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cram

/kɹæm/

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noun

El atiborramiento, la sobrecarga

The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).

Examples :

"The cram of books on the desk was so high, it almost toppled over. "

El atiborramiento de libros en el escritorio era tan alto que casi se volcó.

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noun

Empollón

Information hastily memorized.

Examples :

"a cram from an examination"

Un empollón de un examen.

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noun

Aglomeración

A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.

Examples :

"The weaver used a special type of cram in the loom to create a strong, textured fabric. "

El tejedor usó un tipo especial de aglomeración en el telar para crear una tela fuerte y texturizada.

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noun

Mentira, falsedad

(British slang) A lie; a falsehood.

Examples :

"He told a cram about his weekend trip to the beach; it was all made up. "

Contó una mentira sobre su viaje de fin de semana a la playa; todo era inventado.

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noun

Cram, un juego de mesa matemático

A mathematical board game in which players take turns placing dominoes horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.

Examples :

"My brother and I played a game of cram after dinner. "

Mi hermano y yo jugamos una partida de Cram después de la cena.

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noun

Libro de amistad

A small friendship book with limited space for people to enter their information.

Examples :

"My sister's new cram is filled with the names and contact information of her friends from school. "

El nuevo libro de amistad de mi hermana está lleno de los nombres y la información de contacto de sus amigos de la escuela.

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verb

Apretar, meter a la fuerza, atestar

To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.

Examples :

"to cram fruit into a basket; to cram a room with people"

Apretar fruta en una cesta; atestar una habitación de gente

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verb

Atragantarse, hartar

To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.

Examples :

"The boy crammed himself with cake"

El niño se atragantó con pastel.

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verb

Empollar, atiborrar

To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.

Examples :

"A pupil is crammed by his tutor."

Un alumno es atiborrado por su tutor.

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verb

Empollar, estudiar a conciencia

To study hard; to swot.

Examples :

"Before the big test, Sarah crammed for hours to memorize the formulas. "

Antes del examen importante, Sarah estudió a conciencia durante horas para memorizar las fórmulas.

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verb

Atracarse, hartarse

To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.

Examples :

"Before the big test, Sarah crammed all night, stuffing herself with sandwiches and coffee, until she felt sick. "

Antes del examen importante, Sarah estudió toda la noche, atracándose de sándwiches y café, hasta que se sintió mal.

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verb

Mentir, engañar

(British slang) To lie; to intentionally not tell the truth.

Examples :

"He crammed about having a headache to avoid going to work. "

Mintió sobre tener dolor de cabeza para evitar ir a trabajar.

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verb

Engañar, embaucar

(British slang) To make (a person) believe false or exaggerated tales.

Examples :

"My uncle tried to cram me with stories about how much money he made in his old job. "

Mi tío trató de engañarme con historias sobre cuánto dinero ganaba en su antiguo trabajo.

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