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I [krʌntʃ]1) (sound) (of gravel, snow, bone) scricchiolio m.2) econ. (squeeze) crisi f., stretta f.••II 1. [krʌntʃ] 2.when o if it comes to the crunch quando si arriva alla resa dei conti o al dunque; the crunch came when — il momento decisivo arrivò quando
verbo intransitivo [snow, gravel] scricchiolare* * *1. verb(to crush noisily (something hard), with the teeth, feet etc: She crunched sweets all through the film.) sgranocchiare2. nounthe crunch of gravel under the car wheels.) scricchiolio- crunchy* * *[krʌntʃ]1. n(of broken glass, gravel) scricchiolioif or when it comes to the crunch fig — al momento cruciale
2. vt(with teeth) sgranocchiare3. vi(gravel) scricchiolare* * *crunch /krʌntʃ/n.1 scricchiolio; scrocchio3 (fig.) crisi; momento critico; stretta: (fin.) credit crunch, stretta creditizia; (econ.) fiscal crunch, stretta fiscale● (fam.) to be caught in a crunch, trovarsi fra l'incudine e il martello (fig.).(to) crunch /krʌntʃ/A v. t.1 schiacciare ( con i denti); masticare rumorosamente; sgranocchiare: The little boy is crunching a biscuit, il bambino sta sgranocchiando un biscotto2 far scricchiolare: The wheels of our car crunched the gravel, le ruote della macchina facevano scricchiolare la ghiaiaB v. i.2 scricchiolare: The frozen snow crunched under my feet, la neve gelata scricchiolava sotto i miei piedi● to crunch through the snow, avanzare sulla neve che scricchiola □ to crunch up, tritare.* * *I [krʌntʃ]1) (sound) (of gravel, snow, bone) scricchiolio m.2) econ. (squeeze) crisi f., stretta f.••II 1. [krʌntʃ] 2.when o if it comes to the crunch quando si arriva alla resa dei conti o al dunque; the crunch came when — il momento decisivo arrivò quando
verbo intransitivo [snow, gravel] scricchiolare
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