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  • The form cru could be:
    • (as crû) the past participle of the verb croître
    • the past participle of the verb croire

1 cru Adjective

How to pronounce cru

(a) raw, uncooked food; crude metal; untreated cloth; load, garish colour; blunt description, attitude; crude language

2 cru Verb

(a) past participle of croire =believed; =thought; j'ai ~ que... I thought that...; j'ai ~ comprendre que... I understand that..., (more pej) I was led to believe that...; (See: croire)

3 cru Noun, masculine

(a) vineyard; du ~ (fig) local; un grand ~ a good vintage; de son propre ~ of one's own invention

Terms from the DGT glossary

French termEnglish term
Premier cruPremier cru
Quatrième cru classéQuatrième cru classé
Troisième cru classéTroisième cru classé
Grand premier cruGrand premier cru
CruCru
Lait cru de vacheRaw cow's milk
Lait cru de chèvre et de brebisRaw goat's milk and sheep's milk:
même norme que pour le lait cru de vacheas for raw cow's milk
Lait cru de bufflonneRaw buffalo milk

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