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1 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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2 herd
I [hɜːd]nome (of sheep) gregge m.; (of cattle) mandria f.; (of horses) mandria f., branco m.; (of reindeer) branco m.; fig. spreg. (of people) gregge m., branco m., massa f.••II 1. [hɜːd]to follow the herd — seguire il gregge, la massa
2.the prisoners were all herded into one room — i prigionieri erano tutti ammassati in un'unica stanza
to herd into sth. — radunarsi, ammassarsi in qcs
* * *[hə:d] 1. noun(a group of animals of one kind that stay, or are kept, together: a herd of cattle; a herd of elephant(s).) mandria, branco2. verb(to gather together, or be brought together, in a group: The dogs herded the sheep together; The tourists were herded into a tiny room.) raggruppare- - herd- herdsman
- the herd instinct* * *[hɜːd]1. n2. vt(drive, gather: animals) guidare, (people) radunare•* * *herd /hɜ:d/n.1 armento; mandria; branco; gregge: a herd of cattle, una mandria di buoi; a herd of elephants, un branco di elefanti● the herd instinct, (zool.) l'istinto gregale; (fig., psic.) l'istinto del gregge (fig.); il gregarismo.(to) herd /hɜ:d/A v. i.B v. t.* * *I [hɜːd]nome (of sheep) gregge m.; (of cattle) mandria f.; (of horses) mandria f., branco m.; (of reindeer) branco m.; fig. spreg. (of people) gregge m., branco m., massa f.••II 1. [hɜːd]to follow the herd — seguire il gregge, la massa
2.the prisoners were all herded into one room — i prigionieri erano tutti ammassati in un'unica stanza
to herd into sth. — radunarsi, ammassarsi in qcs
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3 cramp
I [kræmp]to have cramp — BE o
II [kræmp]a cramp — AE avere un crampo
verbo transitivo bloccare, paralizzare [ progress]••III [kræmp]to cramp sb.'s style — colloq. soffocare qcn., stare addosso a qcn
* * *[kræmp] 1. noun((a) painful stiffening of the muscles: The swimmer got cramp and drowned.) crampo2. verb1) (to put into too small a space: We were all cramped together in a tiny room.) stipare2) (to restrict; Lack of money cramped our efforts.) limitare* * *[kræmp]1. n2. vt(hinder: person) impacciare, inibire, (progress) ostacolare, frenare* * *cramp (1) /kræmp/n.1 [u] crampo; spasmo muscolare; crampi: to get cramp ( USA: to get a cramp), avere un crampo (o i crampi)2 (al pl.) crampi allo stomaco● swimmer's [writer's] cramp, crampo del nuotatore [dello scrivano].cramp (2) /kræmp/n.2 morsa; morsetto3 (fig.) impedimento; ostacolo(to) cramp (1) /kræmp/v. t.● (fam.) to cramp sb. 's style, bloccare, rendere (q.) impacciato ( anche solo con la propria presenza).(to) cramp (2) /kræmp/v. t.2 stringere con un morsetto.* * *I [kræmp]to have cramp — BE o
II [kræmp]a cramp — AE avere un crampo
verbo transitivo bloccare, paralizzare [ progress]••III [kræmp]to cramp sb.'s style — colloq. soffocare qcn., stare addosso a qcn
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4 coop up
verbo transitivo rinchiudereto keep sb., sth. coop uped up — tenere qcn., qcs. rinchiuso
* * *(to shut into a small place: We've been cooped up in this tiny room for hours.) stipare* * *vt + advfig rinchiudere* * *verbo transitivo rinchiudereto keep sb., sth. coop uped up — tenere qcn., qcs. rinchiuso
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5 jam
I [dʒæm]1) (congestion) (of people) calca f., ressa f.; (of traffic) ingorgo m., intasamento m.2) (of machine, system, department) arresto m., blocco m.3) colloq. (difficult situation) pasticcio m., guaio m.to help sb. out of a jam — tirare qcn. fuori dai guai
4) mus. (anche jam session) jam session f.II 1. [dʒæm]1) (stuff, pile)to jam things into — stipare delle cose in [small space, suitcase, box]
2) (fix firmly, wedge) incastrare, prendere (in mezzo)4) (anche jam up) (block) [dirt, malfunction, person] bloccare, fare inceppare [mechanism, system]; bloccare, fare incastrare [lock, door, window]5) rad. tel. disturbare (con interferenze) [frequency, transmission]2.1) (become stuck) [mechanism, switch] incepparsi, bloccarsi; [lock, door, window] bloccarsi, incastrarsi2) mus. improvvisare•- jam inIII [dʒæm]nome gastr. marmellata f., confettura f.* * *[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.)- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.)2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.)3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.)4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.)2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.)2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.)•- jam on* * *I [dʒæm]1. n(food) marmellata, confetturayou want jam on it! fig fam — vuoi troppo!, sei incontentabile!
that's money for jam! fig fam — ti (or lo etc) pagano per far niente!
2. adj(tart) alla marmellata, (sandwich) con la marmellataII [dʒæm]1. vt1) (block: mechanism, drawer) bloccare, (machine) far inceppare, (subj: people, cars: passage, exit) bloccare, ingombrare, ostruire, (Radio: station, broadcast) disturbare con interferenzeto jam a door open (or shut) — bloccare una porta
2)to jam sth into sth — (drawer, suitcase) ficcare or infilare qc a forza dentro qc, (room, vehicle) far entrare qc dentro qc2. vi1) (get stuck: mechanism, sliding part) bloccarsi, incepparsi, (gun) incepparsi2)(press tightly: people)
to jam into — affollare3) Mus fam improvvisare3. n2) fig famto be in/get into a jam — essere/ficcarsi nei pasticci
* * *I [dʒæm]1) (congestion) (of people) calca f., ressa f.; (of traffic) ingorgo m., intasamento m.2) (of machine, system, department) arresto m., blocco m.3) colloq. (difficult situation) pasticcio m., guaio m.to help sb. out of a jam — tirare qcn. fuori dai guai
4) mus. (anche jam session) jam session f.II 1. [dʒæm]1) (stuff, pile)to jam things into — stipare delle cose in [small space, suitcase, box]
2) (fix firmly, wedge) incastrare, prendere (in mezzo)4) (anche jam up) (block) [dirt, malfunction, person] bloccare, fare inceppare [mechanism, system]; bloccare, fare incastrare [lock, door, window]5) rad. tel. disturbare (con interferenze) [frequency, transmission]2.1) (become stuck) [mechanism, switch] incepparsi, bloccarsi; [lock, door, window] bloccarsi, incastrarsi2) mus. improvvisare•- jam inIII [dʒæm]nome gastr. marmellata f., confettura f.
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