à croquer

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French

Etymology

From croquer (to sketch). Literally, “drawable”, i.e. attractive enough to be worth sketching.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a kʁɔ.ke/
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Adverb

à croquer

  1. (informal) emphasizes an individual's attractiveness
    Cette fille-là est belle à croquer.
    That girl is super cute. / That girl's cute enough to eat.

Adjective

à croquer (invariable)

  1. (informal) cute, (very) pretty
    Elle est à croquer.
    She's really pretty. / She's cute enough to eat.
    • 1989, Jacqueline Cohen & Evelyn Reberg, Tom-Tom et Nana: Et Que Ça Saute!, Bayard Presse, published 1989, page 5:
      Un déguisement à croquer
      A delicious disguise