crever
French → English
(action) To burst: to break open or pop suddenly due to internal pressure or an external force.
Le pneu de sa bicyclette a crevé sur un morceau de verre pointu au milieu de la route.
(English) His bicycle tire burst on a sharp piece of glass in the middle of the road.
Si vous remplissez trop ce sac de blé, les coutures risquent de crever à tout moment.
(English) If you fill this bag of wheat too much, the seams are likely to burst at any moment.
(slang) To kick the bucket: a very informal and sometimes blunt way of saying that someone or something has died.
Le vieux chien a fini par crever de vieillesse après seize ans de bons et loyaux services.
(English) The old dog finally kicked the bucket from old age after sixteen years of loyal service.
Il préfère travailler jusqu'au bout et crever tranquille dans sa maison plutôt qu'à l'hôpital.
(English) He prefers to work until the end and kick the bucket peacefully in his house rather than in the hospital.
(informal) To exhaust: to make someone feel extremely tired or to wear out completely due to effort.
Cette longue journée de marche en montagne va nous crever avant même d'arriver au refuge.
(English) This long day of hiking in the mountains is going to exhaust us even before reaching the refuge.
Se crever de travail pendant des mois sans vacances peut mener à un épuisement total.
(English) Exhausting oneself with work for months without a vacation can lead to total burnout.
Entry ID: fr:en:crever · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary