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craquer.

to split, to break

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/kʁa.ke/
  1. to split, to break

    ergative
  2. to crack (petroleum)

  3. to crack, to creak, to crunch

    intransitive
  4. to give up, to break down, to crack

    informal · intransitive
  5. to fall for, to become infatuated with, to yield to, give in to, fall in love with

    informal
    Elle est vraiment belle. J'ai craqué pour elle.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French craquer, from Middle Dutch kraken (“to crack, crackle”), from Old Dutch *krakōn, from Frankish *krakōn (“to crack, crackle, shriek”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“to crow, shout”). Cognate with Old High German krahhōn, Old English cracian. More at crack.

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