Crush

"Crush" in Italian

calca

(violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin)

cotta

(love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited))

ressa

(violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin)

frantumare

(to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding)

pigiare

(to press or bruise between two hard bodies)

prendersi una cotta

(to feel unrequited love)

schiacciare

(to press or bruise between two hard bodies)

sottomettere

(to overcome completely)

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