aplastar

to crush

aplastar(ah-plahs-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to smash)

a. to crush

Me da mucho asco aplastar las cucarachas con el pie.

I find crushing cockroaches by stamping on them really disgusting.

b. to squash

Se sentó encima de la caja sin querer y la aplastó.

He accidentally sat down on the box and squashed it.

2. (to defeat)

a. to crush

El equipo venezolano aplastó al francés en el partido del sábado.

The Venezuelan team crushed the French team in Saturday's match.

b. to quash

La policía aplastó las protestas contra la nueva ley.

The police quashed the protests against the new law.

c. to overwhelm

La oposición aplastó sus débiles argumentos con datos reales.

The opposition overwhelmed his weak arguments with real data.

aplastarse

pronominal verb

3. (to become squashed)

a. to get squashed

No pongas las latas encima de las donas que se aplastan.

Don't put the cans on top of the donuts or they'll get squashed.

4. (to lie flat)

a. to flatten oneself

Al oír las balas me aplasté contra el suelo.

I flattened myself against the ground when I heard the bullets.

5. (to collapse)

(Central America)

(Colombia)

(Ecuador)

(Mexico)

a. to flop

Llegó a casa y se aplastó en el sofá.

He came home and flopped down on the sofa.

6. (to get tired) (Southern Cone)

a. to tire oneself out

Me aplasté de tanto correr.

I tired myself out from all the running.

b. to wear oneself out

Aplastarme en el gimnasio me ayuda a relajarme.

Wearing myself out in the gym helps me to relax.