French Conversation · Level 137
30 words
French word
accro
Pronunciation
IPA/akʁo/
Meaning
- adjectivehooked
Example
Il est accro aux séries.
He is hooked on TV series.
More examples
Elle est devenue accro à son téléphone.
She became addicted to her phone.
Core concept
A mind caught on one target and repeatedly drawn back to it despite an urge to stop.
Common phrases
devenir accro à
become addicted to ___
accro à son téléphone
addicted to one's phone
accro aux réseaux sociaux
addicted to social media
Similar words
dépendant: Dependent on a substance or habit and finding it hard to quit on one's own.
addict: Unable to stop using a substance or doing an activity because of intense dependence.
obsédé: Unable to stop thinking about a particular idea or subject.
mordu: Highly enthusiastic about and deeply involved in a particular activity.
Definition in French
Terme familier pour désigner une passion ou une dépendance marquée envers une chose, une pratique ou une personne, généralement construit avec la préposition «à».
Word origin
Accro comes from the colloquial shortening of accroché, which derives from accrocher and means 'hooked' in the literal sense.
Usage tips
- Accro is normally followed by à, as in 'accro aux séries', with aux before a plural noun.
Other meanings
- addictedadjective
- fannoun
Opposites
- indifférentindifferentadjective
Related words
- accrocherhangverb
- accrocheurattention-grabbingadjective