craque

common nouncommon noun

uncertain origin; unless one assumes that the craque is something that sounds, that crackles. collin d'harleville made a nice comedy called m. de crac in his little castle; it is a gascon who pushes to excess the mania of exaggerating. in the absence of historical information, one wonders if it is the piece that suggested the locution of craque, or the locution that suggested the name of the character.

Definitions

Plural

craques

Translations

  • englishenglish:fib

See also

craques (v.) craquant (adj.) craqueur (cn.) craquage (cn.) craque (cn.) craquement (cn.) craquer (v.) craqure (cn.) craquerie (cn.) craquette (cn.)