crunch

crunch
crunch
A n
1 (sound) (of gravel, snow) crissement m ; (of gears, broken wood, bone, glass) craquement m ;
2 Econ, Fin (squeeze) crise f ; credit crunch crise f du crédit ; energy crunch crise f de l'énergie ; housing crunch crise f du logement.
B vtr
1 (eat) croquer [apple, toast, biscuit] ; [animal] broyer [bone] ;
2 (crush) craquer [nuts] ;
3 (making noise) she crunched her way across the gravel le gravier crissait sous ses pas ;
4 Aut to crunch the gears ○ faire craquer les vitesses ○ ;
5 ○ Comput traiter [data].
C vi [snow, gravel, glass] crisser ; his shoes crunched on the gravel le gravier crissait sous ses chaussures.
D crunching pres p adj a crunching sound ou noise (of gravel, snow, glass) un crissement ; (of wood, bone, gears) un craquement.
Idioms
when ou if it comes to the crunch au moment critique ; the crunch came when le moment critique est arrivé lorsque ; when it came to the crunch I… quand je me suis retrouvé au pied du mur, je…
Phrasal verb
■ crunch up :
▶ crunch up [sth] broyer [glass, stones, metal] (into en).

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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