What does croche in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word croche in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use croche in French.

The word croche in French means quaver, hooked, crooked, shady, unscrupled, corrupt, hold on, hook, trip, trip, semiquaver, trip, hemidemisemiquaver, demisemiquaver. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word croche

quaver

nom féminin (Musique : moitié d'une noire) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une croche dure la moitié d'une noire.
An eighth note lasts half a quarter note.

hooked

adjectif (Can (courbe, voûté)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il a le nez croche.
He has a hooked nose.

crooked, shady, unscrupled, corrupt

adjectif (Can (malhonnête)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Méfie-toi, c'est une personne croche.
Beware; he's a shady person.

hold on

verbe intransitif (Suisse (être tenace) (figurative)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Julien croche quand il a une idée dans la tête.

hook

verbe transitif (Marine : accrocher)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le sauveteur crocha l'embarcation du naufragé.

trip

nom masculin (familier (pour faire trébucher)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le joueur a fait un discret croche-patte à son adversaire pour l'empêcher de prendre le ballon.

trip

nom masculin (croc-en-jambe)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il a fait un croche-pied à son adversaire pour le faire tomber !

semiquaver

nom féminin (Musique : moitié d'une croche) (UK: Music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

trip

locution verbale (faire un croc-en-jambe)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce footballeur a fait un croche-pied à son adversaire pour l'empêcher d'aller au but.

hemidemisemiquaver

nom féminin (Musique) (UK: Music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

demisemiquaver

nom féminin (Musique : moitié d'une double croche) (Music, UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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