cry

cry
cry [{{t}}kraɪ] (pt & pp cried, pl cries)
1 intransitive verb
(a) (weep) pleurer;
she cried in or with frustration elle pleurait d'impuissance;
we laughed until we cried nous avons pleuré de rire ou avons ri aux larmes;
the film made them cry ils ont pleuré pendant le film;
to cry loudly/bitterly pleurer à chaudes larmes/amèrement;
{{}}proverb{{}} it's no use crying over spilt milk = ce qui est fait est fait
(b) (call out) crier, pousser un cri;
to cry (out) in pain pousser un cri de douleur;
to cry for help crier au secours;
to cry for mercy demander grâce, implorer la pitié;
to cry for the moon demander la lune ou l'impossible
(c) (bird, animal) pousser un cri ou des cris; (hounds) donner de la voix, aboyer
2 transitive verb
(a) (weep) pleurer;
she cried herself to sleep elle s'est endormie en pleurant;
he cried tears of joy il versa des larmes de joie;
he was crying his heart or eyes out il pleurait toutes les larmes de son corps
(b) (shout) crier;
"look," she cried "regardez," s'écria-t-elle;
he cried quits or mercy il s'est avoué vaincu;
{{}}old-fashioned{{}} to cry one's wares vendre sa marchandise à la criée;
to cry wolf crier au loup
3 noun
(a) (exclamation) cri m;
to give or utter a cry pousser un cri;
a cry of pain un cri de douleur;
also {{}}figurative{{}} a cry for help un appel au secours;
he heard a cry for help il a entendu crier au secours;
there were cries of "down with the king!" on criait "à bas le roi!";
it's a far cry from what they promised us cela n'a rien à voir avec ce qu'ils nous avaient promis;
it's still a far cry from what I asked for cela reste loin de ce que j'avais demandé
(b) (of birds, animals) cri m; (of hounds) aboiements mpl, voix f;
to be in full cry donner de la voix
(c) (weep)
to have a good cry pleurer un bon coup
cry down separable transitive verb
décrier
cry off intransitive verb
(from meeting) se décommander; (from promise) se rétracter, se dédire;
she's crying off from the project elle se retire du ou renonce au projet
cry out
1 intransitive verb
pousser un cri;
I cried out to them je les ai appelés;
{{}}figurative{{}} to cry out against protester contre;
the country is crying out against high taxation tout le pays proteste contre les impôts élevés;
to cry out for sth demander ou réclamer qch;
{{}}figurative{{}} the system is crying out for revision or to be revised le système a grand besoin d'être révisé;
{{}}familiar{{}} for crying out loud! bon sang!
2 separable transitive verb
s'écrier;
"listen," she cried out "écoutez," s'écria-t-elle
cry up separable transitive verb
prôner, exalter
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