crack Signification, définition

Signification de crack en français

• 0 to break without separating into pieces -- (se) fêler

  • The mirror had cracked. Le miroir s’était fêlé.

  • He dropped the vase and cracked it. Il a fait tomber le vase et l’a fêlé.

• 1 to break into pieces -- casser

  • She cracked the eggs into a pan. Elle a cassé les œufs dans une poêle.

• 2 to hit part of your body hard against sth -- cogner

  • Joe cracked his head on the low ceiling. Joe s’est cogné la tête contre le plafond bas.

• 3 to lose control because of stress -- craquer

  • employees cracking under the pressure des employés craquant sous la pression

• 4 (of sb’s voice) to suddenly change in a way they cannot control -- se briser

  • Her voice cracked with emotion. Sa voix s’est brisée sous l’émotion.

• 5 to solve a difficult problem -- résoudre

  • Crack the enemy’s code. Déchiffrer le code de l’ennemi.

• 6 to tell sb a joke -- raconter une blague

  • Watch him cracking jokes with the kids. Regardez-le raconter des blagues avec les enfants.

• 7 not as good as people say it is -- pas aussi bien qu’on le dit

  • The movie wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Ce film n’était pas aussi bien qu’on le dit.

• 8 a line where sth is breaking -- fêlure [ feminine ]

  • a crack in the mug une fêlure sur la tasse

• 9 a narrow opening between things -- fente [ feminine ]

  • I pushed it through a crack in the floor boards. Je l’ai glissé dans une fente entre les lattes du plancher.

  • open the door/window a crack entrebâiller la porte/fenêtre

• 10 a weakness in a system, organization, or relationship -- faille [ feminine ]

  • cracks in the global economy des failles dans l’économie mondiale

• 11 an unkind joke or comment -- moquerie [ feminine ]

  • He made some crack about my family. Il s’est moqué de ma famille.

• 12 a type of pure cocaine -- crack [ masculine ]

  • young kids on crack de jeunes enfants accros au crack

• 13 very early in the morning -- à l’aube

  • He gets up at the crack of dawn every day. Il se lève chaque jour à l’aube.

• 14 to try to do -- essayer de

  • Let’s take a crack at fixing this thing. Essayons de réparer cette chose.

• 15 to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces -- (se) fêler

  • The sheet of glass had cracked down the middle.

• 16 to break (open) -- casser

  • He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.

• 17 to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking -- craquer

  • The twig cracked as I stepped on it.

• 18 to make (a joke) -- sortir

  • He’s always cracking jokes.

• 19 to open (a safe) by illegal means -- percer

  • The thieves cracked the safe and got away with nearly £10,000.

• 20 to solve (a code) -- déchiffrer

  • They managed to crack the enemy’s communication code.

• 21 to give in to torture or similar pressures -- craquer

  • The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.

• 22 a split or break -- fêlure

  • There’s a crack in this cup.

• 23 a narrow opening -- fissure

  • The door opened a crack.

• 24 a sudden sharp sound -- claquement

  • the crack of a whip.

• 25 a blow -- coup (sec)

  • a crack on the jaw.

• 26 a joke -- plaisanterie

  • He made a crack about my big feet.

• 27 a very addictive drug -- crack

  • He died after taking an overdose of crack.

• 28 expert -- d’élite

  • a crack racing-driver.