French Conversation · Level 83
60 words
French word
écrasé
Pronunciation
IPA/ekʁaze/
Meaning
- adjectivesquashed
Example
Mon sandwich est écrasé sous mon livre.
My sandwich is squashed under my book.
More examples
Après le concert, la canette est écrasée.
After the concert, the can is crushed.
Core concept
Something pressed so hard that its volume collapses and its form spreads or flattens.
Common phrases
sandwich écrasé
crushed sandwich
sac écrasé
crushed bag
colis écrasé
crushed package
Similar words
plat: Flat, with no height or rounded shape.
aplati: Flattened and thinned by strong force, with less three-dimensional form.
comprimé: Compressed under pressure into a smaller volume.
Definition in French
Qui a subi une pression suffisante pour paraître aplati, notamment par compression ou choc.
Word origin
The French verb écraser is inherited through Old French from a Vulgar Latin formation related to Latin crassus, 'thick', and its past participle is écrasé.
Usage tips
- In figurative contexts, écrasé can describe someone decisively defeated or overwhelmed, so the surrounding situation shows whether the meaning is physical.