Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Croquer

croquer = to crunch, to chew. It is a first category verb.

croquer dans une pomme = to bite into an apple
elle est (belle) à croquer = she looks good enough to eat
un croque-monsieur = a toasted ham and cheese sandwich
un croque-madame = a croque-monsieur topped with a fried egg
un croque-mort = an undertaker (mort = dead)
un croque-mitaine = a bogeyman (une mitaine is a fingerless mitt)

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