Grammatical class

Noun

cran

notch

Details

Syllables

cran

Phonetics

kʁɑ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

6922

Freq. (movies)

3008

Freq. (news)

5213

Sentences

Il a du cran.

He is a plucky guy.

A1

T’es trop à cran.

You're too on edge.

A1

Tu n'as pas le cran.

You don't have the nerve.

A1

Tom n'a pas de cran.

Tom has no backbone.

A1

Ce garçon a du cran, pour oser sauter en parachute.

That boy has guts to dare do a parachute jump.

A2

Tom a du cran.

Tom is courageous.

A2

Ton cran me plaît, gamin.

I like your gumption, kid.

A2

Descendons d'un cran !

Let's take it down a notch.

B1

Aura-t-il le cran de s'élever contre le projet de loi ?

Will he have the backbone to speak out against the bill?

B2

Tu as l'air un peu à cran aujourd'hui. Quelque chose te dérange ?

You seem a bit edgy today. Is something bothering you?

B2