verb🔗ShareAgrietarse, resquebrajarseTo form cracks."The old concrete sidewalk was cracking, showing several small lines of breakage. "La vieja acera de concreto se estaba agrietando, mostrando varias pequeñas líneas de rotura.materialphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgrietarse, romperseTo break apart under pressure."When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked."Cuando intenté pararme en la silla, se agrietó.materialphysicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCeder bajo presión psicológicaTo become debilitated by psychological pressure."Anyone would crack after being hounded like that."Cualquiera cedería bajo esa presión.mindconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCeder, derrumbarseTo break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture."When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked."Cuando le mostramos las fotos de la escena del crimen, cedió.policemilitarywaractioninhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrujir, agrietarseTo make a cracking sound."The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six."El bate crujió con autoridad y la pelota se fue por seis.soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuebrarse, cambiar(of a voice) To change rapidly in register."His voice cracked with emotion."Su voz se quebró por la emoción.soundcommunicationlanguagehumanbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuebrarse, cambiar la voz(of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering."His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen."Su voz finalmente se quebró cuando tenía catorce años.physiologybodyagehumansexsoundstageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer un comentario agudo y humorísticoTo make a sharply humorous comment.""I would too, with a face like that," she cracked."Ella soltó: "Yo también, con esa cara".languagecommunicationentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgrietar, resquebrajarTo make a crack or cracks in."The ball cracked the window."La pelota agrietó la ventana.actionmaterialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRomper, quebrarTo break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress."The child was cracking walnuts with a hammer. "El niño estaba rompiendo nueces con un martillo.actionmaterialphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRomper, agrietarTo strike forcefully."She cracked him over the head with her handbag."Ella le rompió la cabeza con su bolso.actionsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgrietarse, entreabrirTo open slightly."Could you please crack the window?"¿Podrías entreabrir la ventana, por favor?actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer ceder, doblegarTo cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative)"They managed to crack him on the third day."Lograron doblegarlo al tercer día.mindpolicecommunicationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareResolver, descifrarTo solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.)"After hours of brainstorming, the team finally succeeded in cracking the code to the marketing campaign. "Después de horas de lluvia de ideas, el equipo finalmente logró resolver el código de la campaña de marketing.achievementabilityactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRomper, descifrarTo overcome a security system or a component."It took a minute to crack the lock, three minutes to crack the security system, and about twenty minutes to crack the safe."Tardó un minuto en romper la cerradura, tres minutos en descifrar el sistema de seguridad y unos veinte minutos en abrir la caja fuerte.computinginternettechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrujir, hacer crujirTo cause to make a sharp sound."to crack a whip"Hacer crujir un látigo.soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContar, soltarTo tell (a joke)."The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke."La actuación estuvo bien hasta que soltó ese chiste sobre el bebé muerto.entertainmentcommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCraquear, romperTo break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse."Acetone is cracked to ketene and methane at 700°C."La acetona se craquea a ceteno y metano a 700°C.chemistryprocesstechnicalenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrackear, romperTo circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits."That software licence will expire tomorrow unless we can crack it."Esa licencia de software expirará mañana a menos que podamos crackearla.technologycomputinginternetelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbrirTo open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food."After a long day of work, I enjoyed cracking open a cold soda. "Después de un largo día de trabajo, disfruté abriendo una soda fría.fooddrinkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareJactarse, presumirTo brag, boast."He kept cracking about his high test score, even though everyone else did well too. "Él siguió jactándose de su alta puntuación en el examen, aunque a todos los demás también les fue bien.languagecommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeteriorarse, fracasarTo be ruined or impaired; to fail."The old bridge is cracking under the weight of the heavy trucks; it might fail soon. "El viejo puente se está deteriorando bajo el peso de los camiones pesados; podría fracasar pronto.outcomebusinessachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl craqueoThe thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline."The chemical industry uses cracking to transform heavy oil into lighter, more valuable fuels like gasoline. "La industria química utiliza el craqueo para transformar el petróleo pesado en combustibles más ligeros y valiosos como la gasolina.chemistryfuelindustrysciencetechnicalenergyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAgrietamiento, formación de grietasThe formation of cracks on a surface."The cracking in the pavement near the school was getting worse, making it bumpy and dangerous for students to walk on. "El agrietamiento en el pavimento cerca de la escuela empeoraba, haciéndolo irregular y peligroso para que los estudiantes caminaran sobre él.materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrujido, chasquidoThe production of a crack sound."the crackings of whips"Los crujidos de los látigossoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGenial, estupendoGreat."The race started at a cracking pace."La carrera comenzó a un ritmo estupendo.entertainmentlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEstupendo, genialEnjoyable."We had a cracking time."Nos lo pasamos estupendamente.entertainmentstyleattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareMuy, genialVery, usually associated with praise."It was a cracking good show."Fue un espectáculo genial.languagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
