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crack

la raja

rajar

crack(

krahk

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (fissure)

a. la raja

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Throw that glass away. It has a crack.Tira ese vaso a la basura. Tiene una raja.

b. la grieta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Before you go skating on the pond, let me check for cracks.Antes de que vayas a patinar al estanque, déjame revisar que no haya grietas.

c. la rendija

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Rays of sunlight were coming into the courtyard through the cracks in the walls.Rayos de sol entraban en el patio por las rendijas en las paredes.

d. la rajadura

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

There's a little crack in the sign, but you can still read it.Hay una pequeña rajadura en el letrero, pero todavía se puede leer.

2. (sound)

a. el chasquido

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The horse surged forward with the crack of the whip.El caballo se lanzó hacia delante con el chasquido del látigo.

b. el crujido

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A loud crack came from my hand as I bent my fingers back.Un fuerte crujido sonó en mi mano mientras doblaba los dedos hacia atrás.

c. el estallido

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

He pointed the rifle at the rabbit, and with a crack the creature fell.Apuntó el rifle al conejo y con un estallido la criatura cayó.

d. el estruendo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I woke up with a jump from the crack of thunder this morning.Me desperté de un brinco con el estruendo del trueno esta mañana.

3. (quip)

a. el comentario burlón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

What kind of a crack was that? That wasn't funny.¿Qué clase de comentario burlón fue ese? No estuvo chistoso.

4. (drug)

a. el crack

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The singer is addicted to crack.El cantante tiene adicción al crack.

5. (bash)

a. el golpe

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

He grabbed a bat and knocked the thief down with one crack.Agarró un bate y de un golpe tumbó al ladrón.

6. (attempt)

a. el intento

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Go on! You can do it! Give it a crack.¡Adelante! ¡Tú puedes! Haz el intento.

7. (fun) (United Kingdom)

a. la diversión

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Sean went to the pub for a pint, but stayed for the crack.Sean fue al pub a tomarse una cerveza, pero se quedó por la diversión.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

8. (to fracture)

a. rajar

He cracked the window on his car when he backed into a tree.Rajó el vidrio de su coche cuando retrocedió y se dio contra un árbol.

b. agrietar

The sun and the heat cracked the deck.El sol y el calor agrietaron la cubierta.

c. resquebrajar

Mold has cracked the paint on the wall.El moho ha resquebrajado la pintura de la pared.

9. (to make a sound with)

a. chasquear

The cowboy cracked his whip.El vaquero chasqueó el látigo.

b. restallar

The tamer cracked the tip of the whip on the floor.El domador restalló la punta del látigo en el piso.

c. hacer crujir

I can crack my knuckles loudly.Puedo hacer crujir mis nudillos con fuerza.

10. (to solve)

a. resolver

Scientists cracked the X chromosome's genetic code.Los científicos resolvieron el código genético del cromosoma X.

b. descifrar

The British cracked the Enigma code before the Germans realized it.Los británicos resolvieron el código Enigma antes de que los alemanes se dieran cuenta.

11. (to break open)

a. forzar

The burglar cracked the safe and stole the money.El ladrón forzó la caja fuerte y robó el dinero.

b. romper

Crack an egg and beat it with the flour.Rompe un huevo y bátelo con la harina.

c. cascar

Crack the egg gently to separate the white from the yolk.Casca el huevo con cuidado para separar la clara de la yema.

12. (to dismantle)

a. desarticular

Police have cracked the drug ring by capturing all of its leaders.La policía ha desarticulado la red de narcotráfico capturando a todos sus dirigentes.

13. (to make)

a. contar

Will you please quit cracking jokes in church?¿Me haces el favor de dejar de contar chistes en la iglesia?

14. (to hit)

a. golpear

He cracked his head against the windshield in the crash.Se golpeó la cabeza contra el parabrisas en el choque.

15. (to injure)

a. fisurarse

I cracked three ribs when I slipped on the ice.Me fisuré tres costillas al resbalarme en el hielo.

b. fracturarse

How did Lena crack her wrist?¿Cómo se fracturó la muñeca Lena?

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

16.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(ace)

a. de primera

Gonzalo is a crack pilot.Gonzalo es un piloto de primera.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

17. (to fracture)

a. rajarse

The window cracked when a bird flew into it.La ventana se rajó cuando un pájaro se chocó contra ella.

b. agrietarse

This dry weather is making my skin crack.Este tiempo reseco está haciendo que se me agriete la piel.

c. resquebrajarse

The earth cracked and lava began to flow.La tierra se resquebrajó y la lava comenzó a fluir.

18. (to make a sound)

a. chasquear

I heard a whip crack, and then a scream.Oí un látigo chasquear y luego un grito.

b. quebrarse (voice)

Yolanda's voice cracked a bit as she said goodbye.La voz de Yolanda se quebraba al despedirse.

c. crujir

His old bones cracked as he stood up from his chair.Sus viejos huesos crujieron mientras se paraba de la silla.

19. (to break down)

a. desmoronarse

Jessica cracked when she saw her baby's broken arm.Jessica se desmoronó cuando vio el brazo roto de su bebé.

20. (to give in)

a. venirse abajo

Stella cracked when her daughter went to jail; she never got over it.Stella se vino abajo cuando su hija fue a la cárcel; nunca lo pudo superar.

b. quebrarse

The movie brought back such terrible memories that George ended up cracking and had to leave the theater.La película le trajo recuerdos tan terribles que George terminó quebrándose y tuvo que salir de la sala.

c. desmoronarse

So much pressure at school can make some children crack.Tanta presión en la escuela hace que algunos niños se desmoronen.

crack

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (in glass, porcelain)

a. la raja

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

2. (in wood, wall, ground, ice)

a. la grieta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

the door was open a crackla puerta estaba entreabierta

3. (fig)

cracks have started to appear in his alibisu coartada está empezando a hacer agua

to get up at the crack of dawnlevantarse al amanecer

4. (sound)

a. el chasquido

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

5. (fig)

she wasn't given a fair crack of the whipno tuvo su oportunidad

6. (fig)

to have a crack at somethingintentar algo

7. (blow)

a crack on the headun porrazo en la cabeza

8. (colloquial)

a. el chiste

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(joke, insult)

9. (drug)

a. el crack

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

10. (colloquial)

a. de primera

crack troopstropas de élite

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

11. (fracture; cup, glass)

a. rajar

12. (skin, wood, ground, wall)

a. agrietar

13. (make sound with; whip)

a. chasquear

14. (colloquial)

a. (hit)

to crack somebody over the headdar a alguien un porrazo en la cabeza

he cracked his head against the wallse dio con la cabeza contra la pared

15. (solve; problem)

a. resolver

16. (code)

a. descifrar

17. (break open; safe)

a. forzar

18. (nut, egg)

a. cascar

to crack a jokesoltar un chiste

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

19. (cup, glass)

a. rajarse

20. (skin, wood, ground, wall)

a. agrietarse

21. (voice; with emotion)

a. fallar

22. (person; under pressure)

a. venirse abajo, derrumbarse

his nerve crackedperdió los nervios

23. (make sound)

a. crujir

24. (whip)

a. chasquear

25. (fam fig)

get cracking!¡manos a la obra!

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 (attempt) intento (m)

to have or take a crack at sth 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 (joke, insult) comentario (m) burlón

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 (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

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

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 cracked 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 or quebrantarse bajo la presión

their relationship is likely to crack under the strain of 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 poner manos a la obra; you'd better get cracking más te vale poner manos a la obra; I promised to get cracking on or with the decorating 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 or cocaína dura

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

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crack cocaine	el crack
crack down	poner mano dura
crack up	sufrir una crisis nerviosa desternillarse de risa
crack-up	el choque
crack an egg	romper un huevo
crack on	ponerse las pilas
crack the eggs	rompe los huevos
crack the eggs into a bowl	romper los huevos en un bol
you crack me up	me matas de la risa
crack eggs	romper huevos
crack player	el/la crack
bum crack	la raja del culo
crack of the whip	latigazo

	Present	Past	Future
I	crack	cracked	will crack
you	crack	cracked	will crack
he/she	cracks	cracked	will crack
we	crack	cracked	will crack
you	crack	cracked	will crack
they	crack	cracked	will crack