squash

courge

Légume à peau épaisse, ou plante sur laquelle il pousse.

En anglais simple : A vegetable with a thick outer skin, or the plant it grows on.

• We had squash for dinner.
• She grows several kinds of squash.
• Cut the squash into small pieces.

Expressions courantes : butternut squash, roasted squash, winter squash

squash

Jeu en salle où les joueurs frappent une petite balle contre un mur avec des raquettes.

En anglais simple : An indoor game in which players hit a small ball against a wall with rackets.

• We play squash on Fridays.
• The squash court is downstairs.
• Have you ever watched a squash match?

Expressions courantes : play squash, squash court, squash player

sirop de fruits, sirop à l’eau

Boisson sucrée obtenue en ajoutant de l’eau à un sirop concentré de fruits.

En anglais simple : A sweet fruit drink made by adding water to a strong fruit mixture.

• Would you like some orange squash?
• Mix the squash with cold water.
• The children drank squash after lunch.

Synonymes : cordial

Expressions courantes : orange squash, lemon squash, glass of squash

entassement

Situation où les gens ont très peu de place pour bouger.

En anglais simple : A situation in which people have very little room to move.

• It was a squash inside.
• With six people, the car was quite a squash.
• The lift was a real squash this morning.

Synonymes : squeeze, crush

Expressions courantes : a squash, bit of squash

écraser, comprimer

Aplatir ou abîmer quelque chose en appuyant dessus, ou faire entrer quelqu’un ou quelque chose dans un espace étroit.

En anglais simple : To press something flat, damage it by pressing, or squeeze someone or something into a small space.

• Don’t squash the tomatoes.
• We squashed into the tiny car.
• Someone had squashed my hat flat.

Comment l'utiliser : squash into something (We managed to squash into the back seat.); squash someone/something into something (She squashed all her clothes into one bag.); squash something flat (The heavy box squashed the cake flat.)

Synonymes : squeeze, crush, flatten

Expressions courantes : squash something flat, squash into something, squash a bug