crack(
krahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (fissure)
b. la grieta (F)
(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).
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)
(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).
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)
(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).
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)
(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).
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)
(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).
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)
(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).
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)
(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).
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)
(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).
What kind of a crack was that? That wasn't funny.¿Qué clase de comentario burlón fue ese? No estuvo chistoso.
4. (drug)
5. (bash)
6. (attempt)
a. el intento (M)
(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).
Go on! You can do it! Give it a crack.¡Adelante! ¡Tú puedes! Haz el intento.
a. la diversión (F)
(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).
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.).
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.
c. resquebrajar
Mold has cracked the paint on the wall.El moho ha resquebrajado la pintura de la pared.
b. restallar
The tamer cracked the tip of the whip on the floor.El domador restalló la punta del látigo en el piso.
10. (to solve)
11. (to break open)
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.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
16. (colloquial) (ace)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
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.
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.
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