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∎ she cried in or with frustration elle pleurait d'impuissance;∎ we laughed until we cried nous avons pleuré de rire ou avons ri aux larmes;∎ the film made them cry ils ont pleuré pendant le film;∎ to cry loudly/bitterly pleurer à chaudes larmes/amèrement;∎ proverb it's no use crying over spilt milk = ce qui est fait est fait(b) (call out) crier, pousser un cri;∎ to cry (out) in pain pousser un cri de douleur;∎ to cry for help crier au secours;∎ to cry for mercy demander grâce, implorer la pitié;∎ to cry for the moon demander la lune ou l'impossible∎ she cried herself to sleep elle s'est endormie en pleurant;∎ he cried tears of joy il versa des larmes de joie;∎ he was crying his heart or eyes out il pleurait toutes les larmes de son corps∎ "look," she cried "regardez," s'écria-t-elle;∎ he cried quits or mercy il s'est avoué vaincu;∎ old-fashioned to cry one's wares vendre sa marchandise à la criée;∎ to cry wolf crier au loup3 noun(a) (exclamation) cri m;∎ to give or utter a cry pousser un cri;∎ a cry of pain un cri de douleur;∎ also figurative a cry for help un appel au secours;∎ he heard a cry for help il a entendu crier au secours;∎ there were cries of "down with the king!" on criait "à bas le roi!";∎ it's a far cry from what they promised us cela n'a rien à voir avec ce qu'ils nous avaient promis;∎ it's still a far cry from what I asked for cela reste loin de ce que j'avais demandé∎ to be in full cry donner de la voix∎ to have a good cry pleurer un bon coupdécrier(from meeting) se décommander; (from promise) se rétracter, se dédire;∎ she's crying off from the project elle se retire du ou renonce au projet➲ cry outpousser un cri;∎ I cried out to them je les ai appelés;∎ figurative to cry out against protester contre;∎ the country is crying out against high taxation tout le pays proteste contre les impôts élevés;∎ to cry out for sth demander ou réclamer qch;∎ figurative the system is crying out for revision or to be revised le système a grand besoin d'être révisé;∎ familiar for crying out loud! bon sang!s'écrier;∎ "listen," she cried out "écoutez," s'écria-t-elleprôner, exalter✾ Book 'Cry, the Beloved Country' Paton 'Pleure, ô pays bien-aimé'
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call it quits — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To decide to stop what you are doing; quit. * /When Tom had painted half the garage, he called it quits./ 2. To agree that each side in a fight is satisfied; stop fighting because a wrong has been paid back; say things… … Dictionary of American idioms
call it quits — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To decide to stop what you are doing; quit. * /When Tom had painted half the garage, he called it quits./ 2. To agree that each side in a fight is satisfied; stop fighting because a wrong has been paid back; say things… … Dictionary of American idioms
call it quits — ► call it quits 1) agree that terms are now equal. 2) decide to abandon an activity. Main Entry: ↑quits … English terms dictionary
call it quits — When people temporarily stop doing something or put an end to an activity, they call it quits. OK, we re all exhausted, so let s call it quits for today … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
call it quits — 1. to stop doing something. The relationship had been going from bad to worse and we just decided it was time to call it quits. 2. to agree with someone that a debt has been paid and that no one owes money to anyone. You paid for the theatre… … New idioms dictionary
call it quits — informal 1) to agree that neither person owes the other one anything Take five pounds and we ll call it quits. 2) to leave a job or stop doing something permanently He s decided to call it quits after three years as editor in chief … English dictionary
call it quits — verb stop doing what one is doing At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books • Syn: ↑call it a day • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑quit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
call it quits — verb To conclude; to quit or stop an activity, especially after applying oneself to it for a significant period of time. If youve been working so long that youre making matters worse, it might be time to call it quits and stop for the night … Wiktionary
call it quits — stop doing something, quit what you are doing The dust is bothering all of us. I think we should call it quits … English idioms
call\ it\ quits — v. phr. informal 1. To decide to stop what you are doing; quit. When Tom had painted half the garage, he called it quits. 2. To agree that each side in a fight is satisfied; stop fighting because a wrong has been paid back; say things are even.… … Словарь американских идиом
call it quits — stop, finish He called it quits and went home for the day … Idioms and examples