claquer

/kla.ke/
1.
verbInf1st

to slam (a door)

to close or strike with a sharp, loud noise

Arrête de claquer la porte, tu vas réveiller le bébé.

Stop slamming the door, you'll wake the baby.

Synonyms:fermer violemment
2.
verbInf1st

to make a short sharp sound (snap, click) — e.g., snap fingers, heels clicking

Il claquait des doigts pour attirer l'attention du serveur.

He snapped his fingers to get the waiter's attention.

Synonyms:faire un bruit sec, produire un claquement
3.
verbInf1st

to spend money recklessly; to blow (cash)

J'ai claqué toute ma paye en un week-end.

I blew my whole paycheck in one weekend.

Synonyms:dépenser, flamber
4.
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to die (colloquial, coarse)

Il a claqué l'année dernière — c'était brutal.

He croaked/died last year — it was sudden.

Synonyms:mourir
5.
verbInf1st

to pull/strain (a muscle) when used reflexively (se claquer)

Je me suis claqué le mollet en jouant au foot.

I pulled my calf while playing football.

Synonyms:se blesser, se déchirer (un muscle)
claquer - French Definition & Examples