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 7 to outshine Definition of outshine in the British & World English dictionary Definition of outshine in the US English dictionary Translate outshine | into German | into Spanish

• 8 to put [sb] down Definition of put down in the British & World English dictionary Definition of put down in the US English dictionary Translate put down | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 9 [fatigue, heat] to overcome Definition of overcome in the British & World English dictionary Definition of overcome in the US English dictionary Translate overcome | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. v refl (+ v être) (s'écraser)

• 1 [car, train] to crash; [driver, motorcyclist] to have a crash; [insect] to splatter (contre on) Definition of crash in the British & World English dictionary Definition of crash in the US English dictionary Translate crash | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 (fam) to shut up (colloq) Definition of shut up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of shut up in the US English dictionary Translate shut up | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 (fam) to keep one's head down