accrocher

French

Etymology

From a- +‎ croc +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Verb

accrocher

  1. (transitive) to hook, hook up (attach with a hook)
    Accrocher quelque chose au mur. ― To hang something on the wall.
  2. (transitive) to pick up, become attached to
    Accrocher de la poussière. ― To pick up dust.
  3. (transitive) to pick up, to come to learn (e.g. a skill)
    Accrocher
  4. (transitive) to get, get hold of, obtain something
    Accrocher une belle maison. ― To get a pretty house
    Accrocher du boulot. ― (familiar) To get a job
  5. (transitive) to hang up (the phone) (end a telephone conversation)
  6. (reflexive) to get hooked, get addicted
    S’accrocher à l’amour. ― To get hooked on love.
  7. (reflexive) to cling onto, hold on to
  8. (reflexive) to collide, bump into one another
    Deux voitures se sont accrochées. ― Two cars collided.

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Descendants

  • English: inaccrochable

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