crunch

masticar, triturar

Romper algo duro, especialmente comida, apretándolo o mordiéndolo con un fuerte crujido.

En inglés sencillo: To break something hard, especially food, by pressing or biting it with a loud cracking sound.

• She crunched a biscuit.
• He sat crunching on an apple.
• The machine crunched the empty cans into small pieces.

Cómo se usa: crunch on something (He crunched on a raw carrot.)

Sinónimos: crush, chew

Expresiones frecuentes: crunch an apple, crunch on something, crunch something up

crujir

Producir un crujido fuerte cuando algo duro se comprime o se rompe.

En inglés sencillo: To make a loud cracking sound when something hard is pressed or broken.

• The gravel crunched underfoot.
• Our boots crunched through the frozen snow.
• Broken glass crunched beneath the car's wheels.

Sinónimos: crackle

Expresiones frecuentes: crunch underfoot, crunch beneath something, crunch through snow

calcular, procesar

Hacer muchos cálculos con números o procesar una gran cantidad de información.

En inglés sencillo: To do many calculations with numbers or process a large amount of information.

• Let me crunch the numbers.
• The software crunched millions of records overnight.
• We need to crunch these figures before setting the budget.

Sinónimos: calculate, process, analyze

Expresiones frecuentes: crunch numbers, crunch the data

quebrarse, crujir

Romperse bajo presión produciendo un fuerte crujido.

En inglés sencillo: To break under pressure with a loud cracking sound.

• The shell crunched under his boot.
• Dry leaves crunched beneath the heavy wheels.
• The thin plastic crunched as she squeezed it.

Sinónimos: crumple, break

Expresiones frecuentes: crunch beneath something, crunch under something

crujido

Ruido fuerte que hace algo duro al aplastarlo, morderlo o romperlo.

En inglés sencillo: The loud cracking sound made when something hard is pressed, bitten, or broken.

• I heard a loud crunch.
• The biscuit broke with a satisfying crunch.
• We heard the crunch of footsteps on frozen snow.

Sinónimos: crack, crackle

Expresiones frecuentes: a loud crunch, with a crunch, the crunch of something

crisis, apuro

Periodo difícil en el que falta tiempo, dinero u otro recurso importante.

En inglés sencillo: A difficult period when there is not enough time, money, or another important resource.

• The company faces a cash crunch.
• It's crunch time, and everyone is working late.
• A funding crunch forced the hospital to postpone repairs.

Sinónimos: crisis, squeeze

Expresiones frecuentes: a cash crunch, a credit crunch, crunch time