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crack

[kræk]

sustantivo

1raja (f) (in glass, porcelain); grieta (f) (in wood, wall, ground, ice)

the door was open a crack -> la puerta estaba entreabierta
cracks have started to appear in his alibi (sentido figurado) -> su coartada está empezando a hacer agua
to get up at the crack of dawn -> levantarse al amanecer

2chasquido (m) (sound)

she wasn't given a fair crack of the whip (sentido figurado) -> no tuvo su oportunidad
to have a crack at something (sentido figurado) -> intentar algo

3(blow)

a crack on the head -> un porrazo en la cabeza

4chiste (m) (familiar) (joke, insult)

5crack (m) (drug)

adjetivo

6de primera (familiar)

crack troops -> tropas (f pl) de élite

verbo transitivo

7rajar (fracture) (cup, glass); agrietar (skin, wood, ground, wall)

8chasquear (make sound with) (whip);

hacer crujir

9(familiar) (hit)

to crack somebody over the head -> dar a alguien un porrazo en la cabeza
he cracked his head against the wall -> se dio con la cabeza contra la pared

10resolver (solve) (problem); descifrar (code)

11forzar (break open) (safe); cascar (nut, egg)

también:

to crack a joke -> soltar un chiste

verbo intransitivo

12rajarse (cup, glass); agrietarse (skin, wood, ground, wall)

13fallar (voice) (with emotion)

14venirse abajo, derrumbarse (person) (under pressure)

his nerve cracked -> perdió los nervios

15crujir (make sound); chasquear (whip)

get cracking! (familiar sentido figurado) -> ¡manos a la obra!

crack [krak]

sustantivo

1Hendedura, rendija (chink, slit); grieta (in ice, wall, pavement); raja, rajadura (in glass, china); quebraja, rotura.

To paper/paste over the cracks -> ponerle parches al problema o a la situación

2Crujido (of bones); chasquido (sound/of whip, twig); castañetazo, estallido (of rifle shot); estruendo (of thunder); estampido.

3Golpe retumbante (blow).

4Locura, mentecatez.

5La mudanza de la voz al llegar a la pubertad.

6Persona de viso en cierto concepto o esfera.

7(Ant. Ger.) Impureza, cochinada, indecencia.

8Intento.

To have a crack at something -> intentar algo (attempt)

9Comentario socarrón (wisecrack). (Coloquial)

10Crack (drug).

At the crack of dawn -> al amanecer, al despuntar el día (instant)

adjetivo

11De calidad superior; de primer orden. (Familiar) (m)

(GB) To give somebody a fair crack of the whip, darle todas las oportunidades a alguien.(Coloq.) De primera (shot, troops).

1Hender, rajar (cup, glass); agrietar, resquebrajar (ground, earth); agrietar (skin).

He cracked a rib -> se fracturó una costilla

2Decir alguna cosa con jovialidad; contar (joke).

3Romper, destruir.

To crack a bottle -> despachar una botella
To crack a book -> abrir un libro
To crack a smile -> sonreír

4Volverle a uno el juicio, volverle loco. (Coloquial)

5Descifrar, dar con (decipher, solve/code); resolver (problem). (América)

I’ve cracked it! -> ¡ya lo tengo

6Hacer chasquear o restallar (make cracking sound with/whip); hacer crujir (finger, knuckle). (Coloquial)

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

7Reventar, saltar, abrirse alguna cosa. (n)

8Arruinarse. (Familiar) (m)

9Crujir, dar crujidos o estallidos algún cuerpo cuando se rompe; estallar. (m)

10(Ant.) Jactarse, echar bravatas o balandronada (m)

sustantivo

She cracked under the strain -> sufrió una crisis nerviosa a causa de la tensión (break down)
To get cracking -> ponerse manos a la obra
Come on, get cracking! -> ¡vamos, muévete

va. Cascar, romper (break open/egg); cascar, partir (nut); forzar (safe); desmantelar, desarticular (drugs ring, spy ring).(Coloq.)(Amer.) Chiflarse.(Coloq.) Rajarse (cup, glass); agrietarse (rock, paint, skin). Chasquear, restallar (make cracking sound); crujir (bones, twigs). Quebrarse (voice).(Coloq.)

crack [kræk]

noun

1 (fracture) (in plate, glass) raja; (f) (in wall, ceiling, ice) grieta; (f) (in skin) grieta; (f) (in system, relationship) grieta; (f)

the first cracks in their marriage appeared in 1969 the plate had a crack in it there were hairline cracks in the windscreen old buildings develop cracks in the walls and ceilings there are a few cracks in that argument the first cracks in the system appeared in 1953 she'd spent so much time with her hands in soapy water /the skin on her fingers was full of cracks/ some hand cream would be good for those cracks on your hands

to paper over the cracks disimular las grietas

despite efforts to paper over the cracks, there is a clear split between Mr Major and his Chancellor they knew their relationship was not working, all they were doing was papering over the cracks the talks succeeded in papering over the cracks between two groups of industrialised nations he knew he was the new man, sent to paper over the cracks of the Suez misadventure

2 (slight opening) rendija; (f)

through the crack in the door she saw him through a crack in the curtains he went to the door, opened it a crack and listened

I opened the door a crack abrí un poquito la puerta

3 (noise) [of twigs] crujido; (m) [of whip] chasquido; (m) [of rifle] estampido; (m) estallido; (m)

I could hear the crack of gunfire as we neared the front

[of thunder] estampido; (m) estruendo; (m)

to get a fair crack of the whip tener la oportunidad de demostrar lo que vale

to give sb a fair crack of the whip dar la oportunidad a algn de demostrar lo que vale

he got a fair crack of the whip they don't want any favours, just a fair crack of the whip Personally, I don't think I got a fair crack of the whip given a fair crack of the whip, you could make a satisfying job out of this if you stay put

4 (blow) golpe; (m)

he got a nasty crack on the head se llevó un buen golpe en la cabeza

he gave him quite a crack

5 (informal) (attempt) intento; (m)

to have take a crack at sthor intentar algo; he was anxious to have the first crack at it estaba deseoso de ser el primero en intentarlo

I'd love to have a crack at the Olympic title she decided to take another crack at phoning him

6 (informal) (joke, insult) comentario burlón; (m)

he made a silly crack about our new car hizo un chiste tonto sobre nuestro coche nuevo

7 (drug) crack; (m)

he was caught smoking crack in a hotel room

at the crack of dawn al romper el alba; I'm not getting up at the crack of dawn! (informal) ¡no me voy a levantar con el canto del gallo!; (informal)

I often start work at the crack of dawn

9 (informal) (fun)

it's good crack es muy divertido

I enjoy playing with kids, it's a good crack what they most liked about foreign driving was the crack

adjective

[+team, sportsperson, troops] de primera

a crack gymnast police officer, soldier a crack undercover police officer

he's a crack shot es un tirador de primera

verb:transitive

1 (break) [+glass, pottery] rajar; [+wood, ground, wall] agrietar; resquebrajar; [+ice] resquebrajar; [+skin] agrietar; (informal) [+person] derrotar

the Bush campaign is trying to crack Clinton I thought I had cracked him when I went 9-3 up, but Peter never gave up I threw stones to crack the ice on the pond she cracked a cup while she was washing up crack the stone into clean, flat layers years of exposure to sunlight had cracked the window frames/the surface of the table she took the small tablet, cracked it with her thumbnail, inserted half into Pamela's although the courts ordered bussing to desegregate the schools, they couldn't crack the social barriers that resisted integration in white, old ethnic neighborhoods forward-thinkers couldn't crack the social barriers that resisted change

to crack sb's resolve hacerle perder la determinación a algn

how are we going to crack his resolve?

2 (break open) [+nut] cascar; [+egg] cascar; romper; [+safe] forzar; (informal) [+market] entrar en; introducirse en; [+drugs/spy ring] desarticular

to crack (open) a bottle (informal) abrir una botella

last week Customs officials cracked a cannabis smuggling ring crack the eggs into a bowl let's crack another bottle boil the crab, then crack the shell and remove the meat American companies are trying to crack Japan's construction market

nut

3 (hit) golpear

he fell and cracked his head on the pavement se cayó y se golpeó la cabeza con la acera

to crack sb over the [head] to crack sb's/one's head [open] to crack one's [skull]

4 (cause to sound) [+whip] chasquear; restallar; [+finger joints] hacer crujir

he cracked his fingers nervously he stretched and cracked his knuckles

to crack the whip apretarle a algn las clavijas

no wonder your boss has to crack the whip to keep you in line

5 (informal) (tell) [+joke] contar

when she does crack a joke, people really don't know how to react to it this gave her a cue to crack a joke and break into an infectious laugh

to crack jokes bromear; contar chistes

he drove, cracked jokes and talked about beer and girls

6 (solve) [+problem, case] resolver; [+code] descifrar

the police think they've cracked it la policía cree haberlo resuelto

I think we've cracked the problem he was determined to crack his weight problem police are concerned about vigilantes trying to crack crime he's cracked the system after years of painstaking research

to crack a smile sonreír

we tried to cheer him up but he didn't even crack a smile to find or catch he was surfing all day but hardly cracked a wave

verb:intransitive

1 (break) [+glass, pottery] rajarse; [+wall, wood, ground] agrietarse; resquebrajarse; [+ice] resquebrajarse; [+skin] agrietarse

there are holes in the roof and the walls are beginning to crack skin is more likely to crack when it's stretched or irritated heavy loads on the bridge were causing it to crack a gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage she fell and felt her ribs crack

2 [+voice] (with emotion) quebrarse

her voice cracked and she began to cry If you go from octave to octave and you're not warmed up, and your voice cracks,that is also very embarrassing having your voice crack # there's no way that you can hide that from your audience

3 (yield, break down) [+person] desmoronarse

I thought his nerve would crack creía que iba a perder el valor

he swore he was going to give up smoking but it wasn't long before his resolve crackedhe swore he was going to give up smoking but she's calm and strong, she's not going to crack give him a few more hours interrogation and I think he'll crack there are fears that the coalition will crack

to crack under the strain [+person] desmoronarse bajo la presión; sufrir una crisis nerviosa a cause de la presión; [+relationship] desmoronarse; [+alliance] desmoronarse quebrantarse bajo la presión;or

their relationship is likely to crack under the strain of trying to bring up five children and hold down two jobsof trying to bring up five children and hold down two jobs European countries are showing signs of cracking under pressure from the United States

4 (make noise) [+thunder] retumbar; [+whip] chasquear; [+dry wood, joints] crujir

thunder cracked in the sky her knee joints cracked as she tried to get up

to get cracking (informal) poner manos a la obra; you'd better get cracking más te vale poner manos a la obra; I promised to get cracking on with the decoratingor le prometí que empezaría a pintar inmediatamente

you've got everything you need, now get cracking! unless we get cracking we'll lose this election

modifier

crack cocaine (n) crack; (m)

crack house (n) (Drugs) lugar donde se vende crack cocaína dura;or

It is 6pm on Wednesday in the "crack house", the dealer's base for making, selling and smoking the drug

Verb Conjugation for "crack"

Imperative

crack
you crack
he/she cracks
we crack
you crack
they crack

Preterite

I cracked
you cracked
he/she cracked
we cracked
you cracked
they cracked

Present Continuous

I am cracking
you are cracking
he/she is cracking
we are cracking
you are cracking
they are cracking

Present Perfect

I have cracked
you have cracked
he/she has cracked
we have cracked
you have cracked
they have cracked

Past Continuous

I was cracking
you were cracking
he/she was cracking
we were cracking
you were cracking
they were cracking

Past Perfect

I had cracked
you had cracked
he/she had cracked
we had cracked
you had cracked
they had cracked

Future

I will crack
you will crack
he/she will crack
we will crack
you will crack
they will crack

Future Perfect

I will have cracked
you will have cracked
he/she will have cracked
we will have cracked
you will have cracked
they will have cracked

Future Continuous

I will be cracking
you will be cracking
he/she will be cracking
we will be cracking
you will be cracking
they will be cracking

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been cracking
you have been cracking
he/she has been cracking
we have been cracking
you have been cracking
they have been cracking

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been cracking
you will have been cracking
he/she will have been cracking
we will have been cracking
you will have been cracking
they will have been cracking

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been cracking
you had been cracking
he/she had been cracking
we had been cracking
you had been cracking
they had been cracking

crack

(pl cracks)

[krak]

masculine noun

1star, superstar (estrella)

2crash (finance)

3crack (droga)

crack

sustantivo:masculino

1 (Latinoamérica) (Dep) (persona) top player; star player; (caballo) champion horse

2 (familiar) (droga) crack; (muy_familiar)

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