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1 much cry and little wool
much cry and little woolfig muito galinha e poucos ovos. -
2 cry
1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) chorar2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) gritar2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) grito2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) choro3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) uivo•- cry off* * *[krai] n 1 grito, brado, exclamação. 2 pranto, choro, lamentação. 3 voz de certos animais. 4 latido (de cães na caça). 5 apelo, rogo. 6 voz corrente, opinião pública. 7 proclamação. • vt+vi 1 gritar, clamar, bradar. 2 chorar, lamentar(-se). 3 berrar, emitir gritos ou sons característicos (animais). 4 implorar, pedir. he cried mercy / ele implorou perdão. 5 exclamar. 6 proclamar, apregoar. 7 latir (à vista da caça). a far cry uma grande distância. have a good cry! chore à vontade! he cried his heart out ele chorou muito. in full cry com muitos latidos, em plena caça. much cry and little wool fig muito galinha e poucos ovos. the child cried itself to sleep a criança chorou até pegar no sono. the cries of London os pregões (dos vendedores) de Londres. the popular cry a voz do povo. to cry against resmungar contra, queixar-se contra. to cry down depreciar, desacreditar, censurar. to cry for the moon pedir coisas impossíveis. to cry off desistir de, cancelar repentinamente. to cry out against criticar em público. to cry quarter pedir quartel, pedir clemência, misericórdia, proteção. to cry quits declarar-se quite com. to cry shame upon estar revoltado com. to cry to someone a) chamar por alguém. b) implorar a alguém. to cry up elogiar, exaltar, louvar. to cry wolf alarmar sem motivo. within cry ao alcance da voz.
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