NC Traducciones

Day: cram January 24, 2018 cram (verb, noun) /kræm/ LISTEN ... To cram means ‘to fill something by force with more than it can easily hold’ or ‘to force or stuff something.’ When we are talking about people going into a limited space, it means ‘to crowd.’ Informally, if you study for an exam at the very last minute trying to memorize facts, then you’re cramming. Cram is not used often as a noun, but when it is, informally, a cram is a crowd of people or the act of cramming for an exam. Example sentencesThe children were cramming sweets into their pockets until they overflowed.At the end of the lesson, the students crammed their books into their bags and ran outside into the sunshine.People crammed into the small meeting room to hear what the speaker had to say.Jim hadn't paid attention in class all year, so he had to cram the night before the exam.There was a real cram in the square with all the people who'd come to see the fireworks.A last-minute cram might help you pass the exam.

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flack (noun, verb) /flæk/ In US slang, a flack is a press agent and, as an uncountable noun, also publicity. To flack means ‘to work as a press agent’ or ‘to promote or publicize.’ Unrelatedly, in a military context, flack, also spelled flak, is antiaircraft fire. Related to this, figuratively, flack or flak is strong and harsh criticism, usually a great deal of it. Example sentencesThe studio's flack is working on a publicity campaign for the new movie.A lot of flack had bee...n generated before the album's release.Harry is flacking for that new rock band.The bomber was damaged by flak.The politician took a lot of flack for the mistakes she made in the interview. Words often used with flack flak jacket: a jacket designed to protect the wearer against explosive weaponry. Example: The journalist wore a flak jacket while reporting from the war zone.