crumble

desmoronarse, desmenuzar

Romperse en trozos pequeños o hacer que algo se rompa así.

En inglés sencillo: To break, or make something break, into small pieces.

• The dry bread crumbled.
• Crumble the cheese over the pasta.
• The old wall crumbled when they touched it.

Cómo se usa: crumble into something (The dry cake crumbled into tiny pieces.); crumble something over something (Crumble some cheese over the salad.)

Sinónimos: break up, disintegrate

Expresiones frecuentes: crumble into pieces, crumble something over, crumble away, crumble to dust

crumble de frutas

Postre horneado con fruta cubierta por una capa de migas hechas de harina, mantequilla y azúcar.

En inglés sencillo: A baked dessert with fruit under a layer of small pieces made from flour, butter, and sugar.

• We made an apple crumble.
• Serve the crumble warm with custard.
• She used blackberries in her fruit crumble.

Sinónimos: crisp, crunch

Expresiones frecuentes: apple crumble, fruit crumble, crumble topping