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accrocher
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
1. (to suspend)
a. to hang
Émilie a accroché le miroir au-dessus de la cheminée.Émilie hung the mirror above the fireplace.
b. to hang up
Chez ma grand-mère, nous accrochions nos manteaux près de la porte d'entrée.At my grandmother's house, we used to hang up our coats near the front door.
2. (to attach)
a. to hook up
Mon père a accroché la remorque à la camionnette.My dad hooked up the trailer to the van.
b. to bump into
Un cycliste a accroché un piéton sur le trottoir.A cyclist bumped into a pedestrian on the sidewalk.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
6. (colloquial) (to have a good connection)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to hit it off (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
J'ai présenté ma petite amie à ma sœur et elles ont tout de suite accroché.I introduced my girlfriend to my sister, and they hit it off immediately.
7. (colloquial) (to be interested; often used with "à")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to be hooked (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Les spectateurs ont accroché dès les premières minutes du film.The audience was hooked from the very first minutes of the movie.
b. to get into (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
J'ai beaucoup aimé le premier tome, mais je n'ai pas accroché au second.I really enjoyed the first volume, but I didn't get into the second one.
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Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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