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1 crack down (on)
(to act firmly against: The police have cracked down on drug dealers; to crack down on illegal immigration.) παίρνω μέτρα εναντίον -
2 crack down (on)
(to act firmly against: The police have cracked down on drug dealers; to crack down on illegal immigration.) παίρνω μέτρα εναντίον -
3 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) ραγίζω2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) σπάω3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) κάνω κρακ4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) λέω (αστείο)5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) ανοίγω (χρηματοκιβώτιο) με διάρρηξη6) (to solve (a code).) σπάω (κώδικα)7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) υποχωρώ, `σπάω`2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) ράγισμα2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) χαραμάδα3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) κρότος4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) χτύπημα5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) αστείο6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) κρακ, ναρκωτική ουσία3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) πρώτης τάξεως- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
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4 split
[split] 1. verbpresent participle splitting: past tense, past participle split)1) (to cut or (cause to) break lengthwise: to split firewood; The skirt split all the way down the back seam.) σκίζω,σκίζομαι(κατά μήκος)2) (to divide or (cause to) disagree: The dispute split the workers into two opposing groups.) μοιράζω/διασπώ,διχάζω2. noun(a crack or break: There was a split in one of the sides of the box.) ρωγμή,σκίσιμο,σκάσιμο/σχίσμα,διάσπαση- split second
- splitting headache
- the splits
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