crack

crack
crack
A n
1 (part of fine network in paint, varnish, cup, ground) craquelure f (in dans) ; (single marked line in wall, cup, mirror, ground, bone) fêlure f (in dans) ; cracks are appearing in the policy/the relationship on commence à déceler des fêlures dans la politique/leurs relations ;
2 (narrow opening) (in door) entrebâillement m ; (in curtains) fente f ; (in rock, wall) fissure f ; to open the door a crack entrebâiller la porte ; leave the door open a crack laisse la porte entrebâillée ;
3 (drug) (also crack cocaine) crack m ;
4 (sharp noise of twig, bone, whip, shot) craquement m ;
5 (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] ; tenter [gold medal] ; to have a crack at (playing) Hamlet s'essayer à jouer Hamlet ; she wants (to have) a crack at the champion elle veut se mesurer au champion ; it's his third crack at the title c'est sa troisième tentative de remporter le titre ;
6 (jibe) moquerie f (about à propos de) ; (joke) plaisanterie f (about à propos de) ; a cheap crack une plaisanterie facile ; to have a crack at sb se moquer de qn ;
7 GB dial (laugh, good time) rigolade f .
B adj (tjrs épith) [player] de première ; [troops, regiment, shot] d'élite.
C vtr
1 (make a crack in) fêler [mirror, bone, wall, cup] ; (make fine cracks in) fendiller, faire craqueler [paint, varnish, cup] ;
2 (break) casser [nut, egg, casing] ; to crack a safe cambrioler un coffre-fort ; to crack sth open ouvrir qch ; let's crack open a bottle of wine ouvrons une bouteille de vin ; to crack one's head open se fendre le crâne ; she didn't crack a book for that class US elle n'a même pas ouvert un livre pour cette matière ; to crack the market percer sur le marché ;
3 (solve) résoudre [problem, case] ; to crack a code déchiffrer un code ; to crack a spy/crime network démanteler un réseau d'espions/criminel ; I think I've cracked it je crois que j'ai pigé or compris ;
4 (make cracking sound with) faire claquer [whip] ; faire craquer [knuckles, joints, twig] ; to crack sth over sb's head, to crack sb on the head with sth asséner un coup sur la tête de qn avec qch ; to crack one's head on sth se cogner la tête sur qch ; to crack the whip fig agiter le fouet ;
5 (overcome) faire craquer [resistance, defences, opposition] ;
6 to crack a joke sortir une blague ;
7 Chem craquer [oil].
D vi
1 (develop crack(s)) [bone, mirror, cup, wall, ice] se fêler ; [paint, varnish] se craqueler ; [skin] se crevasser ; [ground] (slightly) se fendiller ; (severely) se fendre ; the earth cracked in the heat la terre s'est fendillée sous l'effet de la chaleur ;
2 (cease to resist) [person, opposition] craquer ; to crack under interrogation craquer à la suite d'un interrogatoire ; he tends to crack under pressure il a tendance à craquer quand la pression monte ;
3 (make sharp sound) [knuckles, joint, twig] craquer ; [whip] claquer ;
4 [voice] se casser ; her voice cracked with emotion sa voix s'est cassée tellement elle était émue ;
5 her face cracked into a smile elle a souri jusqu'aux oreilles.
Idioms
not all ou not as good as it's cracked up to be pas aussi bon qu'on le prétend ; to get cracking s'y mettre ; go on, get cracking! vas-y, remue-toi! ; to get cracking on ou with a job se mettre au travail ; to have a fair crack of the whip avoir sa chance ; to give sb a fair crack of the whip donner sa chance à qn.
Phrasal verbs
crack down prendre des mesures énergiques, sévir (on contre).
crack up :
crack up
1 (have breakdown) craquer ;
2 (laugh) rire ;
3 argot des drogués to crack (it) up fumer du crack ;
crack [sb] up faire rire.

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