No. 9,563 in Spanish
aplastar
To crush or flatten.
In a sentence
Usó una prensa para aplastar la masa.
He used a press to flatten the dough.
In this sentence, 'aplastar' is used to describe the action of exerting pressure to make something flat or compressed, specifically dough.
El equipo aplastó a su rival en el partido.
The team crushed their rival in the match.
Here, 'aplastar' conveys a metaphorical meaning of thoroughly defeating or outperforming someone, particularly in a competition.
Tuve que aplastar una lata para que cupiera en la bolsa.
I had to crush a can so it would fit in the bag.
In this usage, 'aplastar' refers to physically compressing an item to reduce its size or shape, applied to a can.
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