| Principal Translations |
| crash⇒ vi | (collide with [sth]) | estrellarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | chocar⇒ vi |
| | (vehículos) | colisionar⇒ vi |
| | If you drive too fast, you'll crash. |
| | Si manejas muy rápido te vas a estrellar. |
| crash into [sb/sth] vi + prep | (collide violently) | chocar contra vi + prep |
| | A drunk driver crashed into the side of the house. |
| | The skier crashed into the other skier. |
| | Un conductor borracho chocó contra la pared. |
| crash [sth]⇒ vtr | (vehicle: cause to collide) | estrellar⇒ vtr |
| | | chocar⇒ vtr |
| | Roger crashed his bike and had to retire from the race. |
| | Roger estrelló su moto y tuvo que retirarse de la carrera. |
| crash [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (vehicle: cause to collide with [sth]) | estrellar contra vtr + prep |
| | | chocar contra vtr + prep |
| | He crashed his car into a tree. |
| | Estrelló su auto contra un árbol. |
| crash⇒ vi | (fall, break loudly) | estrellarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The clock crashed to the ground when it fell off the wall. |
| | Al caer de la pared, el reloj se estrelló en el piso. |
| crash n | (collision) | choque nm |
| | | colisión nf |
| | The crash made a loud noise. |
| | El choque produjo un gran estruendo. |
| crash n | (loud noise) | estruendo nm |
| | They heard a crash in the kitchen. |
| | Escucharon un estruendo en la cocina. |
| crash n | (finance: fall) | crac, crack nm |
| | (derrumbe de bancos o mercados) | caída financiera grupo nom |
| | | crisis económica nf + adj |
| | The crash of 1929 was one of the worst ever. |
| | El crac bursátil de 1929 fue uno de los peores en la historia. |
| Additional Translations |
| crash adj | informal (course: intense, rapid) | intensivo/a adj |
| | He took a crash course in Spanish before going to Mexico. |
| | Tomó un curso intensivo de español antes de ir a México. |
| crash n | (aviation: violent landing) (aviación) | accidente nm |
| | The crash broke the plane in two. |
| | El accidente partió el avión en dos. |
| crash vi | (fail suddenly) | caer estrepitosamente loc verb |
| | | entrar en crisis, tener una crisis loc verb |
| | The stock market crashed in 1929. |
| | El mercado de valores cayó estrepitosamente en 1929. |
| crash vi | (computer: stop working) | colgarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES: coloquial) | petarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (PR) | estrellarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Windows® crashed again. I need to reboot. |
| | Windows se colgó otra vez. Tengo que reiniciar la computadora. |
| crash vi | figurative, slang (sleep) | pasar la noche loc verb |
| | | quedarse⇒ v prnl |
| | He crashed at my house Saturday night. |
| | Pasó la noche del sábado en mi casa. |
| | Se quedó en mi casa la noche del sábado. |
| crash vi | figurative, slang (fall asleep) (coloquial) | quedarse frito loc verb |
| | (figurado) | morirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | quedarse dormido loc verb |
| | I just crashed when I got home, and woke up four hours later. |
| | Cuando llegué a casa me quedé frito. Me desperté cuatro horas después. |
| crash against [sth] vi + prep | (hit hard) | estrellarse contra v prnl + prep |
| | Waves crashed against the shore. |
| | Las olas se estrellaron contra la costa. |
| crash [sth]⇒ vtr | (knock violently) | chocar⇒ vtr |
| | They crashed their heads together. |
| | Sus cabezas se chocaron. |
| crash [sth] vtr | (break, smash [sth]) | estrellar⇒ vtr |
| | He crashed the vase against the wall. |
| | Él estrelló el jarrón contra la pared. |
| crash [sth] vtr | slang (enter uninvited) (coloquial) | colarse⇒ v prnl |
| | That guy wasn't invited. He just crashed the party. |
| | El tipo no estaba invitado. Se coló en la fiesta. |
Compound Forms:
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| car crash n | (automobile accident) (AmL) | accidente de carro, accidente de auto loc nom m |
| | (ES) | accidente de coche loc nom m |
| | | accidente automovilístico, accidente de automóvil loc nom m |
| | The driver was killed in the car crash but the passenger survived. |
| | El conductor murió en el accidente de auto, pero el pasajero sobrevivió. |
| computer crash n | (computing: system failure) (ordenador, computadora) | fallo nm |
| | My computer crash was caused by a bug in the operating system. |
| | El fallo de mi ordenador se ocasionó por culpa de un virus en el sistema operativo. |
| crash a party v expr | slang (attend uninvited) | colarse en una fiesta loc verb |
| | | irrumpir en una fiesta loc verb |
| | The hooligans decided to crash a party and cause trouble. |
| | Los barrabravas decidieron colarse en una fiesta y causar disturbios. |
| crash barrier n | UK (safety fence at side of road) | barrera de seguridad loc nom f |
| | (ES) | guardarraíl nm |
| | (ES) | quitamiedos nm inv |
| crash cart | (emergency cart) | carro de parada loc nom m |
| | | carro de paro loc nom m |
| crash course n | (intensive course) | curso intensivo nm + adj |
| | | curso acelerado nm + adj |
| | Rita took a crash course in ASL so she could communicate better with her Deaf client. |
| crash down vi + adv | (collapse, fall) | derrumbarse⇒ v prnl |
| | After they detonated the explosives, the old bridge crashed down into the ravine. |
| | Tras detonar los explosivos, el viejo puente se derrumbó en el barranco. |
| | | desplomarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | venirse abajo loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El impacto de los aviones alteró seriamente el equilibrio de la estructura, las torres se desplomaron horas más tarde. |
| crash helmet n | (protective headgear) | casco nm |
| | Crash helmets have saved many a motorcyclist's life. |
| | Los cascos han salvado la vida de muchos motociclistas. |
| crash landing n | (aircraft: emergency descent) | aterrizaje forzoso nm + adj |
| | | aterrizaje de emergencia nm + loc adj |
| crash mat n | (safety mattress, foam pad) | colchoneta nf |
crash of rhinoceros,
crash of rhinos n | (herd of rhinoceros) | manada de rinocerontes nf + loc adj |
| crash out of [sth] v expr | (competition: lose) | caer derrotado vi + participio |
| | | perder⇒ vi |
| | It was a surprise to everyone when the favorites crashed out of the World Cup in the first round. |
| | Fue una sorpresa para todos cuando el favorito cayó derrotado en la primera ronda de la Copa del Mundo. |
| crash pad n | (safety mattress) | almohadilla antichoque loc nom f |
| crash pad n | US: slang (temporary home) | sitio donde dormir, lugar para dormir loc nom m |
| | My cousin lives two blocks from here, we can use his place as a crash pad. |
| | Mi primo a vive dos portales de aquí, podemos usar su piso como sitio para dormir. |
| crash program | (intensive action plan) | programa intensivo nm + adj |
| | | programa de choque nm + loc adj |
| crash-land⇒ vi | (make emergency landing) | hacer un aterrizaje de emergencia loc verb |
| crash-land [sth]⇒ vtr | (aircraft: land in an emergency) | aterrizar de emergencia loc verb |
| plane crash n | (aircraft accident) | accidente de avión nm + loc adj |
| | | accidente aéreo nm + adj |
| | | accidente aéreo nm + adj |
| | A stone memorial commemorates the plane crash of 1981. |
| | La placa conmemorativa recuerda el accidente de avión de 1981. |
train wreck (US),
train crash (UK) n | (railroad accident) | accidente de tren nm + loc adj |