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1 ■ crumple up
■ crumple upA v. t. + avv.3 far raggrinzire: A strained smile crumpled up her face, un sorriso stentato le fece venire le grinze intorno alle labbra4 (fig.) abbattere, demoralizzare; fare accasciareB v. i. + avv.1 spiegazzarsi; accartocciarsi4 (fig.) abbattersi; accasciarsi; avere un tracollo; demoralizzarsi: Londoners didn't crumple up during the Blitz, i londinesi non si sono persi d'animo sotto i bombardamenti aerei dei tedeschi6 (fam.) piegarsi in due; sbellicarsi dalle risa. -
2 crumple up
crumple [sth.] up, crumple up [sth.] spiegazzare, appallottolare* * *crumple [sth.] up, crumple up [sth.] spiegazzare, appallottolare -
3 crumple zone
crumple zone /ˈkrʌmplˈzəʊn/loc. n. -
4 crumple
['krʌmpl] 1.2.to crumple sth. into a ball — appallottolare qcs
1) (crush up) [paper, garment] spiegazzarsi, sgualcirsi2) (collapse) [opposition, resistance] crollare•* * *(to make or become wrinkled or creased: This material crumples easily; She crumpled up the piece of paper.) spiegazzarsi* * *['krʌmpl] 1.2.to crumple sth. into a ball — appallottolare qcs
1) (crush up) [paper, garment] spiegazzarsi, sgualcirsi2) (collapse) [opposition, resistance] crollare• -
5 crumple crum·ple
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6 (to) crumple
(to) crumple /ˈkrʌmpl/A v. t.1 spiegazzare; sgualcire; raggrinzare; raggrinzire3 (fig.) abbattere, far accasciare (q.); demoralizzareB v. i.2 ( di parti metalliche, ecc.) accartocciarsi: The back of the car has crumpled, s'è accartocciata la parte posteriore dell'auto4 (fig.) ► crumple up, B. -
7 (to) crumple
(to) crumple /ˈkrʌmpl/A v. t.1 spiegazzare; sgualcire; raggrinzare; raggrinzire3 (fig.) abbattere, far accasciare (q.); demoralizzareB v. i.2 ( di parti metalliche, ecc.) accartocciarsi: The back of the car has crumpled, s'è accartocciata la parte posteriore dell'auto4 (fig.) ► crumple up, B. -
8 screw up
screw up colloq. [ person] piantare un casino; [ company] andare in malora; screw [sth.] up, screw up [sth.]1) (crumple) accartocciare [ piece of paper]to screw up one's eyes, one's face — strizzare gli occhi, fare una smorfia
3) (summon)to screw up the courage to do — trovare il coraggio di fare; screw [sb.] up colloq. scombussolare, innervosire [ person]
* * *1) (to twist or wrinkle (the face or features): The baby screwed up its face and began to cry.) storcere2) (to crumple: She screwed up the letter.) accartocciare3) ((slang) to bungle; to make a mess of: He screwed up again; Plan it carefully - I don't want you to screw things up.) incasinare* * *vt + adv1) (paper, material) spiegazzare2) (fam: ruin) mandare all'ariato screw sb up fig fam — incasinare qn
* * *screw up colloq. [ person] piantare un casino; [ company] andare in malora; screw [sth.] up, screw up [sth.]1) (crumple) accartocciare [ piece of paper]to screw up one's eyes, one's face — strizzare gli occhi, fare una smorfia
3) (summon)to screw up the courage to do — trovare il coraggio di fare; screw [sb.] up colloq. scombussolare, innervosire [ person]
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9 crease
I [kriːs]1) (in cloth, paper) (regular) piega f.; (irregular: with iron) falsa piega f., grinza f.2) (in face) grinza f.II 1. [kriːs]verbo transitivo (crumple) sgualcire, spiegazzare [paper, cloth]2.1) [ cloth] sgualcirsi, spiegazzarsi2) [ face] corrugarsi, raggrinzarsi* * *[kri:s] 1. noun1) (a mark made by folding or doubling something: a smart crease in his trousers; My dress was full of creases after being in my suitcase.) piega, sgualcitura2) (in cricket, a line showing the position of the batsman or bowler.) (linea che indica la posizione del lanciatore o quella del battitore)2. verb(to make or become creased: You've creased my newspaper; This fabric creases easily.) spiegazzare, sgualcire* * *[kriːs]1. n2. vtsgualcire, spiegazzare3. vi* * *crease /kri:s/n.1 piega; piegatura3 ( cricket) linea bianca che indica la posizione del lanciatore o quella del battitore: popping crease, linea che indica la posizione corretta del battitore ( oltre la quale rischia l'eliminazione)● crease-resistant, ingualcibile; antipiega.(to) crease /kri:s/A v. t.2 sgualcire; spiegazzare: a badly creased suit, un abito tutto sgualcito; (fig.) Her forehead was creased in thought, immersa nei suoi pensieri, aveva la fronte corrugataB v. i.spiegazzarsi; sgualcirsi: This twill does not crease easily, questo spigato non si sgualcisce facilmente● (fam. GB) to be creased up with laughter, torcersi dalle risa □ well-creased trousers, calzoni con la piega a posto.* * *I [kriːs]1) (in cloth, paper) (regular) piega f.; (irregular: with iron) falsa piega f., grinza f.2) (in face) grinza f.II 1. [kriːs]verbo transitivo (crumple) sgualcire, spiegazzare [paper, cloth]2.1) [ cloth] sgualcirsi, spiegazzarsi2) [ face] corrugarsi, raggrinzarsi -
10 crush
I [krʌʃ]1) (crowd) calca f., affollamento m.2) BE (drink)II 1. [krʌʃ]orange, lemon crush — spremuta d'arancia, di limone
1) (by force, argument) annientare, piegare [enemy, uprising]; reprimere, stroncare, soffocare [ protest]; distruggere, frantumare [ hopes]; (by ridicule) umiliare [ person]2) (squash) schiacciare [can, fruit, part of body, person, vehicle]; frantumare [ stone]; tritare [ ice]to be crushed to death — (by vehicle) morire investito; (by masonry) morire schiacciato
3) (crease) sgualcire, spiegazzare [garment, fabric]2.to crush together — schiacciarsi gli uni contro gli altri, accalcarsi
to crush into — ammassarsi o stiparsi in [room, vehicle]
* * *1. verb1) (to squash by squeezing together etc: The car was crushed between the two trucks.) schiacciare2) (to crease: That material crushes easily.) sgualcire, spiegazzare3) (to defeat: He crushed the rebellion.) schiacciare4) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) pigiare, stipare2. noun(squeezing or crowding together: There's always a crush in the supermarket on Saturdays.) calca, ressa- crushing* * *[krʌʃ]1. n1) (crowd) ressa, calca, folla2) (fam: infatuation) cotta3)orange/lemon crush — spremuta di arancia/limone2. vt(squash: also), fig schiacciare, (crumple: clothes, paper) sgualcire, (garlic) tritare, schiacciare, (ice) tritare, (grapes) pigiare, (scrap metal) pressare, (stones) frantumare3. vi(clothes) sgualcirsi, spiegazzarsi* * *crush /krʌʃ/n.1 [u] schiacciamento; frantumazione2 [u] calca; folla; ressa; sovraffollamento4 (fam.) spremuta6 (fam.) cotta (fig.); infatuazione; sbandata (fig.): to have a crush on sb., avere una cotta (o prendere una sbandata) per q.(to) crush /krʌʃ/A v. t.1 schiacciare; spiaccicare (fam.); pigiare ( uva); torchiare ( olive): He crushed the insect with his foot, ha schiacciato l'insetto con un piede; Olive oil is made by crushing olives, l'olio d'oliva si fa torchiando le olive; to crush to death, uccidere ( schiacciando); schiacciare, stritolare2 triturare; frantumare: to crush into powder, ridurre in polvere, polverizzare ( una sostanza); to crush to pieces, fare a pezzi; stritolare3 stipare; ( della folla) schiacciarsi, stringersi: We cannot crush any more children into the bus, non possiamo stipare altri bambini nell'autobus4 sgualcire; spiegazzare: He crushed the letter in his hand, ha spiegazzato la lettera che teneva in mano5 (fig.) piegare; schiacciare; sgominare; annientare: The king crushed the rebellion, il re schiacciò (o soffocò) la rivolta; to crush all opposition, annientare l'opposizione; to be crushed into submission, essere ridotto all'obbedienza; to be crushed with grief, essere piegato (o schiantato) dal doloreB v. t.sgualcirsi; spiegazzarsi: This dress doesn't crush at all, questo vestito non si sgualcisce affatto● to crush one's way, aprirsi un varco; farsi largo a gomitate □ (ind. costr.) crushed stone, roccia triturata; breccia.* * *I [krʌʃ]1) (crowd) calca f., affollamento m.2) BE (drink)II 1. [krʌʃ]orange, lemon crush — spremuta d'arancia, di limone
1) (by force, argument) annientare, piegare [enemy, uprising]; reprimere, stroncare, soffocare [ protest]; distruggere, frantumare [ hopes]; (by ridicule) umiliare [ person]2) (squash) schiacciare [can, fruit, part of body, person, vehicle]; frantumare [ stone]; tritare [ ice]to be crushed to death — (by vehicle) morire investito; (by masonry) morire schiacciato
3) (crease) sgualcire, spiegazzare [garment, fabric]2.to crush together — schiacciarsi gli uni contro gli altri, accalcarsi
to crush into — ammassarsi o stiparsi in [room, vehicle]
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