accrocher
Meaning
- (transitive) to hook, hook up (attach with a hook)
- (transitive) to pick up, become attached to
- (transitive) to pick up, to come to learn (e.g. a skill)
- (transitive) to get, get hold of, obtain something
- (transitive) to hang up (the phone) (end a telephone conversation)
- (reflexive) to get hooked, get addicted
- (reflexive) to cling onto, hold on to
- (reflexive) to collide, bump into one another
Concepts
Synonyms
donner contre
s’accrocher à
heurter contre
être accroché
être pris
monter à l’abordage
encregner
heurter au passage
sauter à l’abordage
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.kʁɔ.ʃe/
Etymology
In summary
From a- + croc + -er. Compare Franco-Provençal acrochiér, Italian accroccare.
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