cartonner
French → English
(informal) To be a smash hit: to achieve massive popular or commercial success
Son nouvel album cartonne dans tous les classements musicaux cette semaine.
(English) His new album is a smash hit in all the music charts this week.
Le dernier film de ce réalisateur a cartonné au box-office mondial.
(English) The latest film by this director was a massive success at the global box office.
(slang) To crash: to have a violent vehicle accident or collision
Il a cartonné sa voiture contre un poteau hier soir à cause du verglas.
(English) He crashed his car into a pole last night because of the black ice.
Heureusement, personne n'a été blessé quand les deux camions ont cartonné.
(English) Fortunately, no one was injured when the two trucks collided.
Entry ID: fr:en:cartonner · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary