schiacciare
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verb
to crush, to squash, to crack, to press, to push, to squeeze, to mash
to overwhelm, to smash, to flatten, to crush
to spikea ball
Used in the library
- Brunelleschi ha schiacciato la punta di un uovo, e l'uovo è rimasto in piedi.Brunelleschi squashed the tip of an egg, and the egg stayed standing.A2La cupola di Brunelleschi — Brunelleschi's Dome
- Bisogna schiacciare il pulsante rosso, non quello verde.You have to press the red button, not the green one.B1Di nuovo, per favore (17) — Again, please (17) (B1)
- Bisogna schiacciare l'aglio con il coltello, non tritarlo.You have to crush the garlic with the knife, not chop it.B1Di nuovo, per favore (11) — Again, please (11) (B1)
- Bisogna schiacciare l'aglio con il coltello, non con la mano.You have to crush the garlic with the knife, not cut it.B1Di nuovo, per favore (4) — Again, please (4) (B1)
Other ways to say it
- ammaccareto dent; to bruise
- annientareto annihilate, destroy, thrash or wipe out
- calcarelimestone; spur (device for goading a horse)
- calpestareto trample or tread on
- comprimereto compress; to restrain, to contain, to hold back (anger, tears, etc.)
- frantumareto break, smash or shatter
- infrangereto break, shatter, smash; to violate
- pestareto crush, to grind, to pound; to trample, to step on, to tread on
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