Crunch in spanish
pronunciation: kɹ̩uxidoʊ part of speech: noun
crunch1 = crisis, dificultad.
Example: The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.more:
» budget crunch = recorte presupuestario, dificultad presupuestaria, restricción presupuestaria.
Example: Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.» credit crunch = escasez de crédito, restricciones crediticias, crisis crediticia, contracción crediticia.
Example: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.» crunch time = situación de crisis, momento de crisis, momentos difíciles.
Example: Before she reaches the end of her tether and does something she may later regret, she knows she has to make a decision -- it's crunch time in their relationship.» financial crunch = crisis financiera, crisis económica.
Example: The article is entitled 'Book acquisition programme in libraries and information centres under the financial crunch'.» if it comes to the crunch = a la hora de la verdad, llegada la hora de la verdad, llegado el momento de la verdad, en momentos de apuros, en tiempos de apuros, en momentos difíciles, en momentos de dificultad(es).
Example: You may never need the soldering iron, but if it comes to the crunch and you suddenly find you need one, you'll be glad it's there.» if the crunch comes to the crunch = a la hora de la verdad, llegada la hora de la verdad, llegado el momento de la verdad, en momentos de apuros, en tiempos de apuros, en momentos difíciles, en momentos de dificultad(es).
Example: He's told the Argies that if the crunch comes to the crunch America will side with Britain.» liquidity crunch = crisis de liquidez, escasez de liquidez.
Example: Liquidity crunch is on and the market is in the red.» time crunch = falta de tiempo, apurado de tiempo.
Example: Taking a shortcut to get work out quick always means rework later, or doing the extra work in a time crunch.» when it comes to the crunch = a la hora de la verdad, llegada la hora de la verdad, llegado el momento de la verdad, en tiempos de apuros, en momentos de apuros, en momentos difíciles, en momentos de dificultad(es).
Example: Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there.» when the crunch comes to the crunch = a la hora de la verdad, llegada la hora de la verdad, llegado el momento de la verdad, en momentos de apuros, en tiempos de apuros, en momentos difíciles, en momentos de dificultad(es).
Example: But above all, he is still my brother and when the crunch comes to the crunch, we will all be there for him, no matter what the circumstances.crunch2 = triturar, mascar, machacar, procesar.
Example: Each time you crunch a potato chip you hear yourself crunching the chip, and now when you hear someone else crunching it activates your own action neurons.more:
» crunch + (the) numbers = hacer (los) números, hacer (los) cálculos, hacer (las) cuentas, hacer (las) cifras.
Example: 10 years ago, I was heading in the direction to have a career sitting behind a desk, crunching numbers and hating my career.