schiacciare
Italian
Etymology
Probably onomatopoeic; the figurative sense influenced by French écraser.
Pronunciation
Verb
schiacciare
- (transitive) to crush, squash, crack, press, push, squeeze, mash
- Synonyms: pestare, premere, pigiare, calpestare
- Per schiacciare l'aglio si può usare un coltello.
- To crush the garlic you can use a knife.
- (transitive, figurative) to overwhelm, smash, flatten, crush
- Synonyms: annientare, sopraffare, superare
- All'ultima elezione, il partito di Destra ha schiacciato la coalizione rivale.
- In the recent election, the right-wing party crushed the rival coalition.
- (transitive) to spike (volleyball)
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