estrellar

v.

1 to smash.

Elsa estrelló su copa Elsa smashed her wine glass.

2 to spangle with stars, to star.

María estrelló la tela Mary spangled her fabric with stars.

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estrellar

► verbo transitivo

1 (llenar de estrellas) to cover with stars

2 familiar (hacer pedazos) to smash (to pieces), shatter

3 (freír) to fry

► verbo pronominal estrellarse

1 (llenarse de estrellas) to be full of stars

2 (hacerse pedazos) to smash, shatter

■ el vaso se estrelló contra el suelo the glass smashed against the floor

3 (chocar) to crash

■ el camión se estrelló contra el muro the lorry crashed into the wall

4 figurado (problema, dificultad) to come up against, run into

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verb

to smash, crash

- estrellarse

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1. VT

1) (=hacer chocar) to smash, shatter

lo estrelló contra la pared — he smashed it against the wall

estrelló el balón en el poste — he hammered the ball onto the goalpost

la corriente amenazaba con estrellar el barco contra las rocas — the current threatened to dash the boat on to the rocks

2) (=decorar con estrellas) to spangle, cover with stars

3) (Culin) [+ huevo] to fry

2.

See:

estrellarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

estrelló un plato contra la pared — he smashed a plate against the wall

estrelló el coche contra un árbol — he smashed his car into a tree

2.

estrellarse v pron

a) (chocar) to crash

se estrelló con la moto — he had a motorcycle accident

estrellarse contra algo — to crash into something

el balón se estrelló contra el poste — the ball slammed into the post

se estrelló contra el cristal — he walked smack into the glass door

b) (toparse, tropezar)

estrellarse con algo/alguien — to come up against something/somebody

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1.

verbo transitivo

estrelló un plato contra la pared — he smashed a plate against the wall

estrelló el coche contra un árbol — he smashed his car into a tree

2.

estrellarse v pron

a) (chocar) to crash

se estrelló con la moto — he had a motorcycle accident

estrellarse contra algo — to crash into something

el balón se estrelló contra el poste — the ball slammed into the post

se estrelló contra el cristal — he walked smack into the glass door

b) (toparse, tropezar)

estrellarse con algo/alguien — to come up against something/somebody

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estrellar [A1 ]

vt

estrellar algo CONTRA algo:

furioso, estrelló un plato contra la pared in his rage, he smashed a plate against the wall

estrelló su coche contra un árbol he crashed his car into a tree

estrelló el balón contra el poste he slammed the ball against the goalpost

■ estrellarse

v pron

1 (chocar) to crash

se estrelló con la moto he had a motorcycle accident, he crashed his motorcycle

estrellarse CONTRA algo to crash INTO sth

el balón se estrelló contra el larguero the ball slammed into the crossbar

se estrelló contra el cristal he walked smack into the glass door

2 (toparse, tropezar) estrellarse CON algo/algn to come up against sth/sb

nuestros planes se estrellaron con un obstáculo insalvable our plans came up o ran up against an insurmountable obstacle

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estrellar (conjugate estrellar) verbo transitivo:

◊ estrelló un plato contra la pared he smashed a plate against the wall;

estrelló el coche contra un árbol he smashed his car into a tree
estrellarse verbo pronominal (chocar) to crash;
se estrelló con la moto he had a motorcycle accident;
estrellarse contra algo [coche] to crash into sth;

[olas] to crash against sth;

◊ se estrelló contra el vidrio he walked smack into the glass door

estrellar vtr fam to smash [contra, into, against]: estrelló la planeadora contra las rocas, he smashed the speedboat into the rocks

'estrellar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estampar
English:
dash

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estrellar

♦ vt

1. [arrojar] to smash;

estrelló el vaso contra el suelo she smashed the glass on the floor;

estrelló el balón en el poste he smashed the ball into the post

2. [huevo] to fry

♦ See also the pronominal verb estrellarse

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estrellar

v/t smash;

estrellar algo contra algo smash sth against sth;

estrelló el coche contra un muro he smashed the car into a wall

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estrellar vt

: to smash, to crash

♦ See also the reflexive verb estrellarse

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estrellar vb to smash