claquer
Meanings
Verb
1. to clack (make a sharp sound) (intransitive)
2. to clap (of hands)
3. to click, to snap (intransitive, of fingers)
4. to crack (intransitive, of a whip)
5. to flap (intransitive, of a flag)
6. to chatter (intransitive, of teeth)
7. to rattle (intransitive, of gunshots)
8. to rattle (intransitive, of shutters)
9. to click (to make a click sound with the mouth) (intransitive)
10. to slap (hit with the hand) (transitive)
11. to slam (a door) (transitive)
12. to snap (reflexive)
13. to squander, to dissipate, to splurge (informal)
14. to die (intransitive, colloquial)
15. to vamp a shoe
Examples66
claquer des mains
to clap one's hands
faire claquer ses doigts
to click one's fingers
J'ai claqué la porte au nez de mon voisin.
I slammed the door in my neighbour's face.
se claquer un muscle
to snap a muscle
faire claquer un fouet
to crack a whip
claquer les acrobates
to clap the acrobats