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cracher

spit

verb kra-SHEH Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Usage Note

Cracher means to spit and appears in several idioms: cracher dans la soupe ('to bite the hand that feeds you') and ne pas cracher sur quelque chose ('to not turn one's nose up at something'). The derived noun crachat means 'spit' or 'spittle'. It is considered vulgar in polite company.

Examples

"Il est interdit de cracher dans le métro."

Natural Translation

Spitting on the metro is forbidden.

Literal Translation

It is forbidden to spit in the metro.

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