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/kɹʌntʃ/

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noun

Crujido

A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.

Examples :

"The crisp leaves made a satisfying crunch under my feet as I walked home from school. "

Las hojas crujientes hacían un crujido satisfactorio bajo mis pies mientras caminaba a casa desde la escuela.

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noun

Momento crítico, crisis

A critical moment or event.

Examples :

"The project is due tomorrow, so this week is the crunch. "

El proyecto vence mañana, así que esta semana es la crisis.

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noun

Crisis, problema grave

A problem that leads to a crisis.

Examples :

"The company is facing a serious crunch because sales are down and bills are due. "

La empresa se enfrenta a una grave crisis porque las ventas han bajado y las facturas vencen.

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noun

Crunch

(exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.

Examples :

"To strengthen her core, Sarah practiced crunches every morning. "

Para fortalecer su core, Sarah practicaba crunches cada mañana.

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noun

Trabajo extra, fase final

The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.

Examples :

""The team is in the middle of crunch right now, working long hours to meet the deadline for the new software." "

El equipo está en medio de la fase final ahora mismo, trabajando muchas horas para cumplir con la fecha límite del nuevo software.

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noun

Crumble

A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.

Examples :

"The apple crunch was a delicious dessert, with a crisp, buttery topping over a sweet, juicy apple filling. "

El crumble de manzana era un postre delicioso, con una cobertura crujiente y mantecosa sobre un relleno de manzana dulce y jugosa.

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noun

Migas, trozos crujientes

(generally in the plural) A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.

Examples :

"The bag of chips was mostly crumbs and crunches at the bottom. "

La bolsa de papas fritas tenía principalmente migas y trozos crujientes en el fondo.

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verb

Crujir, masticar

To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.

Examples :

"When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery."

Cuando llegué a casa, Susan estaba viendo la televisión con los pies en el sofá, masticando un trozo de apio.

food sound action

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verb

Crujir, machacar

To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.

Examples :

"The dry leaves crunch under my feet as I walk through the park. "

Las hojas secas crujen bajo mis pies mientras camino por el parque.

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verb

Calcular, procesar

To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.

Examples :

"That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries."

Esos metadatos facilitan mucho que el motor de búsqueda procese los datos para las consultas.

computing math technology number statistics electronics machine process

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verb

Crujir, masticar

To grind or press with violence and noise.

Examples :

"The boy crunched the potato chips noisily, making his brother jump. "

El niño crujió las papas fritas ruidosamente, haciendo que su hermano saltara.

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verb

Crujir, rechinar

To emit a grinding or crunching noise.

Examples :

"The heavy boots crunch on the gravel driveway as he walks to the car. "

Las pesadas botas crujen sobre el camino de grava mientras camina hacia el coche.

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verb

Comprimir

To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching.

Examples :

"The computer program crunched the large music file to reduce its size before emailing it to her. "

El programa de la computadora comprimió el archivo de música grande para reducir su tamaño antes de enviárselo por correo electrónico.

computing technology technical internet electronics machine

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verb

Hacer trabajar horas extras a los empleados

To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project.

Examples :

"The company is crunching their employees to finish the new software by next week. "

La empresa está haciendo trabajar horas extras a sus empleados para terminar el nuevo software para la semana que viene.

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