La Palabra Del Día "machucar"
machucar ( mah-choo-KAHR )
(verb) to bruise; to crush
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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.
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Examples:
1: ¡Cuidado con las cajas! Vas a machucar las manzanas.
Easy with the crates! You'll bruise the apples.
2: ¡Ay! Me machuqué los dedos en la puerta.
Ouch! I crushed my fingers in the door.
12 Answers
Tengo un ego sensible. Se machuca fácilmente.
I have a sensitive ego. It bruises easily.
Nunca he oído de la palabra 'machucar'. ¿Es un término de América Latina? He usado la palabra 'aplastar' muchas veces para decir lo mismo en España. ¿Estoy en lo correcto?
I have never heard of the word 'machucar'. Is it a term from Latin America? I have used the word 'aplastar' many times to say the same thing in Spain. Am I correct?
To have a matte finish, watercolor palettes need to be crushed and mixed with water. Para tener un acabado mate, las paletas de acuarelas deben ser machucadas y mezcladas con el agua.
¡Ten cuidado, no se pongan los dedos de pies tan cerca de los cascos del caballo o los machucará!
Be careful, don't put your toes too close to the horse's hooves or he will squash them!
El niño se cayó y se machucó la rodilla.
The child fell down and bruised his knee.
As a little girl, I used to crack corozos using a hammer. My father kept a close watch on me in case I bruise my finger with it.
Cuando era niña, partía corozos con un martillo. Mi papá me cuidaba en caso de que me machucara el dedo.
Uso una molcajete cuando quiero machucar el ajo y las hierbas.
I use a mortar when I want to crush garlic and herbs.
«Las virutas del ají rojo, algunos dicen “ají machucado”, es un ingrediente principal de la gastronomía cajún.»
“Red pepper flakes, some say ‘crushed pepper’, is a main ingredient of Cajun cooking.”
Is there such an adjective as "cajuna"? I think not.
La próxima vez que decidas machucar un insecto, quizás deberías tener en cuenta que puede ser que algunos insectos tengan una mente más desarrollada que crees.
The next time you decide to crush and an insect, perhaps you should bear in mind that some insects might have a more developed mind than you think.
Lucifer quiere machucar el ratoncito bajo la taza para té en la película Cenicienta.
Lucifer wants to crush the little mouse under the tea cup in the movie Cinderella.
El novato no soló golpeó el béisbol, él lo machucó.
The rookie didn't just hit the baseball, he crushed it.
Finalmente, encontró dos duraznos maduros y no machucados.
Finally, she found two ripe and unbruised peaches.
