craquer

== French == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁa.ke/ === Verb === craquer (ergative) to split, to break (organic chemistry) to crack (petroleum) (intransitive) to crack, to creak, to crunch (informal, intransitive) to give up, to break down, to crack (informal, followed by pour) to fall for, to become infatuated with, to yield to, give in to, fall in love with ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “craquer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012