verb🔗ShareZerkleinern, knackenTo crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound."When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery."Als ich nach Hause kam, sah Susan fern, die Füße auf der Couch, und knackte ein Stück Sellerie.foodsoundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKnirschte, zerdrückteTo be crushed with a noisy crackling sound."The little boy crunched the dry leaves under his feet as he walked through the park. "Der kleine Junge zerdrückte die trockenen Blätter unter seinen Füßen, als er durch den Park ging.soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBerechnen, verarbeitenTo calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators."That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries."Diese Metadaten erleichtern es der Suchmaschine erheblich, die Daten für Suchanfragen zu verarbeiten.computingmathnumberstatisticsbusinessfinancetechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareZermalmt, zerdrücktTo grind or press with violence and noise."The child crunched the fallen leaves under his feet as he walked through the park. "Das Kind zermalmte die gefallenen Blätter unter seinen Füßen, als es durch den Park ging.actionsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKnirschen, mahlenTo emit a grinding or crunching noise."The heavy truck crunched over the gravel driveway. "Der schwere Lastwagen knirschte über die Schotterauffahrt.soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKomprimierenTo compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching."The programmer crunched the image file to make it smaller for faster downloading. "Der Programmierer komprimierte die Bilddatei, um sie für einen schnelleren Download kleiner zu machen.computingtechnologyinternetelectronicssignalcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÜberstunden machen lassen, schuften lassenTo make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project."The software company crunched its programmers for six weeks straight to finish the game before the holiday season. "Das Softwareunternehmen ließ seine Programmierer sechs Wochen am Stück Überstunden machen, um das Spiel vor der Ferienzeit fertigzustellen.businessjobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
