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cry
/kɹaɪ/ noun · plural: cries A1 (estimated)
1. shedding of tears
| German | das Weinen |
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| French | le pleur |
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| Portuguese | o choro, o pregão |
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| Czech | pláč, bek |
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| Italian | pianto |
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| Spanish | el llanto, el vagido, el lloro |
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| Swedish | en gråt |
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| Latin | lacrima, fletus, ploratus |
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2. shout or scream
| German | der Schrei |
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| French | le cri |
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| Portuguese | o grito, o brado |
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| Italian | l'urlo |
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| Spanish | el grito, chillo |
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| Dutch | de roep, de kreet |
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| Swedish | ett skrik, ett skri |
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3. words shouted or screamed
| German | der Schrei |
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| Portuguese | o grito |
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| Spanish | el grito |
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| Swedish | ett rop |
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4. typical sound made by a given animal species
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English · English
to cry
/kɹaɪ/ verb A1 (estimated)
1. intransitive: to shed tears
| German | weinen, heulen |
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| French | pleurer, larmoyer, chialer |
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| Portuguese | chorar |
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| Czech | plakat, brečet, bulet |
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| Italian | piangere |
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| Spanish | llorar, lagrimar |
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| Dutch | huilen, wenen, krijten |
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| Swedish | gråta, tjuta, grina |
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| Latin | fleo, lacrimo |
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2. transitive: to utter loudly
3. intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
| German | schreien |
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| French | crier |
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| Portuguese | gritar, berrar, bradar |
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| Czech | křičet |
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| Italian | urlare, gridare |
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| Spanish | gritar, plañir, llantear |
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| Dutch | schreeuwen |
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| Swedish | skrika, skälla |
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| Latin | exclamo |
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4. intransitive: to utter animal sounds
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