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scream [skri:m]1. noun• "shut up" he screamed « taisez-vous » hurla-t-il• to scream o.s. hoarse s'enrouer à force de crier* * *[skriːm] 1.1) (of person, animal) cri m (perçant); ( stronger) hurlement m; ( of brakes) grincement m; ( of tyres) crissement mscreams of laughter — éclats mpl de rire
2) (colloq)2.to be a scream — être tordant (colloq)
transitive verb lit crier; fig [headline] annoncer (en titre)3.intransitive verb [person, animal, bird] crier; ( stronger) hurler; [brakes] grincer; [tyres] crisser; fig [colour] crierto scream with — hurler de [fear, pain, rage]; pousser des cris de [excitement, pleasure]
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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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A n1 ( sound) (of person, animal) cri m (perçant) ; ( stronger) hurlement m ; ( of brakes) grincement m ; ( of tyres) crissement m ; screams of laughter éclats mpl de rire ;2 ○ ( funny person) to be a scream être tordant ○.C vi [person, animal, bird] crier, pousser des cris ; ( stronger) hurler ; [brakes] grincer ; [tyres] crisser ; fig [colour] crier ; to scream at sb crier après qn ○ ; to scream at sb to do sth crier à qn de faire qch ; to scream for sth/sb réclamer qch/qn avec des cris ; to scream with hurler de [fear, pain, rage] ; pousser des cris de [excitement, pleasure] ; to scream with laughter rire aux éclats.to scream the place down pousser des hurlements ; he was kicking and screaming il se débattait en criant ; to drag sb kicking and screaming to the dentist forcer qn à aller chez le dentiste ; the company was dragged kicking and screaming into the twentieth century l'entreprise a été forcée à s'adapter aux exigences du monde moderne.
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