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crac

crack

interjection noun KRAK Rare

Origin: onomatopoeic

Also means

snap

Usage Note

Crac is primarily an onomatopoeia for a sudden sharp snapping or cracking sound — a bone, a branch, or a whip. As a noun it is masculine. It often appears doubled — crac, crac! — for emphasis. Not to be confused with crack (an English borrowing used for 'a crack epidemic' or 'a crack cocaine').

Examples

"Crac ! La branche s'est cassée net."

Natural Translation

Crack! The branch snapped clean off.

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