Sentence examples of "crack" in English

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Gas was escaping from a crack in the pipe. L'essence s'échappait d'une fissure dans le tube.
Don't crack a nut with a sledgehammer. Ne casse pas une noix avec un marteau de forgeron.
The ice will crack beneath our weight. La glace va craquer sous notre poids.
A sharp crack of thunder split the sky. Un coup de tonnerre fendit le ciel en deux.
I awoke this morning at the crack of dawn, only to find that the crops had been ruined by ravenous birds. Je me suis éveillé à l'aube ce matin, pour constater que les cultures avaient été ruinées par des oiseaux voraces.
Are you smoking crack or something? Tu fumes du crack ou quelque autre substance ?
We heard the crack of thunder. Nous avons entendu le grondement du tonnerre.
The ice is too hard to crack. La glace est trop dure à briser.
A sudden crack of thunder broke his sleep. Un coup de tonnerre soudain le réveilla.
Since experts have been unable to translate the ancient text, museum officials are asking the public to take a crack at it. Comme les experts ont été dans l'incapacité de traduire le texte ancien, les officiels du musée demandent au public de s'y essayer.
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