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1 die Krokodilstränen
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2 Krokodilstränen
Pl. umg., fig. crocodile tears; ein paar Krokodilstränen weinen shed crocodile tears* * *Kro|ko|dils|trä|nenplcrocodile tears pl* * *(pretended tears of grief.) crocodile tears* * *Kro·ko·dils·trä·nen\Krokodilstränen weinen [o vergießen] to cry [or shed] crocodile tears* * *Plural (ugs.) crocodile tears* * *Krokodilstränen pl umg, fig crocodile tears;ein paar Krokodilstränen weinen shed crocodile tears* * *Plural (ugs.) crocodile tears -
3 Krokodilstränen
Kro·ko·dils·trä·nen pl( fam) crocodile tears pl; -
4 Krokodilstränen
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5 ein paar Krokodilstränen vergießen
to weep (some) crocodile tearsDeutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > ein paar Krokodilstränen vergießen
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6 Krokodilstränen heulen
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7 Krokodilstränen weinen
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