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crécher

to live

verb kreh-SHAY Rare

Also means

to crash (at someone's place)

Usage Note

Crécher is informal/slang for living somewhere or staying temporarily at someone's place, equivalent to 'crashing' in English. It is rarely used in writing and mainly heard in casual spoken French among younger speakers. The noun crèche (nursery/nativity scene) is related but carries no slang connotation.

Examples

"Il crèche chez un ami cette semaine."

Natural Translation

He's crashing at a friend's place this week.

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