cry

verb

1 verb weep

INTRANSITIVEcaoin verb c m ugoil verb c m uthe baby was crying bhí an leanbh ag caoineadh, bhí an leanbh ag golhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry ní raibh a fhios aige an gol nó gáire a dhéanfadh séit made me cry chuir sé ag gol mé, chuir sé a chaoineadh mé, bhain sé na deora asamI was crying with joy bhí mé ag gol le teann gliondair, bhí na deora áthais liom

TRANSITIVEcaoin verb c m ugoil verb c m uI cried a torrent of tears chaoin mé uisce mo chinnshe cried herself to sleep chaoin sí go dtí gur thit a codladh uirthi

2 verb call, shout out

TRANSITIVEglaoigh verb c m uscairt verb c m uthe crowd cried his name ghlaoigh an slua a ainm, scairt an slua a ainmand who is this person, I hear you cry? agus cé hé an duine seo, a deir tú?; agus cé hé an duine seo, arsa tusa?

INTRANSITIVEglaoigh verb c m uscairt verb c m ushe cried for help scairt sí ar chuidiú, ghlaoigh sí ar chabhairto cry for mercy trócaire a agairt

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3 verb advertise (wares) TRANSITIVEreic verb c m uthe merchants were crying their wares bhí na ceannaithe ag reic a gcuid earraí 4 verb ZOOL of bird, animal INTRANSITIVEscréach verb c m uscread verb c m uthe seagulls could be heard crying d'fhéadfaí scréachach na bhfaoileán a chloisteáil

noun

5 noun bout of weepingracht goil c m uracht caointe c m uyou'll feel better after a good cry mothóidh tú níos fearr ach racht maith goil a bheith déanta agat, mothóidh tú níos fearr tar éis duit do sháith a chaoineadh 6 noun shout, callscread fem3 c m ubéic fem2 c m uscairt fem2 c m uliú masc4 c m ushe gave a loud cry lig sí béic mhór aisti, scread sí go hardhe gave a cry of pain lig sé scread as leis an bpian, bhain an phian scread as 7 noun pleaachainí fem4 c m uimpí fem4 c m uit was a cry for justice achainí ar son na córa a bhí ann 8 noun slogangáir fem2 c m urosc masc1 c m umana masc4 c m ua war cry rosc catha, gáir chatha 9 noun crowd reactiongáir fem2 c m ua cry went up ligeadh gáircries of praise gártha molta 10 noun ZOOL animal callthe cry of the curlew fead an chrotaighhe heard the cry of a dog chuala sé madra ag geonaíl

phrases

to cry your eyes out

(also

to cry your heart out

) uisce do chinn a chaoineadhdeora géara goirt a shileadh

to cry buckets

informal bheith ag caoineadh go frasbheith ag gol go frasna cuileatacha a chaoineadh

to cry wolf

he's always crying wolf scéal chailleach an uafáis a bhíonn aige i gcónaí

to cry foul

they're crying foul tá siad ag casaoid na héagóra

to cry over spilt milk

there's no point crying over spilt milk níl aon mhaith sa seanchas nuair atá an anachain déanta, níl maith a bheith ag gol in áit na maoiseoige

to cry into your beer

he was crying into his beer bhí sé ag déanamh a ghearáin leis féin, bhí sé ag déanamh ceap trua de féin

to cry for the moon

bheith ag tnúth leis an rud nach bhfuil le fáil

in full cry

1 expressing strong viewsthe media is in full cry about it tá míle murdar sna meáin faoi 2 loudthe musicians were in full cry bhí na ceoltóirí faoi lán seoil 3 HUNT of houndsthe dogs are in full cry tá na madraí ag tafann in ard a gcinn, tá gach aon sceamh ag na madraí

to be a far cry from sth

it's a far cry from my home town is mór an difear idir é agus mo bhaile dúchais, tá difríocht an domhain idir é agus mo bhaile dúchais

for crying out loud

in ainm Dé!as ucht Dé!in ainm Chroim!tell me, for crying out loud! inis dom, in ainm Dé!; abair liom, as ucht Dé!

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