Today’s lesson covers the French verb craquer, which translates literally to “to crack” but also means “to give in” or “to succumb to a desire”.
craquer
to give in, to crack, split open
Example sentences
For these first to example sentences, the meanings of craquer are to “give in” or “succumb to desire”. All of today’s example sentences uses the passé composé, a commonly used French past tense.
Après six mois sans manger de sucre, j’ai craqué !
After six months without eating any sugar I gave in.
J’ai craqué et j’ai acheté la nouvelle voiture.
I gave in and bought the new car.
For this last example, craquer means to crack or split open.
Marc a grossi et il a craqué son pantalon.
Marc gained weight and split his pants.
More verbs
- Bosser – to work hard
- Remettre – to hand over, postpone
- Kiffer – to like (slang)
- Flâner – to stroll, laze about
- S’en aller – to leave, to be off
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