Also means
rung (of a ladder)
Usage Note
cran has concrete uses (a notch or rung) and a strong colloquial sense of courage or nerve: avoir du cran means 'to have guts'. Être à cran is an idiom meaning 'to be on edge / irritable'. The plural crans is regular.
Examples
"Il faut du cran pour faire ce métier."
Natural Translation
You need guts to do this job.
Literal Translation
It takes nerve to do this trade.
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