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1 to cry quits
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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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cry quits — phrasal : to call matters even (as in a contest) : propose truce : quit : leave off kept up the applause after the majority had cried quits New York Times * * * cry quits To declare a thing even • • • Main Entry: ↑cry … Useful english dictionary
To cry quits — Cry Cry, v. t. 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster] All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I ll speak. Shak. [1913 Webster] The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! Bunyan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cry quits — v. announce that an account has been settled; announce that a competition has ended in a tie … English contemporary dictionary
Cry — Cry, v. t. 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster] All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I ll speak. Shak. [1913 Webster] The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! Bunyan. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quits — [kwits] adj. [ME, prob. contr. < ML quittus, var. of quietus: see QUIETUS] on even terms, as by discharge of a debt, retaliation in vengeance, etc. ☆ call it quits Informal 1. to stop working, playing, etc. 2. to stop being friendly or… … English World dictionary
quits — /kwits/, adj. 1. on equal terms by repayment or retaliation. 2. call it quits, a. to end one s activity, esp. temporarily: At 10 o clock I decided to call it quits for the day. b. to abandon an effort. 3. cry quits, to agree to end competition… … Universalium
quits — predic.adj. on even terms by retaliation or repayment (then we ll be quits). Phrases and idioms: call it (or cry) quits acknowledge that things are now even; agree not to proceed further in a quarrel etc. Etymology: perh. colloq. abbr. of med.L… … Useful english dictionary
To cry aim — Cry Cry, v. t. 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster] All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I ll speak. Shak. [1913 Webster] The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! Bunyan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To cry down — Cry Cry, v. t. 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster] All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I ll speak. Shak. [1913 Webster] The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! Bunyan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To cry out — Cry Cry, v. t. 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster] All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I ll speak. Shak. [1913 Webster] The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! Bunyan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To cry up — Cry Cry, v. t. 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster] All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I ll speak. Shak. [1913 Webster] The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! Bunyan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English