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1.(coll.)intransitive verb [Flugzeug usw.:] auseinander brechen; [Gesellschaft, Person:] zusammenbrechen2. transitive verbshe/it is not all she/it is cracked up to be — so toll ist sie/es nun auch wieder nicht[, wie sie/es dargestellt wird]
* * *◆ crack up1. (find sth hilarious) lachen müssenII. vt1. (assert)they're always \crack uping it up to be the best but I'm not so sure es wird immer in den Himmel gelobt, aber ich habe so meine Bedenkenthis new washing powder is not all it's \crack uped up to be das neue Waschpulver hält nicht alles, was es verspricht2. (amuse)▪ sth \crack ups sb up etw bringt jdn zum Lachenevery time I see her wearing that hat it \crack ups me up jedes Mal wenn ich sie mit diesem Hut sehe, könnte ich mich kaputtlachen* * *1. vi1) (= break into pieces) zerbrechen; (road surface, lips) aufspringen, rissig werden; (ice) brechen; (machine, plane) auseinanderbrechen, auseinanderfallen; (make-up) rissig werden2) (fig inf person) durchdrehen (inf); (under strain) zusammenbrechen; (= have a mental breakdown) einen Nervenzusammenbruch haben; (organization) auseinanderfallen, zusammenbrechen; (= lose ability, strength athlete etc) abbauen2. vt sep (inf)he's/it's not all he's/it's cracked up to be — so toll ist er/es dann auch wieder nicht
he's cracked up to be some sort of genius — er wird als eine Art Genie gepriesen
* * *crack up umgA v/i1. (körperlich oder seelisch) zusammenbrechen3. sich vor Lachen krümmenB v/t1. ein Fahrzeug zu Schrott fahren2. the story cracked them up sie krümmten sich vor Lachen bei der Geschichte3. hochjubeln:he’s not as good as he’s cracked up to be so gut ist er auch wieder nicht* * *1.(coll.)intransitive verb [Flugzeug usw.:] auseinander brechen; [Gesellschaft, Person:] zusammenbrechen2. transitive verbshe/it is not all she/it is cracked up to be — so toll ist sie/es nun auch wieder nicht[, wie sie/es dargestellt wird]
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