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squash [skwɒʃ]∎ he sat on my hat and squashed it en s'asseyant il a écrasé mon chapeau;∎ you're squashing me! tu m'écrases!;∎ I was squashed between two large ladies j'étais serré ou coincé entre deux grosses dames;∎ we were squashed in like sardines nous étions serrés comme des sardines(b) (cram, stuff) fourrer;∎ she squashed the laundry down in the bag elle a tassé le linge dans le sac;∎ I squashed another sweater into my rucksack j'ai pu faire entrer un pull supplémentaire dans mon sac à dos(c) (silence, repress → person) remettre à sa place; (→ objection) écarter; (→ suggestion) repousser; (→ argument) réfuter; (→ hopes) réduire à néant; (→ rumour) mettre fin à; (→ rebellion) réprimer;∎ she squashed him with a look elle l'a foudroyé du regard(a) (push → people) s'entasser;∎ all seven of us managed to squash into her car on a réussi à s'entasser à sept dans sa voiture(b) (fruit, package) s'écraser;∎ be careful, the fruit squashes easily faites attention, ces fruits s'écrasent facilement3 noun(a) (crush of people) cohue f;∎ with five of us it'll be a bit of a squash à cinq, nous serons un peu serrés∎ lemon/orange squash sirop m de citron/d'orange(d) (vegetable) courge f(ball, court, champion, racket) de squash►► squash court court m de squash;old-fashioned squash hat chapeau m mou;(people) s'entasser;∎ the lift arrived and everybody squashed in l'ascenseur arriva et tout le monde s'entassa dedans;∎ I squashed in between two very fat men je me suis fait une petite place entre deux hommes énormes(people) se serrer (les uns contre les autres), s'entasserserrer, tasser(people) se serrer (les uns contre les autres), s'entasserécraser
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squashed in like sardines — packed/squashed etc/in like sardines phrase crowded so tightly together in a space that there is no room to move Economy class passengers were packed in like sardines. Thesaurus: full of people or thingssynonym Main entry: sardine … Useful english dictionary
packed in like sardines — packed/squashed etc/in like sardines phrase crowded so tightly together in a space that there is no room to move Economy class passengers were packed in like sardines. Thesaurus: full of people or thingssynonym Main entry: sardine … Useful english dictionary
sardine — UK [sɑː(r)ˈdiːn] / US [sɑrˈdɪn] noun [countable] Word forms sardine : singular sardine plural sardines a silver fish used for food, either cooked and eaten fresh or preserved in tins (= metal containers) • packed/squashed etc in like sardines… … English dictionary
sardine — sar|dine [ sar din ] noun count a silver fish used for food, either cooked and eaten fresh or preserved in cans (=metal containers) packed/squashed etc. in like sardines crowded so tightly together in a space that there is no room to move:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English