crocodile tears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crocodile tears in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

crocodile tears N pl

crocodile tears

крокодилски сълзи

to shed crocodile tears

лея крокодилски сълзи

Translations for crocodile tears in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

крокодилски сълзи (лицемерен плач)

crocodile tears

роня крокодилски сълзи

cry crocodile tears

Translations for crocodile tears in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

tear¹ [tɪəʳ, Am tɪr] N

tear

сълза f

to be in tears

разплакан съм

to burst into tears

избухвам в плач/сълзи

to have tears in one's eyes

имам сълзи в очите си

to reduce sb to tears

разплаквам нкг

to not shed (any) tears

не проронвам сълза

I.tear² [teəʳ, Am ter] N

tear

скъсано място

tear

дупка f

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

1. tear a. fig (rip, pull apart):

tear

късам

to tear sth apart

разкъсвам [o. раздирам] нщ

to tear a hole in

скъсвам

to tear a hole in

съдирам

to tear sth into shreds

съдирам нщ на парцали

2. tear (search thoroughly, ransack):

tear

претърсвам

tear

преравям

3. tear (strain, injure):

tear muscle

скъсвам

4. tear fig inf:

to tear sb/sth to shreds

разпердушинвам нкг/нщ

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

1. tear (rip, come asunder):

tear

късам се

tear

съдирам се

2. tear (attack):

to tear at each other's throats

хващаме се за гушите fig

to tear at each other's throats (savagely criticize)

критикувам жестоко

to tear at each other's throats (savagely criticize)

кастря

3. tear (rush wildly):

tear

втурвам се

to tear along

летя [o. нося се] като хала

to tear down the stairs

тичам надолу по стълбите

to tear in

втурвам се вътре

to tear off

откъсвам

4. tear inf (criticize):

to tear into sb/sth

нахвърлям се яростно върху нкг/нщ

crocodile <-(s)> [ˈkrɒkədaɪl, Am ˈkrɑːkə-] N

1. crocodile zool:

crocodile

крокодил m

2. crocodile Brit inf (line of pupils):

crocodile

колона f ученици

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She truly cried every time, she said - there were no crocodile tears.

www.nydailynews.com

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

The ministry set the bar impossibly high, then shed crocodile tears when charities failed to clear it.

www.standard.co.uk

Crocodile tears from those who are already employed.

www.moneymorning.com.au

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

news.nationalpost.com

You have no basis whatsover to accuse me of crocodile tears, tonyp.

www.abc.net.au

So spare us the crocodile tears about patient care.

www.macleans.ca

State perceived relief outlets as an impediment to its exercise of fake relief efforts and shedding crocodile tears upon miseries of the victims.

www.greaterkashmir.com

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

www.bbc.co.uk

The girls shed a few crocodile tears and move on.

www.koimoi.com