écrasé
The English word "crashed" is translated into French as écrasé.
The term écrasé describes something that has been crushed or flattened by a heavy force. When used within the reflexive verb s'écraser, it refers to a sudden, violent collision that results in damage or destruction. For more general descriptions of a crash, you might use avoir un accident (to have an accident) or subir un accident (to suffer an accident), the latter of which emphasizes being a victim of the crash.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the reflexive verb s'écraser, the past participle must agree in gender and number with the subject. For example, use écrasée for a feminine subject and écrasés for a masculine plural subject.
Did you know?
- In French slang, s'écraser can mean 'to shut up' or 'to get lost'. If someone tells you écrase ! they are not telling you to flatten something but are telling you to go away.
- In French, if you say your computer 'crashed', you would not use écrasé, but rather the English loanword crashé or the term planté.
- The reflexive s'écraser is used specifically for the impact of a plane or a bird hitting the ground, whereas a car accident is almost never called s'écraser unless it falls from a height.
Examples in context
- Je me suis écrasé.I crashed.Tatoeba #10046282 by Micsmithel, translation #5828662 by CK
- L'avion s'est écrasé sur la maison.The plane crashed into the house.Tatoeba #7794882 by Aiji, translation #2533414 by AlanF_US
- La voiture s'est écrasée contre le mur.The car crashed into the wall.Tatoeba #12173485 by marmarell, translation #1766 by Swift
- Le pilote a perdu le contrôle de l'avion et il s'est écrasé.The pilot lost control of the plane and it crashed.
- Le conducteur a été victime d'un accident de voiture hier soir.The driver was involved in a car crash last night.
- Je me suis vautré en skiant sur la piste noire.I crashed while skiing on the black slope.
- J'ai eu un accident avec ma voiture hier soir.I had a car crash last night.
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Example conversation
Léa and Lucas are in the kitchen looking at a grocery bag.
- LéaRegarde, le paquet de biscuits est tout écrasé !Look, the pack of cookies is all crushed!
- LucasOh non, quelqu'un a dû s'asseoir dessus.Oh no, someone must have sat on it.
- LéaC'est vraiment dommage pour les biscuits.It's a real shame about the cookies.
- LucasOn peut quand même les manger, Lucas.We can still eat them, Lucas.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
