noun🔗ShareFissure, crevasseA thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material."A large crack had formed in the roadway."Une grande fissure s'était formée sur la chaussée.materialgapstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFissure, crevasseA narrow opening."Open the door a crack."Ouvre la porte d'une fissure.gappartstructureappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBlague, plaisanterieA sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack."My brother made a crack about my new haircut, saying it looked like a bird's nest. "Mon frère a fait une blague sur ma nouvelle coupe de cheveux, disant qu'elle ressemblait à un nid d'oiseau.languagecommunicationentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrack, cocaïne baseCrack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe."crack head"toxicomane au cracksubstancemedicinechemistryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCraquement, fissureThe sharp sound made when solid material breaks."The crack of the falling branch could be heard for miles."Le craquement de la branche qui tombait pouvait être entendu à des kilomètres.soundmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCraquement, bruit secAny sharp sound."The crack of the bat hitting the ball."Le craquement de la batte frappant la balle.soundessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCraquement, coup secA sharp, resounding blow."The basketball player's crack of the bat echoed through the empty gym. "Le craquement de la batte du joueur de basket-ball résonna dans le gymnase vide.soundactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTentative, essaiAn attempt at something."My brother made a crack at fixing the leaky faucet, but he just made it worse. "Mon frère a fait une tentative pour réparer le robinet qui fuit, mais il a empiré les choses.actionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVagin, chatteVagina.bodysexanatomyorganhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFente, fissureThe space between the buttocks."Pull up your pants! Your crack is showing."Remonte ton pantalon ! On voit ta fente.anatomybodypartphysiologyhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAmbiance, bonne ambiance, amusementConviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company."He/she is quare good crack."Il/Elle est de bonne compagnie.communicationentertainmentlanguagegroupculturehumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAffaires, événements, nouvellesBusiness; events; news."The latest news crack about the school fundraiser is that it might be canceled due to low donations. "Les dernières nouvelles concernant la collecte de fonds de l'école indiquent qu'elle pourrait être annulée en raison du faible montant des dons.businessmediaeventessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrack, contournementA program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software."Has anyone got a crack for DocumentWriter 3.0?"Quelqu'un a-t-il un crack pour DocumentWriter 3.0 ?computingtechnologyinternetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDiscussion, bavardage(elsewhere throughout the North of the UK) a meaningful chat."After school, they had a crack about their teacher's new haircut. "Après l'école, ils ont eu une discussion sur la nouvelle coupe de cheveux de leur professeur.communicationlanguagesocietycultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIdées farfelues, absurditésExtremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose."His idea for a new school project was a crack – completely ridiculous and impractical. "Son idée pour un nouveau projet scolaire était une absurdité – complètement ridicule et impraticable.languagestylewritingliteratureentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMuéeThe tone of voice when changed at puberty."Her crack appeared around the time she started high school. "Sa muée est apparue vers l'époque où elle a commencé le lycée.physiologyagebodysoundessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFêlure, grain de folieA mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity."He has a crack."Il a un grain de folie.mindcharacterpersonconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFou, dingueA crazy or crack-brained person."My uncle is a real crack, always coming up with the most bizarre ideas for our family reunion. "Mon oncle est un vrai dingue, il a toujours les idées les plus bizarres pour nos retrouvailles familiales.mindpersoncharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVantardise, fanfaronnadeA boast; boasting."My brother's crack about winning the chess tournament was annoying; he always brags. "La vantardise de mon frère à propos de sa victoire au tournoi d'échecs était agaçante ; il se vante toujours.characterlanguageattitudecommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFêlure, fissureBreach of chastity."The rumors about the student's supposed crack damaged his reputation at school. "Les rumeurs sur la supposée fêlure du jeune homme ont endommagé sa réputation à l'école.moralsexactionsocietyculturereligionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGarçon, gaminA boy, generally a pert, lively boy."The new boy in class was a real crack, always joking and asking questions. "Le nouveau garçon de la classe était un vrai gamin, toujours en train de plaisanter et de poser des questions.personcharacterageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInstant, secondeA brief time; an instant; a jiffy."The teacher gave us a crack of time to finish the last problem. "Le professeur nous a donné un instant pour finir le dernier problème.timephraseessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFissurer, craquerTo form cracks."The old concrete sidewalk cracked under the weight of the heavy truck. "Le vieux trottoir en béton s'est fissuré sous le poids du camion lourd.materialphysicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCraquer, se fendreTo break apart under pressure."When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked."Quand j'ai essayé de me tenir debout sur la chaise, elle s'est fendue.actionmaterialphysicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCraquer, flancherTo become debilitated by psychological pressure."Anyone would crack after being hounded like that."N'importe qui craquerait après avoir été harcelé de la sorte.mindemotionsufferingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCraquer, céderTo break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture."When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked."Quand nous lui avons montré les photos de la scène de crime, il a craqué.policemindactionwarinhumansufferinglawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCraquerTo make a cracking sound."The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six."La batte craqua avec autorité et la balle partit pour un six.soundactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCraquer, casser(of a voice) To change rapidly in register."His voice cracked with emotion."Sa voix a craqué sous l'émotion.soundlanguagecommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMuer, casser la voix(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."Sa voix a finalement mué à l'âge de quatorze ans.physiologybodyagehumansoundlinguisticssexbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLâcher une blague, lancer une plaisanterieTo make a sharply humorous comment.""I would too, with a face like that," she cracked."« Moi aussi, avec une tête pareille », lâcha-t-elle.languagecommunicationentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFêler, fissurerTo make a crack or cracks in."The ball cracked the window."La balle a fêlé la fenêtre.materialpropertyphysicsgeologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCasser, fêlerTo break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress."The falling tree branch cracked the window pane. "La branche d'arbre tombante a fêlé le carreau de la fenêtre.actionphysicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper, claquerTo strike forcefully."She cracked him over the head with her handbag."Elle l'a frappé à la tête avec son sac à main.actionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntrebailler, fêlerTo open slightly."Could you please crack the window?"Pourriez-vous entrebailler la fenêtre, s'il vous plaît ?actionappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire craquer, faire céderTo cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative)"They managed to crack him on the third day."Ils ont réussi à le faire craquer le troisième jour.mindcommunicationpolicewarstategovernmentactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRésoudre, percerTo solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.)"The team finally cracked the mystery of the missing homework assignments. "L'équipe a finalement percé le mystère des devoirs disparus.abilityachievementactionmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCraquer, piraterTo 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."Il a fallu une minute pour craquer la serrure, trois minutes pour pirater le système de sécurité et environ vingt minutes pour craquer le coffre-fort.technologycomputinginternetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire craquer, craquerTo cause to make a sharp sound."to crack a whip"Faire craquer un fouet.soundactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaconter, lancer (une blague)To tell (a joke)."The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke."La performance était bien jusqu'à ce qu'il lance cette blague macabre.entertainmentcommunicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFissurer, craquerTo break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse."Acetone is cracked to ketene and methane at 700°C."L'acétone est craquée en cétène et méthane à 700°C.chemistryprocessenergyfueltechnicalscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCraquer, contournerTo circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits."That software licence will expire tomorrow unless we can crack it."Cette licence logicielle expirera demain, à moins que nous puissions la craquer.technologycomputinginternetelectronicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOuvrirTo open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food."I cracked the soda can to quench my thirst after lunch. "J'ai ouvert la canette de soda pour étancher ma soif après le déjeuner.fooddrinkutensilactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe vanter, se targuerTo brag, boast."My brother always cracks about how smart he is, even when he's wrong. "Mon frère se vante toujours de son intelligence, même quand il a tort.languagecommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'effondrer, échouerTo be ruined or impaired; to fail."My project presentation completely cracked under pressure; I forgot all my notes. "Ma présentation de projet s'est complètement effondrée sous la pression ; j'ai oublié toutes mes notes.outcomeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExpert, chevronnéHighly trained and competent."Even a crack team of investigators would have trouble solving this case."Même une équipe d'enquêteurs chevronnés aurait du mal à résoudre cette affaire.qualityabilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExcellent, de premier ordreExcellent, first-rate, superior, top-notch."My sister's new essay was a crack piece of writing; it was brilliant. "Le nouveau essai de ma sœur était un texte excellent ; il était brillant.qualitystyleattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading