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craquer

English translation: experience the ultimate pleasure

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French term or phrase:craquer
English translation:experience the ultimate pleasure
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

18:39 Jun 27, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing / chocolate
French term or phrase: craquer
Il suffit d’un ou deux carrés pour vivre un moment de plaisir intense. Juste
pour le bonheur des sens ! Inutile de craquer davantage. Le plaisir est immédiatement mémorisable », assure Jean-Paul Hévin. Explications : le chocolat provoque instantanément une sensation-plaisir car il agit sur la sécrétion des endorphines, hormones du bonheur et du bien-être.
silas1964 (X)
This is the ultimate pleasure
Explanation:
that's the idea
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1This is the ultimate pleasure
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
5to crack
Maria Luisa Duarte
4 +1COMMENT
Tony M
4Who needs love affairs?
William Stein
4to crack for (chocolate)
Francis MARC


  

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Who needs love affairs?


Explanation:
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I think this means that chocolate replaces sex as a sort of endorphin orgasm

William Stein
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to crack for (chocolate)


Explanation:
... But I must admit that this addiction is certainly different from chocolate and on
a ... Kiffin at May 24, 2003 08:55 PM I have been "addicted to crack" for as long ...
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Francis MARC
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to crack


Explanation:
to split

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This is the ultimate pleasure


Explanation:
that's the idea

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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agree  Сергей Лузан
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COMMENT


Explanation:
The way I read it, 'craquer' here simply means 'eat' (or various other more appealing words)

Robert & Collins gives 'crunch' as one meaning for 'craquer' in an eating sense; no need to look further for deeper, more figurative meanings!

OK, I'm sure the word association is deliberate...

In other words, one or two squares of chocolate are enough, you don't need to scoff any more of it to get that feeling of pleasure.

Where does all this 'orgasmic' stuff come from? (DON'T ANSWER THAT!) :-))


Tony M
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