What is 'crochet' when translated from English to French?

Answer 1

Crochet is a French word with several meanings.
"Faire du crochet" is knitting (sort of) threads to make lace-like fabrics.
Un crochet (masculine noun) is the crochet hook. It is also generaly speaking any hook, as used as butchers to hang pieces of meat, or by a lumberjack to tie a loop around a trunk.
In boxing, the French word crochet is commonly called a hook.