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fracturer

to fracture, to break

verb frak-too-REH Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: Latin fractura, from frangere (to break)

Also means

to break open (a lock, door)

Usage Note

Fracturer covers both medical fracturing — se fracturer le poignet (to fracture one's wrist) — and forced entry, fracturer une serrure (to break a lock). The medical noun is une fracture (f). Note that for bones, French speakers more often say se casser le bras in everyday speech rather than se fracturer le bras.

Examples

"Il s'est fracturé la jambe en tombant."

Natural Translation

He fractured his leg while falling.

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