crash

S2 W2

BrE /kræʃ/ AmE /kræʃ/

verb / noun en → es

past crashed pp crashed ing crashing

1 COLLIDE [intransitive, T + obj] A2

to hit something or someone violently and suddenly, often causing damage or injury

chocar, colisionar

  • crash into/with sth/sb

Collocations crash into a car · crash with another vehicle

  • The truck crashed into the back of the bus.

    El camión chocó contra la parte trasera del autobús.

2 FAIL [intransitive] B1

to fail suddenly and completely, often causing a lot of damage or problems

fracasar, colapsar

  • crash (down)

Collocations the market crashed · the system crashed

  • The stock market crashed last week.

    El mercado de valores colapsó la semana pasada.

3 SLEEP [intransitive] B1

to sleep somewhere quickly and without planning it, often in an uncomfortable place

dormir, echarse a dormir

  • crash (somewhere)

Collocations crash on the couch · crash at a friend's place

  • I was so tired that I just crashed in my car.

    Estaba tan cansado que simplemente me eché a dormir en el coche.

4 COMPUTER [intransitive] B2

to stop working suddenly and unexpectedly, often because of an error or problem with the software

fallar, colapsar (computadora)

  • crash (down)

Collocations the computer crashed · the program crashed

  • The software crashed and I lost all my work.

    El programa falló y perdí todo mi trabajo.

5 NOISE [intransitive] B1

to make a sudden, loud noise that is often unpleasant or frightening

hacer ruido estridente, estallar

  • crash (somewhere)

Collocations the door crashed open · thunder crashing overhead

  • The window crashed to the ground.

    La ventana cayó al suelo con estruendo.

6 NOUN - ACCIDENT [noun] A2

an accident in which a vehicle hits something or someone, often causing damage or injury

accidente, choque

  • a crash

Collocations car crash · plane crash

  • There was a terrible car crash on the highway.

    Hubo un terrible accidente de coche en la autopista.

7 NOUN - FAILURE [noun] B1

a sudden and complete failure of something, often causing a lot of damage or problems

fracaso, colapso

  • the crash

Collocations economic crash · market crash

  • The economic crash of 2008 had a huge impact on the world.

    El colapso económico de 2008 tuvo un gran impacto en el mundo.

8 NOUN - SLEEP [noun] B1

a short period of sleep, often in an uncomfortable place or without planning it

siesta, sueño

  • take a crash

Collocations a quick crash · crash on the couch

  • I need to take a crash before work.

    Necesito echarme una siesta antes de ir al trabajo.

Phrasal verbs

crash into COLLIDE B1

chocar con, colisionar con

  • The car crashed into the wall.

    El coche chocó contra la pared.

crash out SLEEP B1

dormir, echarse a dormir (rápidamente)

  • I crashed out on the sofa.

    Me eché a dormir en el sofá.

crash through BREAK THROUGH B2

atravesar, romper (con estruendo)

  • The car crashed through the fence.

    El coche atravesó la cerca con estruendo.

crash down FAIL B2

colapsar, caer (repentinamente)

  • The building crashed down in the earthquake.

    El edificio colapsó en el terremoto.

crash out of LEAVE SUDDENLY B2

salir bruscamente, abandonar (repentinamente)

  • He crashed out of the meeting angrily.

    Salieron del encuentro furiosamente.

Idioms

crash and burn B2

fracasar estrepitosamente, colapsar

  • The project crashed and burned after a few months.

    El proyecto fracasó estrepitosamente después de unos meses.

crash the party B2

colarse en la fiesta, asistir sin invitación

  • He decided to crash the party.

    Decidió colarse a la fiesta.

crash course B2

curso intensivo, curso acelerado

  • She took a crash course in Spanish.

    Tomó un curso intensivo de español.