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screaming ['skri:mɪŋ]1 noun(of person) cris mpl, hurlements mpl; (of birds, animals) cris mpl perçants∎ he tends to dress in screaming reds and greens il s'habille souvent de rouges et de verts criards►► screaming headlines grandes manchettes fpl;familiar screaming queen grande folle f -
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scream [skri:m](a) (shout → once) pousser un cri perçant ou aigu, hurler; (→ repeatedly) pousser des cris aigus, hurler; (baby) crier, hurler; (birds, animals) crier;∎ to scream at sb crier après qn;∎ to scream in anger/with pain hurler de colère/de douleur;∎ to scream in delight crier ou hurler de plaisir;∎ she screamed for help elle cria à l'aide ou au secours;∎ they were screaming with laughter ils se tordaient de rire, ils riaient aux éclats∎ bombers screamed over the rooftops les bombardiers hurlèrent en survolant les toits∎ she just stood there screaming insults at me elle est restée plantée là à me couvrir d'insultes;∎ literary she screamed her anger elle hurlait sa colère;∎ she screamed herself hoarse elle cria jusqu'à en perdre la voix(b) (order, answer) hurler;∎ "come here at once!" she screamed "viens ici tout de suite!" hurla-t-elle(c) (newspaper) étaler;∎ headlines screamed the news of his defeat la nouvelle de sa défaite s'étalait en gros titres3 noun∎ she gave a loud scream elle a poussé un hurlement;∎ I heard terrible screams coming from next door j'ai entendu des hurlements atroces qui venaient d'à côté;∎ screams of laughter des éclats mpl de rire∎ he's an absolute scream il est vraiment tordant;∎ you look a scream in that hat! vous êtes tordant avec ce chapeau!;∎ it was a scream (situation, event) c'était tordant, c'était à se tordre de rire;∎ the party was a scream on s'est amusés comme des fous à la soirée;∎ it's a scream the way they clamber up the bars c'est vraiment tordant de les voir grimper aux barreauxpousser de grands cris;∎ to scream out in pain hurler de douleur;∎ she screamed out in her sleep elle a poussé un grand cri pendant qu'elle dormait;∎ figurative to be screaming out for sth avoir sacrément besoin de qchhurler
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