crack

crack
crack [kræk]
1. noun
   a. ( = split, slit) fissure f ; (in glass, pottery, bone) fêlure f ; (in wall) lézarde f ; (in skin) crevasse f
• leave the window open a crack laissez la fenêtre entrouverte
• at the crack of dawn aux aurores (inf)
   b. ( = noise) [of twigs] craquement m ; [of whip] claquement m
   c. ( = sharp blow) to give sb a crack on the head assener un grand coup sur la tête de qn
   d. ( = joke) (inf) plaisanterie f
• that was a crack at your brother ça, c'était pour votre frère
   e. ( = try) (inf) to have a crack at doing sth essayer de faire qch
• to have a crack at [+ title, record] essayer de décrocher (inf)
• let's have a crack at it essayons voir
• I'll have a crack at it je vais essayer
   f. ( = drug) crack m
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ pottery, glass, bone] fêler ; [+ nut] casser
• to crack one's skull se fendre le crâne
• to crack a safe (inf) percer un coffre-fort
   b. [+ whip] faire claquer
   c. to crack a joke (inf) raconter une blague
   d. [+ code] déchiffrer
• to crack a case résoudre une affaire
3. intransitive verb
   a. [pottery, glass] se fêler ; [ground] se fissurer ; [ice] se craqueler
   b. [whip] claquer
   c. [voice] se casser
   d. (British) (inf) to get cracking s'y mettre (inf)
• let's get cracking! au boulot ! (inf)
   e. [person] craquer (inf)
4. adjective
[sportsman, sportswoman] de première classe
• a crack shot un excellent fusil
5. compounds
► crack cocaine noun crack m
► crack house noun crack-house f
► crack-up (inf) noun
(physical) effondrement m ; (mental) dépression f nerveuse
► crack down on inseparable transitive verb
[+ person] sévir contre ; [+ expenditure, sb's actions] mettre un frein à
► crack up (inf)
1. intransitive verb
   a. (mentally) craquer (inf)
• I must be cracking up! (humorous) ça ne tourne plus rond chez moi ! (inf)
   b. (with laughter) se tordre de rire
2. separable transitive verb
   a. ( = distress) foutre en l'air (inf !)
   b. ( = amuse) faire marrer (inf !)
   c. it's not all it's cracked up to be (inf) ce n'est pas aussi sensationnel qu'on le dit
* * *
[kræk] 1.
noun
1) (in varnish, ground) craquelure f (in dans); (single line in wall, cup, mirror, ground, bone) fêlure f (in dans)
2) (in door) entrebâillement m; (in curtains) fente f; (in rock) fissure f
3) (drug) (also crack cocaine) crack m
4) (noise) craquement m
5) (colloq) (attempt) essai m, tentative f

to have a crack at doing — essayer de faire

to have a crack at — essayer de remporter [title]; essayer de battre [record]

6) plaisanterie f (about à propos de)

a cheap crack — une plaisanterie facile

2.
adjective (tjrs épith) [player] de première; [troops, shot] d'élite
3.
transitive verb
1) (make a crack in) fêler [mirror, bone, wall, cup]; (make fine cracks in) fendiller, faire craqueler [varnish]
2) (break) casser [nut, egg, casing]

to crack a safe — fracturer un coffre-fort

to crack something open — ouvrir quelque chose

to crack one's head open — se fendre le crâne

3) (solve) résoudre [problem]; déchiffrer [code]

I've cracked it — (colloq) j'ai pigé (colloq) or compris

4) faire claquer [whip]; faire craquer [knuckles]

to crack somebody on the head — asséner un coup sur la tête de quelqu'un

to crack one's head on something — se cogner la tête sur quelque chose

to crack the whip — fig agiter le fouet

5) (overcome) faire craquer [defences]
6)

to crack a joke — sortir une blague (colloq)

4.
intransitive verb
1) (develop crack(s)) se fêler; [varnish] se craqueler; [skin] se crevasser; [ground] se fendre
2) (cease to resist) [person] craquer

to crack under pressure — ne pas tenir le coup

3) (make sound) [knuckles, twig] craquer; [whip] claquer
4) [voice] se casser
Phrasal Verbs:
••

not all ou not as good as it's cracked up to be — (colloq) pas aussi bon qu'on le prétend

to get cracking — (colloq) s'y mettre

go on, get cracking! — (colloq) vas-y, remue-toi! (colloq)

to have a fair crack of the whip — avoir sa chance

to give somebody a fair crack of the whip — donner sa chance à quelqu'un


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