craque

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See also: craqué

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

craque

  1. inflection of craquer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Noun

craque f (plural craques)

  1. (informal, often in the plural) fib

Further reading

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aki, (Portugal) -akɨ
  • Hyphenation: cra‧que

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from English crack (“one who excels”).

    Adjective

    craque m or f (plural craques)

    1. crack (highly trained and competent)

    Noun

    craque m or f by sense (plural craques)

    1. skillful person, ace
      Ele é um craque no futebol.
      He is an ace soccer player.

    Etymology 2

    Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pt

      Borrowed from English crack (“crack cocaine, computer program”).

      Noun

      craque m (plural craques)

      1. crack cocaine
      2. (computing) crack (computer program for bypassing license-related and other restrictions)
      3. (onomatopoeia) crack (sharp sound made when solid material breaks)
        Synonym: creque
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

      craque

      1. inflection of cracar:
        1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
        2. third-person singular imperative
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