crack face

- annealing crack

1) передняя поверхность; верхняя поверхность; наружная поверхность

2) лицо, лицевая сторона, лицевая поверхность; лобовая поверхность

3) грань (напр. геометрической фигуры, кристалла); фаска, срез

4) горн. забой; лава

5) гидр. откос; грань

6) облицовка; защитное покрытие || облицовывать; устраивать защитное покрытие

7) экран ( плотины) || устраивать экран ( плотины)

8) подпил, подруб ( дерева при валке); надрез ( ствола)

9) пласть ( пиломатериала)

10) плоский боёк ( молота)

11) режущая кромка (напр. пилы)

12) фасад, вид спереди

13) торцевая поверхность, торец || подрезать торец, производить торцевую обработку

14) обработанная поверхность

15) передняя поверхность ( режущего инструмента)

16) ширина венца (ЗК)

17) дно ( баллона ЭЛТ); экран ( ЭЛГ)

18) передняя панель ( прибора)

19) шкала ( прибора)

20) начертание ( рисунок) шрифта

21) очко ( литеры)

22) лицевая сторона оттиска

23) пищ. передняя грань ( рифли вальца)

24) верхняя поверхность ( нижнего жёрнова)

25) циферблат ( часов)

26) отделывать одежду

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.

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.

■ 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.

1 faccia; viso; volto; muso ( d'animale): a round [pale] face, una faccia tonda [pallida]; un viso tondo [pallido]; a friendly [sad] face, una faccia amica [triste]; She had a puzzled expression on her face, aveva l'aria perplessa; The wind was blowing right in my face, il vento mi soffiava dritto in faccia; There were several new faces, c'erano diverse facce nuove; to laugh in sb. 's face, ridere in faccia a q.; to cross one's face, disegnarsi sul viso di q.; Her face lit up, le si rischiarò il viso

2 faccia; espressione; aria: with a cheerful face, con la faccia allegra; long face, faccia seria; faccia lunga; muso; to pull a long face, fare la faccia lunga; fare il broncio

3 smorfia; boccaccia: to make a face, fare una smorfia; to make (o to pull) faces at sb., fare le boccacce (o le smorfie) a q.

4 aspetto ( di cosa, situazione, ecc.); faccia: This'll change the face of the neighbourhood, questo cambierà l'aspetto del quartiere; to put a new face on st., conferire (o dare) un aspetto nuovo a qc.; cambiare qc.

5 [u] faccia tosta; impudenza; sfacciataggine; (bel) coraggio: to have the face to do st., avere la faccia tosta di fare qc.

6 faccia; superficie: A cube has six faces, il cubo ha sei facce; on the face of the earth, sulla faccia della terra

7 quadrante ( d'orologio): clock face, quadrante

8 (edil.) facciata; faccia; fronte

9 ( di stoffa) diritto; ( di un documento) recto

10 ( di monte) parete

11 (ind. min.) fronte: the coal face, la fronte del carbone

12 (tipogr.) faccia; occhio

13 (mecc.: di utensile) faccia; taglio

14 ( slang) bocca; becco: to open one's face, parlare; Shut your face!, taci!; chiudi il becco!

15 ( slang) persona assai nota; personaggio; celebrità

16 ( slang USA) (uomo) bianco

● face-ache, nevralgia facciale; (fig. fam.) brutta faccia, brutto muso; faccia da funerale □ (fam.) a face as long as a fiddle, una faccia da funerale □ ( USA) face card, figura ( delle carte da gioco); (fig. fam.) personaggio importante □ (miner.) face-centred, a facce centrate □ ( cosmesi) face cream, crema per il viso □ face down, a faccia in giù; bocconi, prono; ( di carta da gioco) coperta □ (GB) face flannel ► facecloth □ (mecc.) face gear, ingranaggio (o ruota dentata) frontale □ (fam. GB) a face like the end of a bus, faccia sgradevole (spec. di donna) □ face lathe, tornio per spianatura □ face-lift (o face-lifting), ( cosmesi, med.) plastica facciale; lifting, ritidectomia; (fig.) restauro, rifacimento, maquillage (franc.), modernizzazione, svecchiamento □ a face like thunder, una faccia scura; un'espressione furibonda □ face mask, maschera di protezione; ( cosmesi, USA) maschera di bellezza □ (archit.) face of the arch, fronte dell'arco □ ( sport) face of the goal, specchio della porta □ ( cosmesi) face pack, maschera di bellezza □ face paint, pittura per la faccia □ face painting, il dipingersi la faccia (per decorazione, rito, gioco, ecc.) □ ( cosmesi) face powder, cipria □ face-saver, espediente (o gesto, risultato, ecc.) che salva la faccia □ face-saving, (sost.) il salvare la faccia; (agg.) che salva la faccia, onorevole □ (tecn.) face shield, visiera di protezione ( per saldatori, ecc.) □ face to face (with), (a) faccia a faccia (con); di fronte (a); a quattr'occhi (con); a tu per tu (con): to come face to face with st., trovarsi di fronte a qc.; sperimentare qc. di persona; a face-to-face meeting, un incontro faccia a faccia □ face up, a faccia in su; supino; ( di carta da gioco) scoperta □ (fam. USA) face time, periodo di contatto diretto, di rapporto faccia a faccia ( tra superiori e inferiori) □ (psic.) face validity, validità esteriore (o di facciata) □ face value, (fin.) valore nominale (o facciale) ( di moneta, banconota, ecc.); (fig.) valore apparente, apparenza; to take st. at (its) face value, prendere qc. per quello che sembra; giudicare qc. dall'aspetto; prendere qc. alla lettera □ ( slang USA) to chew face, baciarsi □ (fam.) to crack one's face, sorridere □ (fam.) to do one's face, truccarsi; rifarsi il trucco □ His face fell, ha fatto una faccia ( per la delusione); c'è rimasto male □ to fly in the face of, sfidare; andare contro: to fly in the face of all logic, sfidare ogni logica □ (fam. USA) to get out of sb. 's face, levarsi di torno; togliersi di mezzo □ in the face of, davanti a; di fronte a; ( anche) nonostante, a dispetto di: to show calm in the face of difficulties, mostrare calma davanti alle difficoltà; The motion passed in the face of strong opposition, la mozione è passata nonostante una forte opposizione □ ( slang USA) In your face!, va' al diavolo; bèccati questo!; tiè! □ (fam.) in your face (attr. in-your-face), aggressivo; vistoso; provocatorio; sfacciato □ to keep a firm face, mantenere la calma e la sicurezza □ to keep a straight face, trattenersi dal ridere; restare serio □ to look sb. in the face, guardare q. in faccia; (fig.) guardare bene in faccia q. □ to lose (one's) face, perdere la faccia □ (fam.: spec. di donna) not just a pretty face, non solo carina; che ha anche un cervello □ on one's face, a faccia in giù; bocconi; disteso: to fall on one's face, cadere a faccia in giù; cadere disteso □ on the face of it, a prima vista; a giudicare dalle apparenze; a quanto pare □ to put a brave (o bold o good) face on st., fare buon viso a qc.; reagire con coraggio a qc.; prendere con filosofia qc. □ to set one's face against, opporsi a; contrastare; resistere a □ to save (one's) face, salvare la faccia □ to set one's face against st., opporsi a qc. □ to show one's face, mostrare la faccia; farsi vedere; comparire □ (fam.) to stuff one's face, rimpinzarsi; ingozzarsi; abboffarsi □ (fig.) to throw st. in sb. 's face, rinfacciare qc. a q. □ to sb. 's face, in faccia a q.; in presenza di q.: I told him to his face, glielo dissi in faccia; to criticize sb. to his face, criticare q. in sua presenza.

A v. t.

1 essere (o stare o mettersi) di fronte a; guardare verso; essere rivolto a; fronteggiare: Our hotel faced the church, il nostro albergo era di fronte alla chiesa; to face east, essere rivolto a est; guardare verso est; to face north, essere rivolto a nord; to face south, essere esposto a mezzogiorno; essere rivolto a sud; to face west, essere esposto a ovest; the building facing you, l'edificio di fronte a voi (o che avete di fronte); We stood facing each other, eravamo uno di fronte all'altro; the windows facing the lake, le finestre prospicienti al (o che danno sul) lago; I was ordered to stand facing the wall, mi è stato ordinato di mettermi con la faccia al muro; the picture facing p. 45, l'illustrazione di fronte a p. 45

2 avere di fronte; trovarsi di fronte; dover affrontare; dover far fronte a; avere la prospettiva di: the dilemma we are facing, il dilemma che abbiamo di fronte; I felt nervous about facing him, ero agitato all'idea di doverlo affrontare; the tasks faced by teachers, i compiti che gli insegnanti si trovano di fronte (o devono affrontare); He faces up to a three years in prison, gli si prospettano (o rischia) fino a tre anni di prigione; to face trial, essere processato

3 affrontare; far fronte a: She stood and faced him angrily, lei si alzò e lo affrontò furiosa; to face the press, affrontare la stampa

4 affrontare; accettare; guardare in faccia: to face facts, affrontare le cose come stanno; accettare la realtà dei fatti; to face the truth, affrontare la verità; guardare in faccia la realtà; to face a problem, affrontare un problema

5 (edil.) ricoprire; rivestire: a wall faced with mirrors, una parete rivestita di specchi

6 ( sartoria) guarnire; rinforzare

7 (mecc.) sfacciare; spianare; tornire in piano

8 voltare ( una carta da gioco) a faccia in su

B v. i.

1 affacciarsi (su); essere rivolto (a); guardare (verso): The houses face on to a canal, le case si affacciano su un canale

2 (mil.) voltarsi; girarsi: Left [Right] face!, fronte sinistr [destr]!

● (fig.) to face the music, affrontare le conseguenze ( di ciò che si è fatto) □ Let's face it!, ammettiamolo!; siamo sinceri!; diciamo la verità!

1) (noise) Krachen, das

2) (in china, glass, eggshell, ice, etc.) Sprung, der; (in rock) Spalte, die; (chink) Spalt, der

3) (blow) Schlag, der

4) (coll.): (try) Versuch, der

5)

6) (coll.): (wisecrack) [geistreicher] Witz

7) (sl.): (drug)

(coll.) erstklassig

1) (break, lit. or fig.) knacken [Nuss, Problem]; knacken (salopp) [Safe, Kode]

2) (make a crack in) anschlagen [Porzellan, Glas]

3)

4)

1) [Porzellan, Glas:] einen Sprung/Sprünge bekommen; [Haut:] aufspringen, rissig werden; [Eis:] Risse bekommen

2) (make sound) [Peitsche:] knallen; [Gelenk:] knacken; [Gewehr:] krachen

3) (coll.)

- academic.ru/16937/crack_down">crack down

- crack up

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1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) krachen

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) zerbrechen

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) knacken

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) (Witze) reißen

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) knacken

6) (to solve (a code).) knacken

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) zusammenbrechen

1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) der Sprung

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) der Spalt

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) der Knall

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) der Schlag

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) der Witz

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)

- cracked

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I. n

1. (fissure) Riss m

there was a \crack in the teacup die Teetasse hatte einen Sprung; ( fig)

\cracks began to show in his facade of self-confidence in seinem aufgesetzten Selbstbewusstsein wurden Sprünge sichtbar

hairline \crack Haarriss m

2. (narrow space) Ritze f, Spalt m

to open a door/window [just] a \crack eine Tür/ein Fenster [nur] einen Spalt öffnen

3. (sharp noise) of a breaking branch Knacken nt kein pl; of breaking ice Krachen nt kein pl; of a rifle Knall m

a loud \crack of thunder ein lautes Donnerkrachen

4. (sharp blow) Schlag m

to give sb a \crack over the head jdm eins überziehen [o über den Schädel geben

5. no pl (drug) Crack nt o m

\crack house ( fam) Crackhaus nt, Bezugsstelle f für Crack

6. (joke) Witz m

a cheap \crack ein schlechter Witz

to make a \crack about sth einen Witz über etw akk reißen

7. ( fam: attempt) Versuch m

it was her first \crack at [beating] the world record es war ihr erster Versuch, den Weltrekord einzustellen

to have a \crack at sth [or to give sth a \crack] etw [aus]probieren

▶ at the \crack of dawn im Morgengrauen

▶ the \crack of doom der Jüngste Tag

▶ to get/have a fair \crack of the whip BRIT eine [echte] Chance bekommen/haben

II. adj attr, inv erstklassig, Super- fam

\crack marksman Meisterschütze m

\crack shot Meisterschütze, -schützin m, f

\crack regiment Eliteregiment nt

III. vt

1. (break)

to \crack a cup/glass/window einen Sprung in eine Tasse/ein Glas/eine Fensterscheibe machen

2. (open)

▪ to \crack sth [open] [or to \crack [open] sth] etw aufbrechen

come round and we'll \crack [open] a bottle together komm doch vorbei, dann machen wir eine Flasche auf

to \crack an egg ein Ei aufschlagen

to \crack nuts Nüsse knacken

to \crack [open] a safe ( fam) einen Safe knacken fam

3. (solve)

I've \cracked it! ich hab's!

to \crack a code/problem einen Code/ein Problem knacken fam

4. (hit)

to \crack sb on [or over] the head jdm eins auf/über den Schädel geben

to \crack one's head/elbow on sth sich dat den Kopf/Ellbogen an etw dat anschlagen

5. (make noise)

to \crack one's knuckles mit den Fingern knacken

to \crack a whip mit einer Peitsche knallen

6. CHEM

▪ to \crack sth hydrocarbons etw spalten

▶ to \crack a joke einen Witz reißen fam

▶ to \crack the whip ein strengeres Regiment aufziehen

IV. vi

1. (break) [zer]brechen, zerspringen; lips, paintwork aufspringen, rissig werden

2. ( fam: break down) zusammenbrechen; relationship zerbrechen; facade abbröckeln

3. (break down) zusammenbrechen

his voice \cracked with emotion seine Stimme versagte vor Rührung

to \crack during interrogation beim Verhör zusammenbrechen

to \crack under pressure of work unter der Arbeitslast zusammenbrechen

4. (make noise) breaking ice, thunder krachen; breaking branch knacken; shot, whip knallen

▶ to get \cracking ( fam) loslegen fam

I'd better get \cracking on writing these letters ich sollte mich endlich mal dranmachen, diese Briefe zu schreiben

get \cracking or we'll miss the train jetzt aber los, sonst verpassen wir den Zug

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1. n

1) Riss m; (between floorboards etc) Ritze f; (= wider hole etc) Spalte f; (= fine line in pottery, glass etc) Sprung m

2) (= sharp noise of wood etc breaking) Knacks m; (of gun, whip) Knall(en nt no pl) m; (of thunder) Schlag m

3) (= sharp blow) Schlag m

4) (inf: gibe) Stichelei f; (= joke) Witz m

5) (inf

6) (DRUGS) Crack nt

7) (Ir, Brit inf) tolle Zeit

8) (Brit vulg = vagina) Fotze f (vulg)

2. adj attr

3. vt

1) (= make a crack in) glass, china, pottery einen Sprung machen in (+acc); bone anbrechen, anknacksen (inf); skin, ground rissig machen; ground, ice einen Riss/Risse machen in (+acc)

2) (= break) nuts, safe knacken; (fig inf) code knacken; case, problem lösen

3) joke reißen

4) whip knallen mit; finger, joint knacken mit

5) (= hit sharply) schlagen

6) (= distil) petroleum kracken

4. vi

1) (= get a crack pottery, glass) einen Sprung/Sprünge bekommen, springen; (ice, road) einen Riss/Risse bekommen; (lips, skin) spröde or rissig werden; (bones) einen Knacks bekommen (inf); (= break) brechen

2) (= make a cracking sound twigs, joints) knacken, krachen; (whip, gun) knallen

3) (= hit sharply) schlagen, krachen

4) (= break voice) (with emotion) versagen

5) (inf)

6)

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crack [kræk]

A s

1. Krach m, Knall m (einer Peitsche, eines Gewehrs etc), (Donner) Schlag m, Knacks m, Knacken n:

a crack of thunder;

in a crack umg im Nu;

at the crack of dawn im Morgengrauen, in aller Frühe;

the crack of doom die Posaunen des Jüngsten Gerichts;

till the crack of doom umg bis zum Jüngsten Tag;

give sb a fair crack of the whip Br umg jemandem eine faire Chance geben

2. umg (heftiger) Schlag:

give sb a crack on the head jemandem eins auf den Kopf geben

3. Sprung m, Riss m:

the glass has got a crack das Glas hat einen Sprung oder ist gesprungen;

paper over the cracks fig die Differenzen übertünchen

4. Spalte f, Spalt m, Schlitz m, Ritz m, Ritze f:

the door was open a crack die Tür stand einen Spalt (breit) offen

5. umg

a) Knacks m (geistiger Defekt)

b) → crackpot A

6. Stimmbruch m

7. umg Versuch m:

have a crack at sich versuchen an (dat)

8. sl

a) Witz m

b) Seitenhieb m, Stichelei f:

make cracks about Witze machen über (akk); sticheln gegen jemanden

9. Br umg Crack m, Kanone f, As n (besonders Sportler)

10. sl obs

a) Einbruch m

b) Einbrecher m

11. sl Crack n (synthetische Droge auf Kokainbasis):

crack house Bar etc, in der mit Crack gehandelt wird

B adj umg erstklassig, Elite…, Meister…:

a crack player ein Meisterspieler;

a crack shot ein Meisterschütze;

a crack team SPORT eine Spitzen- oder Topmannschaft;

crack regiment Eliteregiment n

C int krach!, knacks!

D v/i

1. krachen, knallen, knacken

2. (zer)springen, (-)platzen, (-)bersten, (-)brechen, rissig werden, (auf)reißen, einen Sprung oder Sprünge bekommen

3. überschnappen (Stimme):

his voice is cracking er ist im Stimmbruch

4. fig zusammenbrechen ( under unter dat)

5. sl kaputtgehen, in die Brüche gehen

6. sl nachlassen, erlahmen

7. get cracking umg loslegen (on mit):

cracking speed umg tolles Tempo

8. besonders schott plaudern

9. CHEM sich (durch Hitze) zersetzen

E v/t

1. knallen mit, knacken oder krachen lassen:

crack one’s fingers mit den Fingern knacken;

a) mit der Peitsche knallen,

b) fig zeigen, wer der Herr ist;

crack a smile umg lächeln; → joke A 1

2. zerbrechen, (zer)spalten, (zer)sprengen:

crack an egg ein Ei aufschlagen; → bottle¹ A 1

3. a) einen Sprung machen in (dat)

b) MED sich etwas anbrechen:

4. umg

a) schlagen, hauen:

crack sb over the head jemandem eins auf den Kopf geben

b) eine Scheibe etc ein-, zerschlagen

5. eine Nuss (auf)knacken

6. umg einen Safe, einen Code, SPORT die Abwehr knacken:

crack a gang eine Verbrecherbande auffliegen lassen;

crack a problem ein Problem lösen

7. umg kaputt machen, ruinieren (beide auch fig)

8. umg jemandes Stolz etc erschüttern, anknacksen umg

9. TECH Erdöl kracken

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1) (noise) Krachen, das

2) (in china, glass, eggshell, ice, etc.) Sprung, der; (in rock) Spalte, die; (chink) Spalt, der

3) (blow) Schlag, der

4) (coll.): (try) Versuch, der

5)

6) (coll.): (wisecrack) [geistreicher] Witz

7) (sl.): (drug)

(coll.) erstklassig

1) (break, lit. or fig.) knacken [Nuss, Problem]; knacken (salopp) [Safe, Kode]

2) (make a crack in) anschlagen [Porzellan, Glas]

3)

4)

1) [Porzellan, Glas:] einen Sprung/Sprünge bekommen; [Haut:] aufspringen, rissig werden; [Eis:] Risse bekommen

2) (make sound) [Peitsche:] knallen; [Gelenk:] knacken; [Gewehr:] krachen

3) (coll.)

- crack down

- crack up

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Knall -e m.

Riss -e m.

Spalt -e m.

Sprung -¨e m. v.

brechen v.

knacken v.

knallen v.

platzen v.

zerbrechen v.

zersplittern v.

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• 1) раскалываться; 2) раскалывать

• отборный

• прожилок в камнях

• трещина

- crack detector

1) Силикатное производство: поверхностная трещина, посечка (дефект листового стекла)

2) Контроль качества: трещина на поверхности

• повърхностна пукнатина

to drop a brick

to stumble

to put one's foot in(to) it

to crack the bell

to make a break

înv. to put the wrong foot before.

to crack a joke (in smb.'s expense)

to play a joke (on smb.)

to poke fun (at smb.).