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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCrack
/kræk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.
"There was a crack in the wall that needed to be repaired."
- 1
To break something so that it does not separate into pieces.
"He tried to crack the code to unlock the safe."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'cracian', of imitative origin related to Middle High German 'krachen' and Dutch 'kraken'. Historically used to describe a sharp, sudden noise, the meaning naturally expanded to denote the resulting fissure or break caused by such an impact.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crack" is said worldwide
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fissure
Transliteration: fis-yeur
"Il y avait une fissure dans le mur."
Riss
Transliteration: riss
"Es gab einen Riss in der Wand."
crepa
Transliteration: cre-pa
"C'era una crepa nel muro."
grieta
Transliteration: gri-e-ta
"Había una grieta en la pared."
fissura
Transliteration: fis-su-ra
"Havia uma fissura na parede."
दरार
Transliteration: daraar
"दीवार में एक दरार थी।"
裂缝
Transliteration: lièfèng
"墙上有一个裂缝。"
균열
Transliteration: gyun-yeol
"벽에 균열이 생겼다."
亀裂
Transliteration: kiretsu
"壁に亀裂があった。"
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