crunch

crunch
1. transitive verb
[geräuschvoll] knabbern [Keks, Zwieback]
2. intransitive verb
[Schnee, Kies:] knirschen; [Eis:] [zer]splittern

the wheels crunched on the gravel — der Kies knirschte unter den Rädern

3. noun
(crunching noise) Knirschen, das

when it comes to the crunch — wenn es hart auf hart geht

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1. verb
(to crush noisily (something hard), with the teeth, feet etc: She crunched sweets all through the film.) knirschend kauen
2. noun
the crunch of gravel under the car wheels.) das Knirschen
- academic.ru/85885/crunchy">crunchy
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crunch
[krʌntʃ]
I. n
1. usu sing (noise) Knirschen nt kein pl
2. no pl (fam: difficult situation) Krise f
to find oneself in a \crunch in einer Krise stecken
3. (abdominal exercise) Crunch m
4.
if it comes to the \crunch (fam) wenn es hart auf hart kommt
when it comes to the \crunch (fam) wenn es darauf ankommt
II. n modifier (time, period, situation) stressig fam
III. vt FOOD
to \crunch sth etw geräuschvoll verzehren [o fam mampfen]
IV. vi
1. gravel, snow knirschen
2. FOOD
to \crunch on sth geräuschvoll in etw akk beißen
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[krʌntS]
1. vt
1) biscuit etc mampfen (inf)
2)

he crunched the beetle/ice/gravel underfoot — der Käfer zerknackte/das Eis zersplitterte/der Kies knirschte unter seinen Füßen

to crunch the gears (Aut)die Gänge reinwürgen (inf)

3) (COMPUT) numbers verarbeiten
2. vi
1) (gravel, snow etc) knirschen; (gears) krachen

he crunched across the gravel — er ging mit knirschenden Schritten über den Kies

2)

he was crunching on a carrot — er mampfte eine Möhre (inf)

he crunched into the apple — er biss knackend in den Apfel

3. n
1) (= sound) Krachen nt; (of footsteps, gravel etc) Knirschen nt

the two cars collided with a crunch crunch! — die zwei Autos krachten zusammen (inf) Krach!

2) (inf: car crash) Zusammenstoß m
3) (inf

= moment of reckoning) the crunch — der große Krach

when it comes to the crunch — wenn der entscheidende Moment kommt

this is the crunch —

it's/we've come to the crunch — jetzt kommt es drauf an, jetzt geht es hart auf hart

4) pl (in fitness centre) Bauchpressen pl
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crunch [krʌntʃ]
A v/t
1. knirschend (zer)kauen
2. zermalmen
B v/i
1. knirschend kauen:
crunch on A 1
2. knirschen
3. sich knirschend bewegen
C s
1. Knirschen n
2. umg Klemme f:
be caught in a crunch in der Klemme sein oder sitzen oder stecken
3. umg kritischer Moment:
when (oder if) it comes to the crunch, when (oder if) the crunch comes wenn es darauf ankommt, wenn es hart auf hart geht
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1. transitive verb
[geräuschvoll] knabbern [Keks, Zwieback]
2. intransitive verb
[Schnee, Kies:] knirschen; [Eis:] [zer]splittern

the wheels crunched on the gravel — der Kies knirschte unter den Rädern

3. noun
(crunching noise) Knirschen, das

when it comes to the crunch — wenn es hart auf hart geht

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(US) n.
böse Situation f. n.
Knirschen n.
Krise -n f. v.
knirschen v.
knirschend kauen ausdr.
zermalmen v.

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