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crack: I. noun II. adjective and adverb III. transitive verb IV. intransitive verb
crack down: intransitive verb
crack up: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb
ˈcrack-up: noun
hair·line ˈcrack: noun

I . crack [kræk] N

1. crack (fissure):

razpoka f

there was a crack in the teacup

čajna skodelica je bila počena

2. crack (narrow space):

reža f

to open door/window [just] a crack

pripreti vrata/okno

3. crack (sharp noise):

crack of breaking branch

crack of breaking ice, of rifle

pokanje n

crack of frozen snow

crack of thunder

bobnenje nevihte

4. crack (sharp blow):

močan udarec m

to give sb a crack over the head

treščiti koga po glavi

5. crack no pl (illegal drug):

crack m

6. crack (joke):

šala f

a cheap crack

7. crack inf (attempt):

poskus m

to have a crack at sth [or to give sth a crack]

preizkusiti se v čem

at the crack of dawn

at the crack of dawn

to get/have a fair crack of the whip Brit

imeti [lepo] priložnost

II . crack [kræk] ADJ

vrhunski strelec

crack regiment

III . crack [kræk] VB trans

1. crack (break):

pokati [perf počiti]

to crack sth

she fell and cracked a bone in her leg

pri padcu ji je počila kost v nogi

2. crack (open):

to crack sth ⇄ [open]

to crack a nut

to crack a safe

to crack an egg into a bowl

ubiti jajce v skledo

3. crack (solve):

reševati [perf rešiti]

to crack a code

dešifrirati kodo

I've cracked it!

I've cracked it!

4. crack (hit):

to crack sb on/over the head

usekati koga po glavi

to crack one's head on sth

treščiti z glavo kam

5. crack (make noise):

to crack one's knuckles

pokati s členki

to crack a whip

pokati z bičem

to crack a joke

privoščiti si šalo

to crack the whip

gnati

IV . crack [kræk] VB intr

1. crack (break):

crack lips, paintwork

2. crack (break down):

she cracked under the strain

zlomila se je pod pritiskom

she cracked under the strain relationship

razpadati [perf razpasti]

3. crack (make noise):

pokati [perf počiti]

crack thunder

to get cracking inf

crack down VB intr to crack on sb/sth

poostriti ukrepe proti komu/čemu

I . crack up VB intr inf

1. crack (find sth hilarious):

izbruhniti v smeh

2. crack:

crack (have a nervous breakdown)

crack (have a nervous breakdown)

imeti živčni zlom

crack (go crazy)

II . crack up VB trans

1. crack (assert):

to crack sth up to be sth

pripisovati čemu večji pomen, kot ga ima v resnici

it's not all it's cracked up to be

ni vse tako dobro, kot naj bi bilo

2. crack inf (amuse):

it cracks me up

ob tem se vedno nasmejem do solz

ˈcrack-up N inf

[živčni] zlom m

hair·line ˈcrack N

hairline crack

Usage examples with cracking

to get cracking inf

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English

Catalytic cracking catalysts have used montmorillonite clays for over 60 years. en.wikipedia.org

These pre-existing cracks initiated in areas of hard microstructure known to be susceptible to hydrogen stress cracking. en.wikipedia.org

The entire band emphasized comedy, and would continually interact with the joke-cracking maestro. en.wikipedia.org

This stove used firebrick as a storage medium, solving the expansion and cracking problem. en.wikipedia.org

Instead of capitalising upon a great success, we fall back upon an uneven and cracking bitumen, the cheapest material possible. www.domain.com.au

At age six he was hospitalised for six months after being hit by a lorry when alighting from a tram, cracking his skull. en.wikipedia.org

With increasing competition for limited places, crammers have mushroomed and prospered by promising to give students an extra edge - training them with the sole aim of cracking the entrance test. www.universityworldnews.com

The experts found that the sun visor flexed when hit by a body and returned to its original shape, without even cracking the paint. en.wikipedia.org

As a humectant (moisture binder), it can help keep an injured area moist and supple, not cracking or contracting. www.moneymorning.com.au

Intros were originally used as "tags" by cracking groups on computer games and other software. en.wikipedia.org

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