décrocher
B1#2,264Hear it
verb
to unhook, remove from a hook
to pick up, pick up the phone, start a telephone conversation
to stall
to pick up, get one's hands on
to withdrawfrom drugs, alcohol, etc.
Used in the library
- Mais j'avais du courage en l'âme Et j'eus bientôt pris mon parti; Des aïeux décrochant la lame Pour guerroyer je suis parti.But I had courage in my soul, and I soon took my side; for forefathers took the blade to fight I left.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- D’Artagnan s’habilla, Athos en fit autant: puis quand tous deux furent prêts à sortir, ce dernier fit à Grimaud le signe d’un homme qui met en joue; celui-ci décrocha aussitôt son mousqueton et s’apprêta à accompagner son maître.Then, when they were both ready to go out, the latter made a sign to Grimaud of a man who was acting; he immediately took his carabiner and prepared to accompany his master.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Il alla décrocher un crucifix qui pendait au mur, délia les mains de la camériste, lui ôta le bâillon qui étouffait sa voix et lui dit:He went to pick up a crucifix hanging on the wall, untied the cameraman's hands, took away the gag that suffocated her voice, and said to her,B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
Read French with every word explained