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crack

1. noun
   1. (in rock) fissure f;
      (in varnish, ground) craquelure f;
      (in wall, cup, bone) fêlure f;
   2. (in door) entrebâillement m;
      (in curtains) fente f;
   3. (also ~ cocaine) crack m;
   4. (noise) craquement m;
   5. (colloquial)(attempt) essai m, tentative f;
      to have a ~ at doing essayer de faire.

2. adjective (player) de première;
   (troops, shot) d'élite.

3. transitive verb
   1. fêler (bone, wall, cup);
   2. casser (nut, egg);
      to ~ a safe fracturer un coffre-fort;
      to ~ sth open ouvrir qch;
      to ~ one's head open se fendre le crâne;
   3. déchiffrer (code);
   4. faire claquer (whip);
      faire craquer (knuckles, joints).

4. intransitive verb
   1. (bone, cup, wall, ice) se fêler;
      (varnish) se craqueler;
      (skin) se crevasser;
      (ground) se fendre;
   2. (person) craquer (colloquial);
   3. (knuckles, twig) craquer;
      (whip) claquer;
   4. (voice) se casser.

crack down

prendre des mesures énergiques, sévir (on contre).

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'crack' found in these entries:

English:

dawn - develop - fill

French:

boucher - brisure - calfeutrer - casser - claquement - colmater - craqueler - craquement - craquer - crevasse - élite - fêler - fêlure - fendiller - fendre - fente - fissure - fissurer - flancher - gerçure - interstice - lézarde - lézarder - sabler - sortir

crack: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations
crack	(split, fissure)	nf	fissure
crack	(bone, mirror, pottery)	nf	fêlure
crack	(cracking sound)	nm	craquement
crack	(split)	nf	fente (fissure : dans un sol, un mur)
crack	(in a wall)	nf	lézarde
crack	(bone, mirror, pottery)	vtr	fêler ⇒
crack	(skull, wall, plaster)	vtr	fendre ⇒ (crâne, mur, plâtre)
crack	(open: eggs, nuts)	vtr	casser ⇒ (œufs, noix)
crack	(under pressure, temptation) figurative	vi	craquer ⇒ (sous la pression, la tentation) figuré
crack	(whip)	vtr	claquer ⇒ (un fouet)
Additional Translations:
crack	(slight opening: door, window)	nm	entrebâillement (porte, fenêtre)
crack	(snapping sound)	excl	crac excl
crack	(defect in paint)	nf	craquelure
crack	(joke, jibe)	nf	plaisanterie
crack	(decipher, solve)	vtr	déchiffrer ⇒ (un code)
crack	(decipher, solve)	vtr	craquer ⇒ (un code) familier
crack	(cocaine) slang	nf	dope (cocaïne) argot
crack	(cocaine) slang	nf	coco (cocaïne) argot
crack	(cocaine) slang	nf	blanche (cocaïne) argot
crack	(cocaine) slang	nf	neige (cocaïne) argot
crack	(cocaine) slang	nf	farine (cocaïne) argot
crack	(cocaine) slang	nmf	crack (cocaïne) argot
crack	(snapping sound)	nm	crac (cassure)
crack	(snapping sound)	nm	craquement
crack	(sport: expert, ace) adj	nm	as (sport : as)
crack	(sport: expert, ace) adj	nmf	crack (sport : as)
crack	(expert, excellent)	adj	excellent (sport)
crack	(attempt, try)	nf	tentative
crack	(atmosphere of fun) Irish	nf	ambiance
crack	(ground, wall)	nf	crevasse (sol, mur)
crack	(in metal)	nf	paille (fissure dans un métal)
crack	(noise: rifle)	nf	détonation
crack	(partial break)	nf	fracture
crack		nm	crac (programme informatique)
crack	(cracking sound: whip)	nm	claquement (bruit d'un fouet)
crack	(joke)	nm	trait d'esprit
crack	(sharp blow)	nm	coup
crack	(split)	nm	interstice
crack	(opening)	nmf	crack (équitation)
crack	(ice)	vi	craquer ⇒ (se fendre : banquise)
crack	(wood: make cracking sound)	vi	craquer ⇒ (bruit du bois)
crack	(bone, mirror, pottery)	vpr	se fêler ⇒
crack	(fissure)	vpr	se fissurer ⇒
crack	(ground, wall)	vpr	se crevasser ⇒ (sol, mur)
crack	(skull, wall, plaster)	vpr	se fendre ⇒ (crâne, mur, plâtre)
crack	(voice)	vpr	se casser ⇒ (voix)
crack	(voice)	vpr	se briser ⇒ (voix)
crack	(wall)	vpr	se lézarder ⇒ (mur)
crack	(fissure)	vtr	fissurer ⇒
crack	(ground, wall)	vtr	crevasser ⇒ (sol, mur)
crack	(petroleum)	vtr	craquer ⇒ (pétrole)
crack	(wall)	vtr	lézarder ⇒ (mur)
Compound Forms/Formes composées
another crack		nf	autre tentative
at the crack of dawn			à l'aube
crack a smile			ébaucher un sourire
crack down		v	craquer ⇒ (perdre le contrôle de soi)
crack down		v	sévir ⇒
crack down on		vi	sévir contre ⇒
crack of dawn			pointe du jour
crack open		v	fracturer ⇒
crack the whip		v	donner un coup de fouet
crack up (colloquial)		v	disjoncter ⇒ familier
crack up		v	se briser ⇒
hairline crack		nf	petite fissure (lézarde)
nut to crack		nm	problème difficile à résoudre
take a crack at		v	essayer de
tough nut to crack		nm	problème difficile à résoudre
wise crack		v	sortir une vanne
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