squash

squash
squash [{{t}}skwɒʃ]
1 transitive verb
(a) (crush) écraser;
he sat on my hat and squashed it en s'asseyant il a écrasé mon chapeau;
you're squashing me! tu m'écrases!;
I was squashed between two large ladies j'étais serré ou coincé entre deux grosses dames;
we were squashed in like sardines nous étions serrés comme des sardines
(b) (cram, stuff) fourrer;
she squashed the laundry down in the bag elle a tassé le linge dans le sac;
I squashed another sweater into my rucksack j'ai pu faire entrer un pull supplémentaire dans mon sac à dos
(c) (silence, repress → person) remettre à sa place; (→ objection) écarter; (→ suggestion) repousser; (→ argument) réfuter; (→ hopes) réduire à néant; (→ rumour) mettre fin à; (→ rebellion) réprimer;
she squashed him with a look elle l'a foudroyé du regard
2 intransitive verb
(a) (push → people) s'entasser;
all seven of us managed to squash into her car on a réussi à s'entasser à sept dans sa voiture
(b) (fruit, package) s'écraser;
be careful, the fruit squashes easily faites attention, ces fruits s'écrasent facilement
3 noun
(a) (crush of people) cohue f;
with five of us it'll be a bit of a squash à cinq, nous serons un peu serrés
(b) {{}}Sport{{}} squash m
(c) {{}}British{{}} (drink)
lemon/orange squash sirop m de citron/d'orange
(d) (vegetable) courge f
4 compound-forming noun
(ball, court, champion, racket) de squash
►► squash court court m de squash;
{{}}old-fashioned{{}} squash hat chapeau m mou;
{{}}British{{}} squash rackets (game) squash m
squash in intransitive verb
(people) s'entasser;
the lift arrived and everybody squashed in l'ascenseur arriva et tout le monde s'entassa dedans;
I squashed in between two very fat men je me suis fait une petite place entre deux hommes énormes
squash together
1 intransitive verb
(people) se serrer (les uns contre les autres), s'entasser
2 separable transitive verb
serrer, tasser
squash up
1 intransitive verb
(people) se serrer (les uns contre les autres), s'entasser
2 separable transitive verb
écraser

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