squash

squash
I [skwɒʃ]
nome (vegetable) zucca f.
II 1. [skwɒʃ]
nome
1) sport (anche squash rackets) squash m.
2) (drink) (concentrated) succo m. concentrato; (diluted) succo m.
3) (crush) calca f., ressa f.

it will be a bit of a squash — si starà un po' stretti

2.
modificatore sport [club] di squash; [racket] da squash
III 1. [skwɒʃ]
verbo transitivo
1) (crush) schiacciare [fruit, insect]; schiacciare, appiattire [hat]
2) (force)

to squash sth. into — pigiare qcs. in [box]

to squash sb. into — fare entrare a forza qcn. in [car]

3) (put down) zittire, mettere a tacere [person]; soffocare, domare [revolt]; porre fine a [rumour]; stroncare [idea]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (become crushed) schiacciarsi, spiaccicarsi
2) (pack tightly) [people] stiparsi, accalcarsi
* * *
[skwoʃ] 1. verb
1) (to press, squeeze or crush: He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag.) schiacciare, pigiare
2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) domare, soffocare
2. noun
1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) calca
2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) (bibita a base di succo di frutta)
3) ((also squash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball.) squash
4) (a vegetable or plant of the gourd family.) zucca, zucchina
* * *
I [skwɒʃ]
1. n
1)

(Brit: drink) orange/lemon squash — sciroppo di arancia/limone

2) (crowd) ressa, calca
2. vt
1) (squeeze) schiacciare

you're squashing me — mi stai schiacciando

can you squash two more in? — (passengers) puoi farne entrare altri due?

to be squashed together — essere schiacciati (-e) l'uno (-a) contro l'altro (-a)

2) (fig: argument) soffocare, (opposition) mettere a tacere, (person) umiliare, schiacciare
3. vi

to squash in — riuscire a entrare

to squash up to make room for sb — stringersi per fare posto a qn

II [skwɒʃ] n
(vegetable) zucca
III [skwɒʃ] n
Sport squash m
* * *
squash (1) /skwɒʃ/
n. (per lo più al sing.)
1 poltiglia; cosa spiaccicata
2 spiaccichio; tonfo
3 calca; folla; pigia pigia; ressa
4 bibita a base di succo di frutta: lemon squash, limonata; orange squash, aranciata
5 [u] (sport, = squash rackets) squash: squash court, campo di gioco per lo squash
6 (tennis, pallavolo) schiacciata
7 (fam.) ricevimento affollato
squash hat, cappello floscio □ squash racket, racchetta da squash.
squash (2) /skwɒʃ/
n.
(inv. al pl.; bot., Cucurbita) zucca; zucchina.
(to) squash /skwɒʃ/
A v. t.
1 schiacciare; spremere; pigiare; pestare; spiaccicare: She accidentally sat on her bag and squashed it, per sbaglio si è seduta sulla sua borsa e l'ha schiacciata
2 (fig.) domare; soffocare: to squash a rebellion, domare una rivolta; to squash a rumour, soffocare una diceria
3 (fig. fam.) far tacere; ridurre al silenzio; zittire; sconcertare
B v. i.
1 schiacciarsi; spiaccicarsi; ridursi in poltiglia
2 pigiarsi; spingere; fare ressa; accalcarsi: to squash into a room, accalcarsi in una stanza
3 aprirsi un varco a forza: to squash through the gates, irrompere attraverso i cancelli
4 cadere con un tonfo
to squash in, entrare a forza; cacciarsi; infilarsi; pigiare; far entrare a forza.
* * *
I [skwɒʃ]
nome (vegetable) zucca f.
II 1. [skwɒʃ]
nome
1) sport (anche squash rackets) squash m.
2) (drink) (concentrated) succo m. concentrato; (diluted) succo m.
3) (crush) calca f., ressa f.

it will be a bit of a squash — si starà un po' stretti

2.
modificatore sport [club] di squash; [racket] da squash
III 1. [skwɒʃ]
verbo transitivo
1) (crush) schiacciare [fruit, insect]; schiacciare, appiattire [hat]
2) (force)

to squash sth. into — pigiare qcs. in [box]

to squash sb. into — fare entrare a forza qcn. in [car]

3) (put down) zittire, mettere a tacere [person]; soffocare, domare [revolt]; porre fine a [rumour]; stroncare [idea]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (become crushed) schiacciarsi, spiaccicarsi
2) (pack tightly) [people] stiparsi, accalcarsi

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