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cry

/kɹaɪ̯/

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noun

Pleurer, sanglot

A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

Examples :

"After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry."

Après notre rupture, je me suis retiré dans ma chambre pour pleurer un bon coup.

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noun

Cri

A shout or scream.

Examples :

"I heard a cry from afar."

J'ai entendu un cri de loin.

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noun

Cri

Words shouted or screamed.

Examples :

"a battle cry"

Un cri de guerre.

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noun

Clameur, cri

A clamour or outcry.

Examples :

"The angry cry of the students echoed through the school hallway. "

Le cri de colère des élèves résonnait dans le couloir de l'école.

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noun

Meute

A group of hounds.

Examples :

"The hunting dog cry chased the rabbit across the field. "

La meute de chiens de chasse a poursuivi le lapin à travers le champ.

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noun

Troupe, groupe

(by extension) A pack or company of people.

Examples :

"The cry of students heading home after school was a noisy group. "

La troupe d'étudiants rentrant chez eux après l'école était un groupe bruyant.

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noun

Cri

(of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.

Examples :

""Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse."

« Ouah » est le cri d'un chien, tandis que « hennissement » est le cri d'un cheval.

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noun

Cri, appel au secours

A desperate or urgent request.

Examples :

"The student's cry for help was heard by the teacher. "

Le cri d'aide de l'élève a été entendu par le professeur.

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noun

Rumeur, on-dit

Common report; gossip.

Examples :

"The cry around the office was that the boss was going to retire. "

La rumeur au bureau était que le patron allait prendre sa retraite.

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verb

Pleurer

To shed tears; to weep.

Examples :

"That sad movie always makes me cry."

Ce film triste me fait toujours pleurer.

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verb

Crier, s'écrier

To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

Examples :

"The student cried out, "I finished the test!" "

L'élève s'est écrié : « J'ai fini le test ! »

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verb

Crier, hurler

To shout, scream, yell.

Examples :

"The children cried out when the fire alarm went off. "

Les enfants ont crié lorsque l'alarme incendie s'est déclenchée.

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verb

Crier, hurler

To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.

Examples :

"The baby cried softly, making little inarticulate sounds. "

Le bébé a crié doucement, émettant de petits sons inarticulés.

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verb

Faire pleurer, amener à pleurer

To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.

Examples :

"Her constant crying cried her parents into giving in and letting her stay home from school. "

Ses pleurs constants ont fini par faire céder ses parents et lui ont permis de rester à la maison plutôt que d'aller à l'école.

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verb

Proclamer, crier

To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc.

Examples :

"to cry goods"

Proclamer des marchandises.

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verb

Publier les bans de mariage

Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

Examples :

"The school announced they would cry the engagement of two students. "

L'école a annoncé qu'elle publierait les bans de mariage de deux élèves.

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