noun🔗ShareCrujidoA noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching."The crunches coming from the bag of chips were so loud, I knew my brother was sneaking a snack. "Los crujidos que venían de la bolsa de patatas fritas eran tan fuertes que supe que mi hermano estaba comiendo un bocadillo a escondidas.soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMomento crítico, crisisA critical moment or event."The final crunches of the basketball game were intense, with both teams fighting for every point. "Los momentos críticos del juego de baloncesto fueron intensos, con ambos equipos luchando por cada punto.eventtimesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrisis, problemaA problem that leads to a crisis."Several unexpected crunches, like a broken printer and a sudden power outage, led to a deadline crisis at the office. "Varios problemas inesperados, como una impresora rota y un corte de energía repentino, llevaron a una crisis de plazos en la oficina.disastersituationeconomybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAbdominales(exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor."My personal trainer recommended three sets of fifteen crunches to strengthen my core. "Mi entrenador personal recomendó tres series de quince abdominales para fortalecer mi core.bodysportactionanatomyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrabajo extra, horas extrasThe overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release."The team knew the crunches would be intense as the deadline for the video game approached. "El equipo sabía que las horas extras serían intensas a medida que se acercaba la fecha límite del videojuego.workbusinesscomputingindustrytimejobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrumble, crujienteA dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath."The bakery's new strawberry crunches were a popular dessert after school. "Los nuevos crumbles de fresa de la panadería eran un postre popular después de la escuela.foodfruitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrozos crujientes, migas(generally in the plural) A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture."The trail mix had lots of little chocolate crunches. "La mezcla de frutos secos tenía muchos trozos pequeños de chocolate crujientes.foodmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrujir, masticarTo 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."Cuando llegué a casa, Susan estaba viendo la televisión con los pies en el sofá, crujiendo un trozo de apio.foodsoundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrujir, aplastarTo be crushed with a noisy crackling sound."The heavy truck crunches over the gravel driveway every morning. "El camión pesado cruje sobre el camino de grava todas las mañanas.soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCalcular, procesarTo 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."Esos metadatos facilitan mucho que el motor de búsqueda procese los datos para las consultas.computingmathnumberstatisticsprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrujir, aplastarTo grind or press with violence and noise."The car crunches over the gravel driveway. "El coche cruje sobre el camino de grava.actionsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrujirTo emit a grinding or crunching noise."The car's tires crunches on the gravel driveway. "Los neumáticos del coche crujen en el camino de grava.soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareComprimirTo compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching."The software crunches the large image files to make them easier to send by email. "El software comprime los archivos de imagen grandes para que sean más fáciles de enviar por correo electrónico.computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer que los empleados trabajen horas extras para cumplir con una fecha límiteTo make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project."The video game company crunches its employees for months before releasing a new game, forcing them to work long hours. "La compañía de videojuegos hace que sus empleados trabajen horas extras durante meses antes de lanzar un nuevo juego, obligándolos a trabajar largas jornadas.businessjobworkindustryorganizationeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
