noun🔗ShareSquashA sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets."My son enjoys playing squash after school. "Mon fils aime jouer au squash après l'école.sportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBoisson, sirop de fruits diluéA soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water."After playing in the park, the children were thirsty and asked for glasses of orange squash. "Après avoir joué au parc, les enfants avaient soif et ont demandé des verres de boisson à l'orange.drinkfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEndroit exigu, situation de promiscuitéA place or a situation where people have limited space to move."The crowded school hallway was a squash, making it hard to get through. "Le couloir bondé de l'école était un endroit exigu, ce qui rendait le passage difficile.situationplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQuelque chose de mou et facilement écrasable; en particulier, une gousse de pois non mûreSomething soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas."The little squash was so soft, it easily crushed under my foot. "La petite courge était si molle qu'elle s'est facilement écrasée sous mon pied.vegetablefoodplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourge, écraserSomething unripe or soft."The peach I picked was complete squash, so I couldn't eat it. "La pêche que j'avais cueillie était complètement écrasée, je n'ai donc pas pu la manger.foodvegetableChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcrasement, chocA sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies."The bag of flour, full and heavy, took a nasty squash as it tumbled off the shelf. "Le sac de farine, plein et lourd, a subi un mauvais écrasement en tombant de l'étagère.bodymassactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMatch à sens unique, victoire écrasanteAn extremely one-sided, usually short, match."The tennis match was a squash—Maria won easily in just 20 minutes. "Le match de tennis a été une victoire écrasante – Maria a gagné facilement en seulement 20 minutes.sportgameachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉcraser, broyerTo beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush."The chef carefully squashed the tomatoes to make a smooth sauce. "Le chef a soigneusement écrasé les tomates pour faire une sauce lisse.actionmassChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'entasser, se tasserTo compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze."Somehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry."D'une manière ou d'une autre, elle a entassé tous ses livres dans son sac à dos, qui était maintenant trop lourd à porter.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéprimer, écraserTo suppress; to force into submission."The teacher tried to squash the student's argument by pointing out the facts. "Le professeur a essayé de réprimer l'argument de l'élève en soulignant les faits.politicsgovernmentactionmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourgeA plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind."My grandmother grew a large patch of squash in her garden. "Ma grand-mère cultivait une grande parcelle de courges dans son jardin.plantfruitvegetableagriculturefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourgeAny other similar-looking plant of other genera."My neighbor's garden has several different kinds of squash, including pumpkins and gourds. "Le jardin de mon voisin possède plusieurs sortes de courges, y compris des citrouilles et des calebasses.plantvegetablefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourgeThe edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish."We ate squash and green beans."Nous avons mangé de la courge et des haricots verts.vegetablefoodplantfruitagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRat musquéMuskrat."The trapper set his traps along the riverbank hoping to catch a squash. "Le trappeur a tendu ses pièges le long de la berge, espérant attraper un rat musqué.animalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
