accrocher.
to hook, hook up (attach with a hook)
Meaning & usage
to hook, hook up (attach with a hook)
Accrocher quelque chose au mur.
to pick up, become attached to
Accrocher de la poussière.
to pick up, to come to learn (e.g. a skill)
to get, get hold of, obtain something
Accrocher une belle maison.
Accrocher du boulot.
to hang up (the phone) (end a telephone conversation)
to get hooked, get addicted
to cling onto, hold on to
S'accrocher à l'amour.
to collide, bump into one another
Deux voitures se sont accrochées.
Where this word comes from
From a- + croc + -er. Compare Franco-Provençal acrochiér, Italian accroccare.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.