crunch

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrʌntʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/krʌntʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krunch)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
crunch [sth] vtr (bite loudly)masticar, mascar vtr
  ronzar vtr
 I hear someone crunching potato chips on the other side of room.
 Oigo a alguien masticando patatas fritas en el otro extremo de la sala.
crunch on [sth] vi + prep (eat with loud bites)masticar, mascar vtr
  ronzar vtr
 The boy was crunching on a juicy red apple.
 El niño estaba masticando una jugosa manzana roja.
crunch [sth] vtr (break noisily)triturar vtr
  hacer crujir loc verb
 Jane picked up some dry leaves and crunched them in her hand.
 Jane cogió algunas hojas secas y las trituró en su mano.
crunch n (brittle sound)crujido nm
 I heard the crunch of a footstep on loose gravel.
 Oí el crujido de una pisada sobre la grava.
the crunch n figurative, informal (decisive moment)la hora de la verdad loc nom f
  el momento cumbre loc nom m
 They argue a lot, but when it comes to the crunch, they are very loyal to each other.
 Pelean mucho, pero a la hora de la verdad son muy leales el uno con el otro.
crunches npl (abdominal exercise)abdominales nmpl
 Greg is doing 100 crunches a day, hoping to make his stomach flatter.
 Greg está haciendo cien abdominales por día, con la esperanza de endurecer su estómago.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
crunch n informal (credit crunch: economic crisis)crisis nf inv
 The company folded due to the crunch.
 La compañía fracasó debido a la crisis.
crunch n (shortage)falta nf
  escasez nf
 There will be an energy crunch, as the need for electricity increases.
 The increase in population has caused a housing crunch.
 Habrá falta de energía dado que la necesidad de electricidad va en aumento.
 El aumento de la población ha provocado una escasez de vivienda.
crunch vi (break noisily)crujir vi
 As Bob walked, fresh snow crunched under his feet.
 A medida que Bob caminaba, la nieve crujía bajo sus pies.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
credit crunch n informal (economic recession)restricción crediticia nf + adj
Note: Complementado con "de créditos" sonaría menos técnico
 The bank refused me a loan because of the credit crunch.
 El banco me negó un préstamo debido a la restricción crediticia.
  contracción del crédito nf + adj
 El banco me negó un préstamo debido a la contracción del crédito.
crunch numbers,
crunch the numbers
v expr
(perform numerical calculations)echar cuentas loc verb
  hacer cuentas loc verb
 She developed a budget for the company after crunching the numbers.
crunch numbers,
crunch the numbers
v expr
(process data)echar cuentas loc verb
crunch time n informal (decisive moment)momento de la verdad loc nom m
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Collocations: is the crunch [year, month, period, time] for, am in a bit of a time crunch, left me in quite a crunch, more...

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