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accrocher.

to hook, hook up (attach with a hook)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.kʁɔ.ʃe/
  1. to hook, hook up (attach with a hook)

    transitive
    Accrocher quelque chose au mur.
  2. to pick up, become attached to

    transitive
    Accrocher de la poussière.
  3. to pick up, to come to learn (e.g. a skill)

    transitive
  4. to get, get hold of, obtain something

    transitive
    Accrocher une belle maison.
    Accrocher du boulot.
  5. to hang up (the phone) (end a telephone conversation)

    transitive
  6. to get hooked, get addicted

    reflexive
  7. to cling onto, hold on to

    reflexive
    S'accrocher à l'amour.
  8. to collide, bump into one another

    reflexive
    Deux voitures se sont accrochées.
Where this word comes from

From a- + croc + -er. Compare Franco-Provençal acrochiér, Italian accroccare.

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