Also means
to die (informal)
Usage Note
Crever literally means to burst or puncture — crever un pneu means to get a flat tyre. In informal and familiar speech it also means to die (il a crevé — he croaked), to be exhausted (je suis crevé — I'm dead tired), or to starve (crever de faim — to be starving). These colloquial uses are very common in spoken French but should be avoided in formal contexts.
Examples
"On a crevé sur l'autoroute."
Natural Translation
We got a flat tyre on the motorway.
Literal Translation
One has burst on the motorway
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