crying in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for crying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

crying [Am ˈkraɪɪŋ, Brit ˈkrʌɪɪŋ] ADJ attr

crying need/urgency:

crying

apremiante

it's a crying shame!

es una verdadera pena or lástima

it would be a crying shame to waste this food

sería un crimen or un pecado desperdiciar esta comida

I.cry <pl cries> [Am kraɪ, Brit krʌɪ] N

1.1. cry C (exclamation):

cry

grito m

to give/let out a cry

dar/soltar un grito

there was a cry of 'man overboard!'

se oyó un grito de '¡hombre al agua!'

she heard cries for help

oyó gritos de socorro

her suicide attempt was a cry for help

su intento de suicidio fue una llamada or un grito de socorro

her suicide attempt was a cry for help

su intento de suicidio fue un llamado de socorro LatAm

to be a far cry from sth

ser muy distinto de or a algo

1.2. cry C (of street vendor):

cry

pregón m

the cries of the newsboys

los gritos de los vendedores de diarios

1.3. cry (call):

cry C no pl (of seagull)

chillido m

cry C no pl (of seagull)

reclamo m

cry (of hounds)

aullido m

to be in full cry , the press were in full cry, demanding his resignation

la prensa pedía a gritos su dimisión

2. cry (weep) inf:

cry no pl

llanto m

to have a cry

llorar

you'll feel better after a good cry

te sentirás mejor después de un buen llanto

3. cry (slogan):

cry

lema m

cry

slogan m

II.cry <cries, crying, cried> [Am kraɪ, Brit krʌɪ] VB intr

1. cry (weep):

cry

llorar

to make sb cry

hacer llorar a alguien

we laughed till we cried

nos reímos hasta que se nos saltaron las lágrimas

I could have cried for joy/with frustration

hubiera llorado de alegría/frustración

to cry for sb

llorar por alguien

I'll give you something to cry about or for!

¡yo te voy a dar motivo para que llores!

2. cry (call):

cry bird:

chillar

cry person:

gritar

they cried for help

pidieron ayuda a gritos

for crying out loud! inf

¡por el amor de Dios!

III.cry <cries, crying, cried> [Am kraɪ, Brit krʌɪ] VB trans

1. cry (weep):

cry

llorar

he cried himself to sleep

lloró hasta quedarse dormido

2. cry (call):

cry

gritar

cry out VB [Am kraɪ -, Brit krʌɪ -] (v + adv)

1. cry out (call out):

cry out

gritar

he cried out to them to come back

les gritó que volvieran

2. cry out (need):

to cry out for sth

pedir algo a gritos

cry down VB [Am kraɪ -, Brit krʌɪ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

cry down

menospreciar

cry down

quitarle méritos a

cry up VB [Am kraɪ -, Brit krʌɪ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

cry up

ensalzar

cry up

exaltar

cry off VB [Am kraɪ -, Brit krʌɪ -] esp Brit (v + adv)

cry off

echarse atrás

he had agreed to the interview, but cried off when …

había aceptado que lo entrevistaran pero se echó atrás cuando …

several of the guests cried off at the last minute

a último momento varios de los invitados dijeron que no podían venir

battle cry N

battle cry

grito m de guerra

war cry N

war cry

grito m de guerra

Translations for crying in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

llanto (de un niño)

crying

llanto (de un adulto)

crying

déjate de llantos

stop crying

lloro

crying

los lloros del bebé

the baby's crying

crying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.crying [ˈkraɪ·ɪŋ] N

crying

lloro m

II.crying [ˈkraɪ·ɪŋ] ADJ

crying need

apremiante

crying injustice

que clama al cielo

a crying shame inf

una verdadera vergüenza

I.cry <-ie-> [kraɪ] VB intr

1. cry (weep):

cry

llorar

to cry for joy

llorar de alegría

2. cry (shout):

cry

gritar

cry animal

aullar

to cry for help

pedir ayuda a gritos

II.cry <-ie-> [kraɪ] VB trans

1. cry (shed tears):

cry

llorar

2. cry (shout):

cry

gritar

3. cry (announce publicly):

cry

pregonar

Phrases:

to cry one's eyes out

llorar a lágrima viva

to cry foul at sth

mostrarse indignado por algo

to cry wolf

dar una falsa alarma

to cry over spilled milk

llorar sobre la leche derramada

III.cry [kraɪ] N

1. cry (weeping):

cry

llanto m

to have a cry

llorar

2. cry (shout):

cry

grito m

to give a cry

dar un grito

a cry for help

una llamada de socorro

3. cry (slogan):

cry

lema m

4. cry ZOOL:

cry

aullido m

Phrases:

to be a far cry from sth

tener poco que ver con algo

to be a far cry from sth

ser muy distinto de algo

I.cry out VB intr

cry out

gritar

to cry out against sth

clamar contra algo

to cry out for sth

pedir algo a gritos

for crying out loud! inf

¡por el amor de Dios!

II.cry out VB trans

cry out

gritar

cry down VB trans

1. cry down (decry):

cry down

despreciar

2. cry down (disparage):

cry down

desacreditar

war cry N

war cry

grito m de guerra

cry off VB intr inf

cry off

echarse atrás

to cry off a deal

romper un trato

cry for VB trans insep

cry for

pedir

battle cry N

battle cry

grito m de guerra

Translations for crying in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

llanto

crying

lloro(s)

crying

con estos lloros no conseguirás nada

this crying won't get you anywhere

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some were screaming in terror while others were crying in agonised pain.

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Film footage taken at the concert shows many teenagers and women crying, screaming, and even fainting.

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Additionally, some minor characters included were cyborgs, that could act like humans, showing feelings and emotions (even crying).

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It instigates good human qualities in the individuals to make them prepared for people in their times of crying need.

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Knowing the law, initially he ignores her, but her crying moves him to turn around and hug her.

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In addition, there are reports that other tenants children woke up at night to the sound of children crying.

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The woman in the middle, covering her face with her hand, is crying.

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Don gave him the name after noticing his voice always sounds like he is crying, but he never sees any tears.

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Now, there's no use crying over spoiled milk.

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He recalled crying for joy when informed that he had won the audition and would be the orchestra's last-desk violist.

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