cry

Inflections of 'cry' (n): npl: cries

Inflections of 'cry' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Voornaamste vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
cry⇒ vi	(weep)	huilen onoverg.ww
	(Belg.)	wenen onoverg.ww
	She cried when her father died.
cry vi	(scream, wail)	uitschreeuwen onoverg.ww
		krijsen ww
	The prisoner cried in agony as he was tortured.
cry n	(shout)	kreet nw de
		geschreeuw nw het
	You could hear the children's cries as they played.
cry n	often plural (appeal, call)	schreeuw, gil nw de
		gegil nw het, ont.
	You could hear the victim's cries from the next street as the attacker hit her.
cry n	(animal sound)	gehuil nw het
		roep nw de
	The cry of the loon is a frightening sound.
cry n	(demand)	schreeuw, roep nw de
	The cries of the voters for tax relief will influence the politicians.

Aanvullende vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
cry n	informal (weeping)	huilbui nw de
	I had a good cry at the end of that movie.
cry vi	(shout)	schreeuwen, brullen onoverg.ww
	He cried across the room to get the child's attention quickly.
cry vi	(animal sound) (dieren)	huilen onoverg.ww
	When disturbed, the animal will cry mournfully to frighten the predators.
cry vtr	(weep: tears) (tranen)	huilen overg.ww
	The tears that she cried flowed down her face.

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Samengestelde woorden:
Nederlands		Engels
een kreet slaken onoverg. uitdr.	(luid uitroepen)	give a cry v expr
		give a shriek v expr
huilen om ww+vz	(verdriet hebben om)	cry about vi + prep
schreeuwen onoverg.ww	figuurlijk (eisen, roepen om)	cry out vtr+prep
	Dat schreeuwt om een diepgaand onderzoek!
schreeuwen om ww+vz	(roepen om)	cry for vi + prep

Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
Engels		Nederlands
cry about vtr phrasal insep	figurative (mourn, lament) (figuurlijk)	huilen over ww + vz
		zich druk maken over frase
	(Belg.)	wenen om ww+vz
	Spilled milk is nothing to cry about.
cry about vtr phrasal insep	literal (shed tears for) (letterlijk)	huilen over ww + vz
	What on earth are you crying about?
cry for vtr phrasal insep	literal (shed tears for)	bewenen overg.ww
		treuren om, huilen om ww+vz
	(Belg.)	wenen om ww+vz
	Please don't cry for me.
	Alstublieft, ween niet om mij.
cry out vi phrasal	(shout, yell)	roepen, schreeuwen, uitroepen onoverg.ww
	Laura cried out in pain when she twisted her ankle.
cry out vtr phrasal insep	(shout, yell)	roepen, schreeuwen overg.ww

Samengestelde woorden:
Engels		Nederlands
battle cry n	(soldiers' rallying call)	strijdkreet nw de
	The general rallied his men to the battle cry, "Remember the Alamo!"
battle cry n	figurative (rallying slogan)	slogan nw de
	The senator is raising the battle cry for state tax reform.
break down and cry v expr	(burst into tears)	in tranen uitbarsten, in huilen uitbarsten frase
	Helen broke down and cried when she heard the sad news.
cry for [sth/sb] vi + prep	(call aloud for)	roepen om, schreeuwen om ww + vz
	The little boy cried for his mum when she left the room.
	She cried for help.
crybaby, cry-baby n	informal ([sb] who weeps easily) (informeel)	huilebalk nw de
	(slang)	jankerd nw de
	Jackie can't go one day without sobbing; she's such a crybaby!

Collocatie: cry for her [loss, death], a [loud, bloodcurdling, screeching] cry, crying [uncontrollably, inconsolably], meer...

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