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1 crunch
[krʌnʧ] 1. сущ.1) хруст, треск, скрип2) разг. критический, решающий моментcrunch game / match — решающая игра, решающий матч
to be in a crunch / to feel the crunch — переживать трудности, находиться в критической ситуации
Syn:3) ( the crunch) амер.; эк. нехватка (денежных средств); финансовый, экономический кризис; ограничение (кредита)Syn:4) спорт.; = abdominal crunch упражнение для укрепления мышц брюшного пресса: подъём туловища к коленям из положения лёжа на спинеSyn:2. гл.She was crunching (on) a raw carrot as she read the paper. — Она читала газету и грызла морковку.
2) скрипеть, хрустеть (под колёсами, ногами)Broken china crunched under my feet. — Осколки фарфора хрустели у меня под ногами.
Their boots crunched loudly on the frozen snow. — Снег громко скрипел у них под сапогами.
4) разг. производить вычисления, обрабатывать данные5) = crunch down / up размалывать, расщеплятьThis machine crunches the rock up so that it can be used for road building. — Эта машина дробит камень на куски, пригодные для строительства дорог.
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