- cram
- kræm
past tense, past participle crammed - verb1) (to fill very full: The drawer was crammed with papers.) atestar, abarrotar, atiborrar2) (to push or force: He crammed food into his mouth.) meter a la fuerza3) (to prepare (someone) in a short time for an examination: He is being crammed for his university entrance exam.) preparar(se) apresuradamente para un examencram vb metershe crammed all the sweets into her pocket metió todos los caramelos en el bolsillothe room was crammed with people la sala estaba abarrotada de genteEl pasado y participio pasado de cram se escribe crammed; el gerundio se escribe crammingcramtr[kræm]transitive verb (pt & pp crammed, ger cramming)1 (stuff, fill) henchir (with, de), atestar (with, de), atiborrar (with, de)■ she crammed the sandwich into her mouth se embutió el bocadillo en la boca■ they crammed six people into the car metieron a seis personas en el coche■ the drawer was crammed with papers el cajón estaba atestado de papelesintransitive verb1 familiar (learn for exam) empollarcram ['kræm] v, crammed ; cramming vt1) jam: embutir, meter2) stuff: atiborrar, abarrotarcrammed with people: atiborrado de gentecram vi: estudiar a última hora, memorizar (para un examen)cramv.• atestar v.• atiborrar v.• cebar v.• embutir v.• henchir v.• recalcar v.• rellenar v.kræm
1.
-mm- transitive verb (stuff) meterI crammed all my things into a case — metí or embutí todas mis cosas en una maleta
the room was crammed with people/books — la habitación estaba abarrotada or atiborrada de gente/libros
to cram oneself with food — atiborrarse de comida
2.
vi1) (for exam) empollar (Esp fam), zambutir (Méx), tragar* (RPl fam), matearse (Chi fam), empacarse* (Col fam)2) (get in) meterse[kræm]we all crammed into the room — nos metimos todos en la habitación
1. VT1) (=stuff) meter (into en)we can't cram any more in — es imposible meter más
to cram food into one's mouth — llenarse la boca de comida
to cram things into a case — ir metiendo cosas en una maleta hasta que ya no cabe más nada
she crammed her hat down over her eyes — se enfundó el sombrero hasta los ojos
2) (=fill) llenar a reventar (with de)the hall is crammed — la sala está de bote en bote
the room was crammed with furniture — la habitación estaba atestada de muebles
his head is crammed with strange ideas — tiene la cabeza llena de ideas raras
to cram o.s. with food — atiborrarse de comida, darse un atracón *
3) (Scol) [+ subject] empollar, aprender apresuradamente; [+ pupil] preparar apresuradamente para un examen2. VI1) [people] apelotonarse (into en)can I cram in here? — ¿hay un hueco para mí aquí?
seven of us crammed into the Mini — los siete logramos encajarnos en el Mini
2) [pupil] (for exam) empollar* * *[kræm]
1.
-mm- transitive verb (stuff) meterI crammed all my things into a case — metí or embutí todas mis cosas en una maleta
the room was crammed with people/books — la habitación estaba abarrotada or atiborrada de gente/libros
to cram oneself with food — atiborrarse de comida
2.
vi1) (for exam) empollar (Esp fam), zambutir (Méx), tragar* (RPl fam), matearse (Chi fam), empacarse* (Col fam)2) (get in) metersewe all crammed into the room — nos metimos todos en la habitación
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
