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masculine

/kʁɑ̃/

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Translation

notch, hole (in a belt); guts, nerve

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin crenare ('to notch'). English 'cranny' comes through Old French from the same root.

Origin: Latin
Root: crenare
English cognates: cranny

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralcrans

Examples

He has got some nerve talking like that.

' .

He turned the sound up a notch.

The notches on the wheel are too small.

It takes guts to do this job.

' .

She turned the music down a notch.

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This word is part of lesson 56.