mash

écraser, réduire en purée

Écraser un aliment jusqu’à ce qu’il devienne mou et perde sa forme.

En anglais simple : To press food until it becomes soft and loses its shape.

• Mash the banana with a fork.
• She mashed the potatoes with butter.
• Can you mash the beans for the baby?

Comment l'utiliser : mash something with something (Mash the avocado with a fork.)

Synonymes : crush

Expressions courantes : mash potatoes, mash with something, mash a banana, mash apples

appuyer fortement, enfoncer

Appuyer très fort sur quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To push down hard on something.

• Mash the button to start.
• He mashed the brake when the dog appeared.
• She mashed on the pedals as the road climbed.

Comment l'utiliser : mash on something (He mashed on the accelerator.)

Synonymes : press, push

Expressions courantes : mash the pedal, mash a button, mash on something