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écrasé

crushed, flattened

adjective eh-krah-ZEH Rare

Also means

overwhelmed

Usage Note

écrasé is the past participle of écraser (to crush, to run over) used as an adjective. The feminine is écrasée. Figuratively, être écrasé de travail means to be overwhelmed with work. Pommes de terre écrasées is an informal term for mashed potatoes.

Examples

"Il est écrasé sous les dossiers."

Natural Translation

He is buried under files.

Literal Translation

He is crushed under the files.

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