schiacciare

Italian

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic; the figurative sense influenced by French écraser.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: schiac‧cià‧re
  • IPA(key): /skjatˈtʃare/

Verb

schiacciare

  1. (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.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) 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.
  3. (transitive) to spike (volleyball)

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