crash
BrE /kræʃ/ AmE /kræʃ/
verb / noun en → es
past crashed pp crashed ing crashing
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
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The truck crashed into the back of the bus.
El camión chocó contra la parte trasera del autobús.
to fail suddenly and completely, often causing a lot of damage or problems
fracasar, colapsar
- crash (down)
Collocations the market crashed · the system crashed
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The stock market crashed last week.
El mercado de valores colapsó la semana pasada.
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
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I was so tired that I just crashed in my car.
Estaba tan cansado que simplemente me eché a dormir en el coche.
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
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The software crashed and I lost all my work.
El programa falló y perdí todo mi trabajo.
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
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The window crashed to the ground.
La ventana cayó al suelo con estruendo.
an accident in which a vehicle hits something or someone, often causing damage or injury
accidente, choque
- a crash
Collocations car crash · plane crash
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There was a terrible car crash on the highway.
Hubo un terrible accidente de coche en la autopista.
a sudden and complete failure of something, often causing a lot of damage or problems
fracaso, colapso
- the crash
Collocations economic crash · market crash
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The economic crash of 2008 had a huge impact on the world.
El colapso económico de 2008 tuvo un gran impacto en el mundo.
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
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I need to take a crash before work.
Necesito echarme una siesta antes de ir al trabajo.
Phrasal verbs
chocar con, colisionar con
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The car crashed into the wall.
El coche chocó contra la pared.
dormir, echarse a dormir (rápidamente)
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I crashed out on the sofa.
Me eché a dormir en el sofá.
atravesar, romper (con estruendo)
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The car crashed through the fence.
El coche atravesó la cerca con estruendo.
colapsar, caer (repentinamente)
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The building crashed down in the earthquake.
El edificio colapsó en el terremoto.
salir bruscamente, abandonar (repentinamente)
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He crashed out of the meeting angrily.
Salieron del encuentro furiosamente.
Idioms
fracasar estrepitosamente, colapsar
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The project crashed and burned after a few months.
El proyecto fracasó estrepitosamente después de unos meses.
colarse en la fiesta, asistir sin invitación
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He decided to crash the party.
Decidió colarse a la fiesta.
curso intensivo, curso acelerado
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She took a crash course in Spanish.
Tomó un curso intensivo de español.