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cry

S1 W1

BrE /krʌɪ/ AmE /kraɪ/

verb / noun en → es

past cried pp cried ing crying

1 CRY OUT LOUD [intransitive] A1

to produce tears from your eyes, especially because you are sad or in pain

llorar, sollozar

  • cry + adv/prep

Collocations cry loudly · cry in pain

  • She was crying uncontrollably.

    Ella estaba llorando descontroladamente.

2 CRY OUT LOUD [intransitive] A1

to shout or call out loudly, especially in distress or anger

gritar, aullar

  • cry + adv/prep

Collocations cry for help · cry out in fear

  • The child cried for his mother.

    El niño gritó por su madre.

3 CRY NOUN [countable] A2

a sound made by a baby or young child when it is upset, hungry, etc.

llanto, sollozo

  • the cry of + noun

Collocations a baby's cry · the cry of a child

  • The baby was woken by the sudden cry.

    El bebé se despertó por el grito repentino.

4 CRY NOUN [countable] B1

a sound made by an animal, especially a bird or wolf

lamento, aullido

  • the cry of + noun

Collocations a wolf's cry · the cry of an owl

  • We heard the cry of a nightingale.

    Escuchamos el canto de un ruiseñor.

Idioms

cry over spilt milk B2

llorar por leche derramada

  • There's no point crying over spilt milk.

    No tiene sentido llorar por leche derramada.

cry wolf B2

gritar falso alarma

  • He cried wolf too many times and no one believed him.

    Gritó falsa alarma demasiadas veces y nadie le creyó.

cry for the moon C1

pedir la luna

  • She's always crying for the moon.

    Ella siempre pide la luna.