craque

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

• “craque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾa.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾa.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾa.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾa.kɨ/

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

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• crack

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

Noun

craque m (plural craques)

1. (onomatopoeia) crack (sharp sound made when solid material breaks)

   Synonym: creque

Etymology 3

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

Noun

craque m (countable and uncountable, plural craques)

1. alternative form of crack

Etymology 4

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

Further reading

• “craque”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “craque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025