crust

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrʌst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/krʌst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krust)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
crust n (pie: outer part)corteza nf
 I like the filling in this pie, but the crust isn't very good.
 Me gusta el relleno de esta tarta, pero la corteza no está muy buena.
crust n (bread: outer part)corteza nf
 This loaf has a wonderfully crisp crust.
 Esta hogaza de pan tiene una magnífica corteza crocante.
crust n (Earth's crust: outermost layer)corteza nf
 Scientists hope to predict earthquakes by measuring changes in the crust of the Earth.
 Los científicos esperan predecir terremotos midiendo los cambios en la corteza terrestre.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
crust n (hard covering)costra nf
  corteza nf
 A thin crust of ice formed on the fresh snow.
 Se formó una fina costra de hielo sobre la nieve recién caída.
crust n slang, UK, AU, NZ (income) (coloquial)ganarse la vida loc verb
 When I asked Jake what he did for a crust, he said he sheared sheep.
 Cuando le pregunté a Jake cómo se ganaba la vida me dijo que esquilaba ovejas.
crust n informal, figurative (audacity, boldness)descaro nm
  atrevimiento nm
 That shows real crust, grabbing the best for yourself and then calling other people "greedy."
 Eso sí que es descaro: tomas lo mejor para ti y luego llamas «codiciosos» a los demás.
crust vi (form hard covering)formar una costra loc verb
  (formal)desarrollar una corteza loc verb
 Rabbits can hop on top of the snow after it crusts.
 Los conejos pueden saltar sobre la nieve cuando esta ha formado una costra.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
the earth's crust,
the Earth's crust
n
(outermost layer of our planet)corteza terrestre nf + adj mf
lattice crust n (woven pastry design) (pastelería)enrejado nm
 The bright berry filling shows through the lattice crust.
 El relleno de frutos rojos se ve por el enrejado de la tarta.
pie crust,
piecrust
n
(pastry topping)corteza de tarta nf + loc adj
pie crust,
piecrust
n
US (pastry lining)masa de tarta nf + loc adj
  corteza de tarta nf + loc adj
 I have trouble making pie crust from scratch, so I usually buy ready-made pastry.
 Me cuesta preparar la masa de tarta, así que normalmente la compro ya hecha.
pizza crust n (crisp pastry at edge of a pizza)borde de la pizza nm + loc adj
shortcrust,
shortcrust pastry,
short crust
n
UK (light crumbly pastry)masa quebrada, pasta quebrada loc nom f
  pasta brisa loc nom f
the upper crust n informal, figurative (wealthy people) (coloquial, peyorativo)la high nf
Note: A hyphen is used when the term modifies a noun
 Only children from the upper crust go to that school.
 Sólo los niños de la high van a esa escuela.
  (ES, coloquial)la jet nf
 Sólo los niños de la jet van a esa escuela.
  flor y nata loc nom f
 Sólo los niños de la flor y nata van a esa escuela.
upper-crust n as adj informal, figurative (people: wealthy)rico/a adj
 They're all upper-crust snobs in that part of town.
 Todos los que viven en esa parte de la ciudad son ricos.
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Collocations: the [pizza, bread, pie] crust, the [bacon, pork, meat] crust, cut the crust off her sandwich, more...

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