crevait in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for crevait in the French»English Dictionary

I.crever [kʀəve] VB trans

1. crever (percer):

crever pneu, ballon

to puncture, to burst

crever bulle, abcès, tympan

to burst

crever les yeux de qn (accidentellement)

to blind sb

crever les yeux de qn (volontairement)

to put sb's eyes out

crever les yeux de qn (volontairement)

to gouge sb's eyes out liter

ça te crève les yeux fig

it's staring you in the face

ça crève les yeux fig

it's blindingly obvious

ça me crève le cœur fig

it breaks my heart

ça crève le cœur fig

it's heartbreaking

2. crever (épuiser) inf:

crever travail, chaleur:

to wear [sb] out

crever patron:

to work [sb] into the ground

cet enfant me crève

this child is wearing me out

crever ses hommes (au travail)

to work one's men into the ground

crever un animal (au travail)

to work an animal into the ground

crever un cheval (au galop)

to ride a horse into the ground

3. crever (être affamé) inf:

la crever sl , crever la faim inf ou la dalle sl

to be famished

on la crève sl ici

they're starving us here

II.crever [kʀəve] VB intr

1. crever (se percer):

crever pneu, ballon, bulle, nuage, abcès, tympan:

to burst

crever paquet, sac:

to burst open

faire crever les groseilles

cook the redcurrants gently until they burst (open)

2. crever automobiliste, cycliste:

crever

to have a puncture

j'ai crevé deux fois en route

I had two punctures on the way

3. crever (mourir):

crever plante, animal:

to die

laisser crever des plantes/un chien

to let plants/a dog die

faire crever des plantes

to kill plants

4. crever (mourir) sl:

crever personne:

to snuff it Brit inf

crever personne:

to croak inf

crever personne:

to die

qu'il crève!

he can go to hell! inf

qu'il crève!

he can die for all I care!

plutôt crever (que de…)

I'd rather die (than…)

crever de faim/froid

to be starving/freezing

laisser qn crever de faim/froid

to let sb starve/freeze to death

on crève de froid/chaleur dans cette maison

it's freezing/baking ou boiling in this house

il fait un froid/une chaleur à crever

it's terribly cold/hot

tu veux nous faire crever!

are you trying to finish us off?

crever de rire

to kill oneself laughing inf

c'est à crever de rire

it's hysterically funny inf

crever d'envie/de jalousie

to be eaten up ou consumed with envy/with jealousy

crever d'orgueil

to be terribly full of oneself

III.se crever VB refl

1. se crever (se percer):

se crever un tympan

to burst an eardrum

il s'est crevé un œil

he put one of his eyes out

2. se crever (s'épuiser):

se crever sl

to wear oneself out

se crever au travail

to work oneself to death

se crever à faire qc

to wear oneself out ou get worn out doing sth

je me suis crevé à le peindre

I wore myself out painting it

je me suis crevé pendant deux ans dans cette usine

I've slaved away for two years in this factory

IV.crever [kʀəve]

marche ou crève

sink or swim

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crever ou vider l'abcès fig

to resolve a crisis

se crever la paillasse inf

to break one's back inf (à faire doing)

Translations for crevait in the English»French Dictionary

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rip open bag

crever

pop off

crever inf

it's perishingly cold

il fait froid à crever inf

to be boiling hot fig

crever de chaud inf

puncture tyre, balloon, airbed

crever

puncture abscess

crever

puncture

crever

burst open bag, sack:

crever

to flog oneself into the ground inf or to death inf Brit

se crever au travail inf

crevait in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crevait in the French»English Dictionary

I.crever [kʀəve] VB intr

1. crever (éclater):

crever ballon, sac

to burst

2. crever AUTO:

crever

to have a puncture

3. crever (être plein de):

crever de jalousie

to be dying of jealousy

4. crever inf (souffrir):

crever de froid

to be freezing

crever de faim

to be starving

crever d'envie de qc

to be dying for sth

une chaleur à crever

boiling heat

II.crever [kʀəve] VB trans

1. crever (percer):

crever abcès, ballon, pneu

to burst

2. crever inf (exténuer):

crever

to kill

III.crever [kʀəve] VB refl inf

se crever

to kill

se crever à faire qc

to kill oneself doing sth

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crever [ou trouer] la paillasse à qn inf

to cut sb up

Translations for crevait in the English»French Dictionary

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to slog away at sth

se crever à qc

peg out

crever

puncture tyre

crever

puncture tyre, tire

crever

to have a puncture

crever

croak

crever

prick balloon

crever

puff out

crever

to stick [or stand] out a mile

crever les yeux

to be baking person

crever de chaleur

crevait Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

crever de jalousie

to be dying of jealousy

crever de froid

to be freezing

crever de faim

to be starving

crever d'envie de qc

to be dying for sth

une chaleur à crever

boiling heat

se crever

to kill

se crever à faire qc

to kill oneself doing sth

crever [ou trouer] la paillasse à qn inf

to cut sb up

crever de dépit

to be sick with spite

crever de chaud inf

to be sweltering