crocodile tears in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for crocodile tears in the English»French Dictionary

to shed crocodile tears

verser des larmes de crocodile

Translations for crocodile tears in the French»English Dictionary

larmes de crocodile

crocodile tears

verser des larmes de crocodile

to shed crocodile tears

Translations for crocodile tears in the English»French Dictionary

crocodile [Brit ˈkrɒkədʌɪl, Am ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl] N

1. crocodile (animal, leather):

crocodile

crocodile m

crocodile attr shoes, bag

en crocodile, en croco inf

2. crocodile Brit (line):

crocodile

rang m par deux

to shed crocodile tears

verser des larmes de crocodile

I.tear¹ [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] N

1. tear (gen):

tear (from strain)

déchirure f (in dans)

tear (done on nail, hook etc)

accroc m (in à or dans)

2. tear MED:

tear

déchirure f

perineal tear

déchirure f du périnée

II.tear¹ <pret tore; pp torn> [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] VB trans

1. tear (rip):

tear garment, paper

déchirer (on sur)

tear flesh, prey

mettre [qc] en pièces

to tear sth from or out of book, notepad

arracher qc de

to tear a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc

I've torn a hole in my coat

j'ai fait un accroc à mon manteau

to tear sth in half or in two

déchirer qc en deux

to tear sth in(to) pieces/strips

déchirer qc en morceaux/lambeaux

to tear sth to pieces or bits or shreds fig proposal, argument, book, film

démolir

to tear sth to pieces or bits or shreds lit fabric

déchirer

to tear sth to pieces or bits or shreds objet

démolir

to tear sb to pieces fig

descendre qn en flammes

to tear sb to pieces lit

écharper qn

to tear one's hair (out) lit, fig

s'arracher les cheveux

to tear a muscle/ligament

se claquer un muscle/ligament inf

to tear a muscle/ligament

se déchirer un muscle/ligament

‘tear along the dotted line’

‘déchirer en suivant le pointillé’

2. tear (remove by force):

to tear sth from or off roof, surface, object

arracher qc de

to tear sth from sb's hands or grasp

arracher qc des mains de qn

he was torn from his mother's arms

il a été arraché des bras de sa mère

to tear sth out of ground

arracher qc de

you nearly tore my arm out of its socket!

tu as failli m'arracher le bras!

3. tear (emotionally) tjrs au passif:

to be torn between options, persons

être tiraillé entre

she's torn between keeping on her job and going to college

elle hésite entre garder son emploi et faire des études

4. tear (divided):

to be torn by war/racism

être déchiré par la guerre/le racisme

III.tear¹ <pret tore; pp torn> [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] VB intr

1. tear (rip):

tear

se déchirer

to tear into flesh, cloth

déchirer

2. tear (rush):

to tear out/off/past

sortir/partir/passer en trombe

to tear up/down the stairs

monter/descendre les escaliers quatre à quatre

she came tearing into the yard/house

elle est entrée en trombe dans la cour/maison

she went tearing (off) down the road

elle a filé à toute allure

they were tearing along at 150 km/h

ils filaient à 150 km/h

the car came tearing around the corner

la voiture a pris le tournant à toute allure

they're tearing around the streets

ils passent en trombe dans les rues

I tore through the book in two days

j'ai dévoré le livre en deux jours

3. tear:

to tear at (pull forcefully) animal: flesh, prey

déchiqueter

to tear at person: rubble

s'attaquer à

Phrases:

to tear into (criticize) inf

engueuler sl (about à cause de)

to tear into (criticize) inf

démolir inf

IV.tearing ADJ

1. tearing:

a tearing sound

un craquement

2. tearing inf:

to be in a tearing hurry Brit

être terriblement pressé (to do de faire)

she was in a tearing hurry

elle avait le feu aux trousses inf

V.tear¹ [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr]

that's torn it inf! Brit

il ne manquait plus que ça!

tear² [Brit tɪə, Am tɪr] N gén pl

tear

larme f

close to tears

au bord des larmes

in tears

en larmes

to burst/dissolve into tears

éclater/fondre en larmes

to reduce sb to tears

réduire qn aux larmes

to shed tears of rage/laughter

pleurer de rage/de rire

it brings tears to the eyes

cela fait venir les larmes aux yeux

it brought tears to her eyes, it moved her to tears

elle en avait les larmes aux yeux

there were tears in his eyes

il avait les larmes aux yeux

French/gardening without tears

le français/le jardinage sans peine

to end in tears game, party:

finir par des pleurs

to end in tears campaign, experiment:

mal se terminer

crocodile tears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crocodile tears in the English»French Dictionary

crocodile tears N pl

to shed crocodile tears

verser des larmes de crocodile

Translations for crocodile tears in the English»French Dictionary

tear¹ [tɪəʳ, Am tɪr] N

tear

larme f

to be in tears

être en larmes

to burst into tears

éclater en sanglots

to have tears in one's eyes

avoir des larmes dans les yeux

to reduce sb to tears

faire pleurer qn

to not shed (any) tears over

ne pas verser la moindre larme sur

I.tear² [teəʳ, Am ter] N

tear

déchirure f

there's a tear in your shirt

ta chemise est déchirée

II.tear² <tore, torn> [teəʳ, Am ter] VB trans

1. tear (rip, pull apart):

tear a. fig

déchirer

to tear a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc (en le déchirant)

to tear sth into shreds

mettre qc en lambeaux

to tear sth into shreds to tear a muscle

se déchirer un muscle

to tear sb/sth to shreds fig

mettre qn/qc en pièces

2. tear fig:

to be torn between X and Y

être déchiré entre X et Y

III.tear² <tore, torn> [teəʳ, Am ter] VB intr

1. tear (rip, come asunder):

tear

se déchirer

2. tear (rush wildly):

tear

foncer

to tear along

foncer

to tear down the stairs

dévaler l'escalier

to tear in

entrer à toute allure

to tear off

partir à toute allure

crocodile <-(s)> [ˈkrɒkədaɪl, Am ˈkrɑ:kə-] N

crocodile

crocodile m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A more specific synkinesis, crocodile tears syndrome (hyperlacrimation upon eating), has been shown to respond exceedingly well to botox injection.

en.wikipedia.org

For crying out loud, crocodile tears about black failure incessantly, bandwagon mentality and race baiting.

www.bbc.co.uk

They are crying crocodile tears about refugees now, but they have played the biggest role in throwing lifelines to the regime.

news.nationalpost.com

I'm not saying that all the people that have cried on these programmes are crying crocodile tears.

www.telegraph.co.uk

So spare us the crocodile tears about patient care.

www.macleans.ca

Pictures in newspapers showed highly placed individuals shedding tears -- crocodile tears.

www.vanguardngr.com

But his crocodile tears did not fool the police.

news.nationalpost.com

That's the sound of every '90s child erupting in crocodile tears.

www.glamour.com

He may be a boss at the zoo, but those weren't crocodile tears.

torontolife.com

Crocodile tears from those who are already employed.

www.moneymorning.com.au