/aplasˈtaɾ/
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Translation
to crush, to squash
Word origin
From the prefix a- plus plasta ('a soft, flattened mass'), which comes through Latin from Greek plastos ('moulded, shaped').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- plastos
- English cognates
- plastic, plaster
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
tomates .
Be careful not to crush the tomatoes in the bag.
lata .
The car crushed a can against the ground.
rivales .
The team crushed their rivals by five goals.
¡ !
Do not crush that flower with your foot!
amenazaba .
The enormous weight threatened to crush the box.
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