- cram
- [kræm]
1.
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-)1) (pack)
to cram sth. into — stipare o ammassare qcs. in [bag, car]
to cram sb. into — ammassare qcn. in [room, vehicle]
to cram sth. into one's mouth — riempirsi la bocca di qcs.
to cram a lot into one day — fare molte cose in un solo giorno
to cram three meetings into a morning — concentrare tre incontri in una mattinata
2) (fill) riempire, inzeppare [room, car] (with di)2.verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-) scol. prepararsi affrettatamente, fare una sgobbata (for per)3.verbo riflessivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-)to cram oneself with — rimpinzarsi, ingozzarsi di [sweets]
* * *[kræm]past tense, past participle crammed - verb1) (to fill very full: The drawer was crammed with papers.) riempire2) (to push or force: He crammed food into his mouth.) cacciare3) (to prepare (someone) in a short time for an examination: He is being crammed for his university entrance exam.) preparare* * *[kræm]1. vt(stuff: books, papers)
to cram into — infilare in, stipare in, pigiare in, (people, passengers) ammassare in(fill)
to cram sth with — riempire qc diwe crammed our stuff into the boot — abbiamo stipato la nostra roba nel bagagliaio
she crammed her bag with books — ha riempito la borsa di libri
to cram in — far stare, trovare posto per
his head is crammed with strange ideas — ha la testa piena di idee strane
the room was crammed with furniture/people — la stanza era stipata di mobili/affollata di gente
she crammed her hat down over her eyes — si calcò il cappello sugli occhi
to cram o.s. with food — abbuffarsi, rimpinzarsi
2. vi1)(people)
to cram (into) — affollarsi (in), accalcarsi (in), stiparsi (in)2) (pupil: for exam) fare una sgobbata finale* * *cram /kræm/n.1 calca; folla2 (fam.) sgobbata (per un esame)3 scorpacciata; rimpinzata.(to) cram /kræm/A v. t.1 riempire; inzeppare; ricolmare: to cram the stadium, riempire lo stadio; affollare lo stadio2 calcare; stipare: He crammed the books into a drawer, ha stipato i libri dentro un cassetto; to cram people into a coach, riempire un pullman di persone3 ingozzare; rimpinzare: Don't cram yourself with chocolates!, non rimpinzarti di ciccolatini!4 (fam.) preparare intensivamente (uno studente) per un esame; studiare (una materia, ecc.) in fretta, mnemonicamenteB v. i.1 ingozzarsi; rimpinzarsi2 accalcarsi; stiparsi3 (fam.) sgobbare, fare una sgobbata (per un esame)● (fig.) to cram st. down sb.'s throat, costringere q. ad accettare qc. di sgradevole; far inghiottire (un rospo, ecc.) a q. (fig. fam.).* * *[kræm] 1.verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-)1) (pack)to cram sth. into — stipare o ammassare qcs. in [bag, car]
to cram sb. into — ammassare qcn. in [room, vehicle]
to cram sth. into one's mouth — riempirsi la bocca di qcs.
to cram a lot into one day — fare molte cose in un solo giorno
to cram three meetings into a morning — concentrare tre incontri in una mattinata
2) (fill) riempire, inzeppare [room, car] (with di)2.verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-) scol. prepararsi affrettatamente, fare una sgobbata (for per)3.verbo riflessivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-)to cram oneself with — rimpinzarsi, ingozzarsi di [sweets]
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.