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/kɹʌntʃ/

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noun

Craquement

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. "

Les feuilles croustillantes produisaient un craquement satisfaisant sous mes pieds alors que je rentrais de l'école.

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noun

Moment critique, crise

A critical moment or event.

Examples :

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

Le projet est dû demain, donc cette semaine est le moment critique.

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noun

Crise, problème crucial

A problem that leads to a crisis.

Examples :

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

L'entreprise est confrontée à une grave crise car les ventes sont en baisse et les factures sont dues.

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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. "

Pour renforcer ses muscles abdominaux, Sarah pratiquait des crunches tous les matins.

body action sport physiology

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noun

Rush, coup de collier

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." "

L'équipe est en plein rush en ce moment, travaillant de longues heures pour respecter le délai du nouveau logiciel.

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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. "

Le crumble aux pommes était un délicieux dessert, avec une garniture croustillante et beurrée sur une garniture de pommes sucrées et juteuses.

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noun

Miettes, morceaux croquants

(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. "

Le sac de chips contenait surtout des miettes et des morceaux croquants au fond.

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verb

Croquer, broyer

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."

Quand je suis rentré à la maison, Susan regardait la télé, les pieds sur le canapé, en croquant un morceau de céleri.

food sound action

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verb

Craquer, broyer

To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.

Examples :

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

Les feuilles sèches craquent sous mes pieds alors que je marche dans le parc.

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verb

Calculer, traiter

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."

Ces métadonnées permettent au moteur de recherche de traiter les données pour les requêtes beaucoup plus facilement.

computing math technology number statistics electronics machine process

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verb

Broyer, croquer

To grind or press with violence and noise.

Examples :

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

Le garçon croqua bruyamment les chips, faisant sursauter son frère.

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verb

Craquer, grincer

To emit a grinding or crunching noise.

Examples :

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

Les lourdes bottes crissent sur l'allée de gravier alors qu'il se dirige vers la voiture.

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verb

Compresser

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. "

Le programme informatique a compressé le gros fichier musical pour réduire sa taille avant de lui envoyer par e-mail.

computing technology technical internet electronics machine

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verb

Faire travailler les employés en heures supplémentaires

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. "

L'entreprise fait travailler ses employés en heures supplémentaires pour terminer le nouveau logiciel d'ici la semaine prochaine.

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