esclafir
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Variation of esclafar (“crush”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
esclafir (first-person singular present esclafeixo, first-person singular preterite esclafí, past participle esclafit)
- (intransitive) to crack, to burst
- El fuet gegantí del cotxer esclafia sense parar.
- The coachman's gigantic whip cracked without stopping.
- Van esclafir a riure.
- They burst out laughing.
- (transitive) to crack, to snap
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of esclafir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “esclafir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.