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How to Say "to cram" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “to cram” is “machacar” — B1 level.

English → SpanishB1
verbB1informal
studying very hard for an exam
A person sitting at a desk piled high with books, focused intensely on reading.

Examples

He estado machacando los verbos toda la tarde.

I've been hitting the verbs hard all afternoon.

Tengo que machacar para el examen de mañana.

I have to cram for tomorrow's exam.

Using 'Machacar' vs. 'Estudiar'

While 'estudiar' is neutral, 'machacar' implies repetitive, hard effort, like you are 'crushing' the information into your brain.

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