crash

el choque
chocar
crash(
krahsh
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
1. (accident)
a. el choque
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
After the crash, Estela didn't want to drive anymore.Después del choque, Estela ya no quería manejar.
b. el accidente
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
It's a miracle that no one was injured in the plane crash.Es un milagro que nadie saliera herido del accidente de avión.
c. la colisión
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Three people were hurt in a crash between two cars on Saturday.Tres personas resultaron heridas en una colisión entre dos carros el sábado.
2. (noise)
a. el estruendo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
When I heard the crash, I realized that the cat had knocked something onto the floor.Cuando escuché el estruendo, supe que el gato había tirado algo al suelo.
b. el estrépito
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The soldiers heard a terrific crash and threw themselves to the ground.Los soldados escucharon un estrépito tremendo y se tiraron al suelo.
3. (finance)
a. la quiebra
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
A bad decision about capital investment can lead to the crash of a company.Una mala decisión sobre inversión de capital puede llevar a una empresa a la quiebra.
b. el crac
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The Great Crash of 1929 was one of the worst financial chapters in the history of the USA.El Crac del 29 fue uno de los peores episodios financieros de la historia de EE.UU.
c. el crack
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Everyone is talking about the possibility of a stock market crash.Todos hablan de la posibilidad de un crack bursátil.
d. la caída fuerte
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The COVID-19 crisis has led to a crash in stock markets around the world.La crisis del COVID-19 ha producido una caída fuerte de las bolsas de todo el mundo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
4. (to cause to collide)
a. chocar
They crashed heads accidentally when they moved closer to kiss each other.Chocaron sus cabezas sin querer cuando se acercaron para darse un beso.
b. estrellar
I was trying to answer a text when I crashed my bike into the trash can.Estaba intentando responder a un mensaje de texto cuando estrellé mi bici contra el contenedor.
5. (to attend without an invitation)
a. colarse a
Come on, we're going to crash the Grammy's afterparty.Vente, nos vamos a colar al after de los Grammys.
b. colarse en
We crashed the wedding. We had lots of fun.Nos colarse en la boda. Nos divertimos mucho.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
6. (to fall noisily)
a. caer con estrépito
He slipped and crashed onto the floor while he was carrying his laptop and several books.Resbaló y cayó con estrépito al suelo mientras cargaba su portátil y varios libros.
7. (to make a crashing sound)
a. retumbar
When the lightning crashed, my cat ran to hide under the bed.Cuando retumbaron los relámpagos, mi gato se fue corriendo para esconderse bajo la cama.
b. romper
The waves crashed against the shore as Poseidon emerged from the inky depths of the ocean.Las olas rompieron contra la playa mientras Poseidon salía de las profundidades negras del mar.
8. (to collide)
a. chocar
I don't understand how you managed to crash when the car wasn't even on.No entiendo como pudiste chocar cuando el carro ni estaba prendido.
b. estrellarse
I let go of the steering wheel because I saw a spider walking along it; that's how I crashed into a tree.Solté el volante porque vi una araña caminando por él; por eso me estrellé contra un árbol.
9. (finance)
a. quebrar
When the stock market crashed, thousands of businesses were ruined.Cuando la bolsa quebró, miles de negocios se arruinaron.
10. (computing)
a. bloquearse
The software crashed just as I was about to save my work, so I lost everything.El programa se bloqueó justo cuando estaba a punto de guardar el trabajo, así que lo perdí todo.
b. colgarse
My computer crashes every five minutes.Mi equipo se cuelga cada cinco minutos.
c. fallar
If this computer crashes again, I'm going to toss it out the window.Si vuelve a fallar esta computadora, la voy a tirar por la ventana.
11. (to spend the night)
a. quedarse a dormir
My friend lets me crash at his place when I leave the office too late.Mi amigo me deja quedarme a dormir en su casa cuando salgo demasiado tarde de la oficina.
b. pasar la noche
You can always crash here if you like.Siempre puedes pasar la noche aquí si quieres.
12. (to fall asleep)
a. quedarse dormido
Lalo crashed after a long day at the office.Lalo se quedó dormido después de un largo día en la oficina.
13. (to have less energy)
a. caer rendido
Si no bebo café después del almuerzo, caigo rendido.I start to crash after lunch if I don’t have a cup of coffee.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
14. (quick)
a. intensivo
Amelia's starting a crash course in sign language next week.La semana que viene Amelia va a empezar un curso intensivo de la lengua de signos.
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g. Wow!).
interjection
15. (onomatopoeia)
a. pum
Crash! - Son, what was that sound?¡Pum! - Hijo, ¿qué fue ese ruido?
b. zas
Then I dropped the box. "Crash!"Entonces se me escapó la caja. "¡Zas!"
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crash
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (noise)
a. el estruendo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
2. (accident)
a. la choque m, colisión
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
car/train/plane crashaccidente de coche or
3. (aut)
a.
crash barrierquitamiedos m inv
4. (aut)
a.
crash helmetcasco (protector)
5. (aviation)
a.
crash landingaterrizaje forzoso or de emergencia
6. (financial)
a. el quiebra (financiera), crac
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
7. (general)
a.
crash coursecurso intensivo
crash dietdieta drástica
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
8. (general)
a.
she crashed the carse estrelló con el coche or
9. (colloquial)
a.
to crash a partycolarse en una fiesta
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
10. (make noise; waves)
a. romper
the bookcase crashed to the groundla estantería cayó con estruendo
11. (cars)
a. chocar
to crash intoestrellarse contra
12. (business, economy)
a. quebrar
13. (computers)
a. bloquearse, colgarse
14. (colloquial)
a. dormir (sleep)
b. sobar
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
he lets me use his place as a crash padme deja dormir or
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crash [kræʃ]
noun
1 (noise) estrépito (m); (thunder) estruendo (m); (explosion) estallido (m)
2 (accident) (Aut) choque (m); (Aer) accidente (m)
to have a crash (Aut) tener un accidente de coche; chocar con el coche; to be in a car/plane crash tener un accidente de coche/aviación
3 (Economics) [of stock exchange] crac (m); [of business] (failure) quiebra (f)
the 1929 crash la crisis económica de 1929
transitive verb
1 (smash) [+car, aircraft etc] estrellar;into contra
he crashed his head against the wall se estrelló la cabeza contra la pared
2 (gatecrash)
to crash a party colarse en una fiesta (informal)
intransitive verb
1 (fall noisily) caer con estrépito; (move noisily) moverse de manera ruidosa
to come crashing down caer con gran estrépito
2 (have accident) tener un accidente; (Aer) estrellarse; caer a tierra; (collide) [+two vehicles] chocar
to crash into/through chocar or estrellarse contra
3 (Economics) [+business] quebrar; [+stock exchange] sufrir una crisis
when the stock market crashed cuando la bolsa se derrumbó
4 (Comput) bloquearse; colgarse; (Esp)
...after the computer crashed for the second time in 10 days
5 (sleep) dormir; pasar la noche
adverb
he went crash into a tree dio de lleno contra un árbol
interjection
¡zas!; ¡pum!
modifier
[+diet etc] intensivo; acelerado
crash barrier (n) (Britain) (Aut) quitamiedos (m); (at stadium etc) valla (f) protectora
crash course (n) curso (m) intensivo or acelerado
crash dive (n) [of submarine] inmersión (f) de emergencia
crash helmet (n) casco (m) protector
crash landing (n) aterrizaje (m) forzoso or de emergencia
crash pad (n) guarida (f); lugar (m) donde dormir
crash programme (Britain)crash program (US) (n) programa (m) de urgencia
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