Cracked he was vs Unstable

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Cracked he was

Familier Au-delà de 10 000 (moins courant)

Unstable

Top 2000 (courant) B2 adjective

Le plus formel: Unstable Le plus courant: Unstable

	Cracked he was	Unstable
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //krækt hi wəz// 🇺🇸 //krækt hi wəz//	🇬🇧 //ˌʌnˈsteɪbəl// 🇺🇸 //ʌnˈsteɪbəl//
Sens	he was unstable or unable to cope	Pas stable ou sûr, souvent susceptible de changer ou d'échouer. Not steady or secure, often likely to change or fail.
Exemple	After the breakup, I could tell he was really cracked he was.	The weather in spring can be quite unstable.
Registre	Familier	Neutre
Fréquence	Au-delà de 10 000 (moins courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	-	B2
Nature grammaticale		adjective
Collocations	feel cracked he was, admit cracked he was, look cracked he was	unstable condition, unstable situation, unstable environment, unstable economy, unstable relationship
Antonymes	-	stable, secure, steady
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'cracked up' which means to laugh., Misused in formal contexts where a simpler phrase is preferred.	Confused with 'stable' — remember that unstable means not stable., Using it to describe people directly without context—better for situations or conditions.
Notes d'usage	Use 'cracked he was' in casual conversations to describe someone who seems very stressed or has lost their composure. Avoid in formal settings.	Utilisé dans des contextes quotidiens et techniques. À éviter dans les conversations où des connotations positives sont attendues. Used in both everyday and technical contexts. Avoid in conversations where positive connotations are expected.

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The Lord Of The Rings › The Fellowship Of The Ring

You're beginning to sound like that old Bilbo Baggins. Cracked, he was.

Cracked he was

Everything down there is gonna be unstable as hell.

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Rather clever. I might add, rather unstable.

Everything down there is gonna be unstable as hell.

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Rather clever. I might add, rather unstable.

Unstable

Questions fréquentes : Cracked he was vs Unstable

Quelle est la différence entre Cracked he was et Unstable ?

Cracked he was: he was unstable or unable to cope Unstable: Not steady or secure, often likely to change or fail.

Lequel est le plus formel : Cracked he was et Unstable ?

Unstable est le plus formel de tous.

Lequel est le plus courant : Cracked he was et Unstable ?

Unstable est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Cracked he was: After the breakup, I could tell he was really cracked he was. Unstable: The weather in spring can be quite unstable.

Puis-je utiliser Cracked he was et Unstable de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Cracked he was et Unstable sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.