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smash

el estruendo

romper

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smash(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (noise of something breaking)

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)

They ran outside when they heard the smash, only to find that it was just a raccoon.Corrieron afuera al oír el estruendo y se encontraron con que era solo un mapache.

2. (act of breaking)

a. la rotura

(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 smash of the windows was caused by the explosion.La rotura de las ventanas fue causada por la explosión.

3. (collision) (United Kingdom)

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)

There was a terrible smash on the motorway yesterday.Ayer hubo un choque terrible en la autopista.

4. (blow)

a. el golpe

(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)

One smash of the hammer was enough to break through the door.Un golpe de martillo fue suficiente para romper la puerta.

5. (sports)

a. el smash

(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)

(tennis, badminton, squash)

The player won the point with a terrific smash.El jugador ganó el punto con un tremendo smash.

b. el remate

(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)

(tennis, badminton, squash)

There was no way for her to return a smash like that.Le resultó imposible devolver un remate así.

c. el remache

(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)

(tennis, badminton, squash)

What an incredible smash! She's won the match, ladies and gentlemen!¡Qué remache fantástico! ¡Ha ganado el partido, señores y señoras!

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(great success)

a. el exitazo

(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)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

No one expected it, but the play turned out to be a smash.Nadie lo esperaba, pero la obra resultó ser un exitazo.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

7. (to break)

a. romper

The ball smashed the window, and the kids took off running.El balón rompió la ventana y los niños salieron corriendo.

b. destrozar (a car or a piece of furniture)

I lent my brother the car for one day, and he smashed it.Le dejo el carro a mi hermano por un día y va y me lo destroza.

8. (to throw against something)

a. estrellar

She smashed the vase against the wall in a fit of anger.En un ataque de rabia, estrelló el jarrón contra la pared.

9. (to hit)

a. golpear con fuerza

I smashed the door open.Golpeé la puerta con fuerza y se abrió.

b. pegar

She smashed her fist into the thief's face.Le pegó un puñetazo al ladrón en la cara.

10. (sports)

a. rematar (tennis, badminton, squash)

She lifted the racket and smashed the ball with lightning speed.Levantó la raqueta y remató la pelota, que salió disparada a la velocidad del rayo.

b. remachar (tennis, badminton, squash)

There's no one else in the world of tennis who can smash the ball like that.No hay nadie más en el mundo tenístico que pueda remachar la pelota así.

11. (to disband)

a. acabar con (a criminal network)

The police smashed the drug ring that was controlling the neighborhood.La policía acabó con la red de narcotraficantes que controlaba el barrio.

12. (to stifle)

a. aplastar

The army smashed the rebellion in a decisive battle.El ejército aplastó la rebelión en una batalla decisiva.

13. (to ruin)

a. destruir

The accident smashed her hopes of becoming an Olympic swimmer.El accidente destruyó sus esperanzas de convertirse en nadadora olímpica.

14. (to surpass)

a. batir

It looks like she's going to smash the world record with her last lap.Todo parece indicar que va a batir el récord mundial en esta última vuelta.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

15. (to break)

a. romperse

The mirror fell down and smashed before I could catch it.El espejo se cayó antes de que lo pudiera agarrar y se rompió.

b. hacerse añicos

The glass of wine slipped from her hand and smashed on the floor.La copa de vino se le deslizó de la mano y se hizo añicos contra el suelo.

16. (to collide)

a. estrellarse

The car went up onto the sidewalk and smashed into a store window.El carro se subió a la acera y se estrelló contra el escaparate de una tienda.

b. chocar

The boy wasn't paying attention, and he smashed against the wall.El niño no prestaba atención y chocó contra la pared.

smash

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (blow)

a. el golpe m, batacazo

(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. (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)

3. (collision)

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)

4. (in tennis)

a. el mate m, smash

(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)

smash (hit)gran éxito m

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (general)

to smash something (to pieces)hacer algo pedazos or añicos

to smash something against somethingdestrozar algo contra algo

to smash something openabrir algo de un golpetazo

to smash down a doorderribar una puerta

6. (ruin; hopes, chances, resistance)

a. acabar con

to smash a drugs ringdesarticular una red de narcotraficantes

she smashed the world recordpulverizó el récord mundial

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (collide)

to smash into somethingempotrarse en algo, chocar contra algo

to smash (into pieces)estallar (en mil pedazos)

smash [smæʃ]

noun

1 (breakage) rotura (f); quiebra (f); (LAm) (sound of breaking) estruendo (m)

the cup fell with a smash la taza cayó con gran estruendo

there was a loud smash as the plate hit the kitchen floor

2 (collision) choque (m)

he died in a car smash murió en un accidente de coche; the 1969 rail smash el accidente de ferrocarril de 1969

3 (Tennis) (Badminton) etc smash (m); remate (m); remache (m)

4 (Economics) (bankruptcy) quiebra (f); (crisis) crisis (f) económica

the 1929 smash la crisis de 1929

5 (success) exitazo (m)

It looks like being \the comedy smash of the season\

transitive verb

1 (break) romper; quebrar; especially (LAm) (shatter) hacer pedazos; hacer trizas

they smashed windows rompieron ventanas; I've smashed my watch he estropeado mi reloj; when they smashed the atom cuando desintegraron el átomo; to smash sth to pieces or bits hacer pedazos or añicos algo; he smashed it against the wall lo estrelló contra la pared; the waves smashed the boat on the rocks las olas estrellaron el barco contra las rocas; he smashed his way out of the building se escapó del edificio a base de golpes; he smashed his fist into Paul's face le dio or pegó un fuerte puñetazo en la cara a Paul

2 (wreck) dar al traste con; (ruin) arruinar; minar

we will smash this crime ring acabaremos con esta banda de delincuentes

3 (beat) [+team, enemy, opponent] aplastar; [+record etc] pulverizar; batir

We have the artillery to smash the enemy Australia smashed Great Britain's hopes of World Cup glory

4 (Tennis) (Badminton) etc [+ball] rematar; remachar

intransitive verb

1 (break) romperse; hacerse pedazos; quebrarse; especially (LAm)

the glass smashed into tiny pieces el vaso se rompió en pedazos

2 (crash)

the car smashed into the wall el coche se estrelló contra la pared

3 (Economics) quebrar

adverb

to go smash into sth dar de lleno contra algo; dar violentamente contra algo

modifier

smash hit (n) exitazo (m)

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	smashing
Past:	smashed

Indicative

	Present	Past	Future
I	smash	smashed	will smash
you	smash	smashed	will smash
he/she	smashes	smashed	will smash
we	smash	smashed	will smash
you	smash	smashed	will smash
they	smash	smashed	will smash