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1 crouler
crouler [kʀule]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[maison, mur] to collapse* * *kʀuleverbe intransitif1) ( s'effondrer) to collapse; ( se désagréger) to crumble2) ( être submergé)crouler sous — [personne] to be weighed down by
* * *kʀule vi1) (= ployer)crouler sous [poids] — to collapse under, [travail] to be snowed under with
crouler sous les applaudissements; La salle croulait sous les applaudissements. — The applause nearly brought the house down., The building shook with the thunderous applause.
2) (sans complément) vieilli (= s'écrouler) to collapse* * *crouler verb table: aimer vi1 [mur, bâtiment] ( s'effondrer) to collapse; ( se désagréger) to crumble; [butte de terre] to fall down; se laisser crouler dans un fauteuil to collapse into an armchair;2 ( aller à la ruine) [empire, pays, régime] to collapse; crouler de toutes parts to collapse on all sides;3 ( être submergé) crouler sous to be weighed down by [dettes, travail, projets]; [personne] to be inundated with [fleurs]; to be weighed down with [paquets]; [arbre] to be weighed down with [fruits]; [ville] to crumble under [obus]; crouler sous les applaudissements [salle] to resound with applause; crouler sous le poids de [meuble, étagère, table] to groan under the weight of.[krule] verbe intransitif -
2 craquer
craquer [kʀake]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verba. ( = produire un bruit) [parquet] to creak ; [feuilles mortes, disque] to crackle ; [chaussures] to squeakb. ( = céder) [collant] to rip ; [bois] to crackc. ( = s'écrouler) [accusé, malade] to collapse• je craque (inf) ( = je n'en peux plus) I've had enough ; ( = je deviens fou) I'm cracking up (inf)2. transitive verba. [+ pantalon] to rip* * *kʀake
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1) ( déchirer) to split [vêtement]; to rip [collant]; to break [sangle, poignée]2) ( frotter) to strike [allumette]
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verbe intransitif1) ( se rompre) [couture] to split; [vêtement] to split (at the seams); [collant] to rip; [branche, vitre] to crack; [sac] to burst2) ( faire un bruit) [plancher, mât] to creak; [neige] to crunch; [feuilles] to rustle; [branchages] to crack3) ( pour allumer)4) (colloq) ( ne pas résister) [entreprise] to collapse; [personne] ( de tension nerveuse) to crack up (colloq); ( dans un effort) to give up* * *kʀake1. vi1) (= faire un bruit sec) [bois, plancher] to creakLe plancher craque. — The floor creaks.
2) (= se rompre) [fil, branche] to snap, [couture] to come apart, to burstMa fermeture éclair a craqué. — My zip's burst.
3) fig (= céder, perdre le contrôle de soi) to crack up4) fig (= succomber au charme de qn ou qch) * to be unable to resistLes femmes l'adorent, il les fait toutes craquer. — Women love him, they all find him irresistible.
Quand j'ai vu cette robe, j'ai craqué! — When I saw that dress, I couldn't resist it!
craquer pour qch [nourriture, bonbons, vêtement] — to find sth irresistible
2. vt* * *craquer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( déchirer) to split [pantalon, veste, jupe]; to rip [collant]; to burst [sac]; to break [sangle, poignée];2 ( frotter) to strike [allumette];3 Chimie to crack [pétrole].B vi1 ( se rompre) [couture] to split; [vêtement] to split (at the seams); [collant] to rip; [branche, poutre, plaque de verre] to crack; [sac] to burst; ta veste va craquer sous les bras your jacket is going to split under the arms; faire craquer une branche/poutre to break a branch/beam;2 ( faire un bruit) [plancher, mât] to creak; [neige] to crunch; [feuilles] to rustle; [branchages, brindilles] to crack; qui craque sous la dent crunchy; faire craquer ses articulations to crack one's joints;3 ( pour allumer) faire craquer une allumette to strike a match;4 ○( ne pas résister) [entreprise] to collapse; [personne] ( de tension nerveuse) to break down, to crack up○; ( dans effort) to give up; je craque ( de tension nerveuse) I'm cracking up○; ( séduit par qch) I just can't resist; craquer pour qn ( tomber amoureux) to fall for sb○.[krake] verbe intransitif1. [plancher] to creak[herbes sèches] to crackle2. [se fendre - couture, tissu] to split ; [ - sac] to split open ; [ - fil, lacets] to break, to snap off ; [ - banquise] to crack, to split (up) ; [ - collant] to ripses nerfs ont craqué she had a nervous breakdown, she cracked upils ont essayé de me faire craquer en fumant devant moi they tried to break my resolve by smoking in front of me4. (familier) [être séduit] to go wild5. (familier) [s'effondrer - institution, projet] to founder, to be falling apart, to be on the verge of collapse————————[krake] verbe transitif2. [allumette] to strike3. (familier) [dépenser] to blow
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