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1 piangere
1. v/i cry, weep2. v/t mourn* * *piangere v. intr.1 to cry, to weep*: pianse dal dolore, he wept with pain; lasciai piangere il bambino finché si addormentò, I let the child cry itself to sleep; scoppiò a piangere, he burst into tears; le bruciavano gli occhi a forza di piangere, she made her eyes sore with crying; mi piangono gli occhi per il freddo, il fumo, my eyes are watering with the cold, the smoke; piangere a calde lacrime, to weep one's heart out; piangere amaramente, a dirotto, to cry bitterly, copiously; piangere di dispetto, di rabbia, to weep with vexation, rage; piangere di gioia, to weep for joy // piangere come un vitello, to weep bitter tears // far piangere qlcu., to make s.o. cry (o weep); non farlo piangere, dagli il giocattolo, don't make him cry, give him the toy; le cipolle mi fanno piangere, onions make my eyes water; è un film che fa piangere, it's a weepy (film); era vestito ( così male) da far piangere, (fig.) it would make you weep to see how badly he was dressed // è inutile piangere sul latte versato, it's no use crying over spilt milk2 ( soffrire) to suffer: mi piange il cuore a rinunciarvi, it breaks my heart to give it up; mi piangeva il cuore a sentire la sua triste storia, it made my heart bleed to hear his sad story // beati quelli che piangono, ( Bibbia) blessed are they that mourn3 (non com.) ( gocciolare) ( di pianta) to bleed*; (di grotte, rubinetti) to drip: la vite, tagliata di recente, piangeva, the newly-cut vine, was oozing sap (o bleeding)◆ v.tr.1 to weep*, to cry: piangere tutte le proprie lacrime, to have a good cry (o to weep one's eyes out) // piangere lacrime amare, to weep bitter tears // piangere lacrime di coccodrillo, to cry when it's too late (o after the event)2 ( per un lutto) to mourn; ( lamentare, deplorare) to lament, to bewail; to weep*, to grieve for, over (sthg.), to sorrow for (sthg.): piansero la perdita del figlio, they grieved over the loss of their son; piangere i danni patiti, to grieve over wrongs suffered; piangere la morte di qlcu., to mourn s.o.'s death; piangere i propri peccati, errori, to repent (of) one's sins, mistakes; piangere il proprio destino, to bewail one's fate // piangere miseria, to poormouth (o to complain about being poor); più guadagna e più piange miseria, the more he earns the more he complains that he's poor // chi è causa del suo mal, pianga se stesso, (prov.) as you have made your bed so must you lie on it3 (letter.) ( rimpiangere) to weep* for (sthg.), to weep* over (sthg.), to mourn for (sthg.): piangere la giovinezza perduta, to mourn for one's lost youth.* * *1. ['pjandʒere]vb irreg vi2. vt1) to cry, weep2) (lamentare) to bewail, lament* * *['pjandʒere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (lamentare) to mourn (for), to grieve for, to grieve over, to lament [defunto, perdita, morte]2) (versare)2.piangere lacrime amare, di gioia — to cry bitter tears, to weep tears of joy
1) [bambino, adulto] to cry, to weep*stare per piangere — to be close to tears, to be on the verge of tears
scoppiare a piangere — to burst out crying, to burst into tears
fare piangere qcn. — [persona, storia, film] to make sb. cry, to reduce sb. to tears
piangere dalla gioia, dalla rabbia — to cry for joy, with rage
piangere su qcs. — to shed tears over sth.
3) (lacrimare) [ occhi] to water••piangere tutte le proprie lacrime — to cry one's eyes o heart out, to cry fit to burst
andare a piangere sulla spalla di qcn. — to cry on sb.'s shoulder
piangere miseria — to bewail one's poverty, to poor-mouth AE colloq.
è inutile piangere sul latte versato — prov. (it's) no good crying over spilt milk
chi è causa del suo mal pianga se stesso — prov. as you make your bed so you must lie in it
* * *piangere/'pjandʒere/ [70]1 (lamentare) to mourn (for), to grieve for, to grieve over, to lament [defunto, perdita, morte]2 (versare) piangere lacrime amare, di gioia to cry bitter tears, to weep tears of joy(aus. avere)1 [bambino, adulto] to cry, to weep*; stare per piangere to be close to tears, to be on the verge of tears; scoppiare a piangere to burst out crying, to burst into tears; mettersi a piangere to start crying; fare piangere qcn. [persona, storia, film] to make sb. cry, to reduce sb. to tears; mi viene da piangere I'm about to cry; piangere dalla gioia, dalla rabbia to cry for joy, with rage2 (affliggersi) piangere su qcs. to shed tears over sth.; piangere sulle proprie disgrazie to grieve over one's sorrowspiangere come una fontana to cry buckets; piangere tutte le proprie lacrime to cry one's eyes o heart out, to cry fit to burst; gli sono rimasti solo gli occhi per piangere all he can do is cry; - rsi addosso to feel sorry for oneself; andare a piangere sulla spalla di qcn. to cry on sb.'s shoulder; piangere miseria to bewail one's poverty, to poor-mouth AE colloq.; mi piange il cuore di dovergli dare questa notizia it breaks my heart to have to tell him this; è inutile piangere sul latte versato prov. (it's) no good crying over spilt milk; chi è causa del suo mal pianga se stesso prov. as you make your bed so you must lie in it. -
2 dirotto
piove a dirotto it's pouring* * *dirotto agg. ( smoderato) excessive; ( abbondante) copious, abundant: pianto dirotto, desperate (o bitter) crying (o unrestrained weeping); pioggia dirotta, pouring rain // a dirotto, excessively (o abundantly): piove a dirotto, it is pouring down (o raining in torrents o raining cats and dogs); piangere a dirotto, to cry one's eyes out.* * *[di'rotto]1) (irrefrenabile, scrosciante)2) a dirottopiangere a dirotto — to weep copiously, to blubber colloq.
piovere a dirotto — to rain hard, to pour down
piove a dirotto — it's pouring (with rain), it's pelting with rain
* * *dirotto/di'rotto/1 (irrefrenabile, scrosciante) pianto dirotto flood of tears2 a dirotto piangere a dirotto to weep copiously, to blubber colloq.; piovere a dirotto to rain hard, to pour down; piove a dirotto it's pouring (with rain), it's pelting with rain. -
3 gioia
f joy( gioiello) jewelfig darsi alla pazza gioia go wild (with excitement)* * *gioia1 s.f.1 joy, delight, gladness, (great) happiness; glee: con mia grande gioia, to my great joy; pieno di gioia, full of joy; gioie e dolori, joys and sorrows; gioia di vivere, joy of living; raggiante di gioia, beaming with happiness; era fuori di sé dalla gioia, he was bursting with joy; accettare con gioia, to accept joyfully; essere al colmo della gioia, to be overjoyed; piangere di gioia, to cry with joy (o to weep for joy); riempire qlcu. di gioia, to fill s.o. with joy; quando li vidi, provai una gran gioia, when I saw them, I was really delighted (o I felt incredibly happy); si udivano grida di gioia, gleeful shouts were heard // che gioia rivederti!, how wonderful to see you again!; che gioia, sta piovendo!, fantastic, it's raining! // finiti gli esami mi darò alla pazza gioia, after the exams I'm going to go wild2 (fig.) ( fonte di gioia) ( persona) darling, ( fatto) joy: gioia mia!, my darling!; è la gioia della famiglia, she's the darling of the family; le gioie della vita, the joys of life.gioia2 s.f.2 (fig.) ( di persona) darling, treasure, jewel: cosa vuoi, gioia?, what do you want, darling (o precious)?; è una gioia di bambino, he's a little treasure.* * *I ['dʒɔja] sf1) (felicità) joy, delightessere pazzo di gioia — to be beside o.s. with joy, be overjoyed
2) figII ['dʒɔja] sf(pietra preziosa) jewel, precious stone* * *I ['dʒɔja]sostantivo femminile joygioia di vivere — zest for life, joie de vivre, joy of living
••II ['dʒɔja]sostantivo femminile1) (gioiello) jewel, bijou*non piangere, gioia! — don't cry, sweetheart!
* * *gioia1/'dʒɔja/sostantivo f.joy; con mia grande gioia to my great joy; assaporare le -e dell'amore to taste the joys of love\darsi alla pazza gioia to have a really wild time of it; - e e dolori joys and sorrows\gioia di vivere zest for life, joie de vivre, joy of living.————————gioia2/'dʒɔja/sostantivo f.1 (gioiello) jewel, bijou*2 (come vezzeggiativo) non piangere, gioia! don't cry, sweetheart! -
4 lacrima
f tear* * *lacrima s.f.1 tear: viso bagnato di lacrime, face bathed with tears; il suo viso era rigato di lacrime, the tears were streaming down her face; i suoi occhi si bagnarono di lacrime, her eyes filled with tears; asciugare le lacrime a qlcu., (fig.) to comfort s.o.; avere le lacrime agli occhi, to have tears in one's eyes; con le lacrime agli occhi, with tears in one's eyes; in lacrime, in tears; frenare le lacrime, to keep back (o to choke back) one's tears; ridere fino alle lacrime, to laugh until one cries; scoppiare in lacrime, to burst into tears; versare lacrime di gioia, to shed tears of joy; mi sono commosso fino alle lacrime, I was moved to tears; non ho più lacrime, I'm past crying // lacrime di coccodrillo, crocodile tears // questa valle di lacrime, this vale of tears // ha le lacrime in tasca, tears come easy to her // piangere a calde lacrime, to cry desperately (o to shed scalding tears); piangere lacrime amare, to weep bitter tears2 (goccia) drop: lacrime di resina, resin tears // una lacrima di vino, a drop of wine3 (bot.) lacrime di Giobbe, (Coix lacryma-job) Job's tears.* * *['lakrima]sostantivo femminile1) tearcommuovere qcn. alle -e — to move sb. to tears
scoppiare o sciogliersi in -e to burst into tears; viso bagnato di -e tear-stained face; ridere fino alle -e to shed tears of laughter; -e di gioia tears of joy; piangere a calde -e to cry as though one's heart would break; avere la lacrima facile to cry at the slightest thing o easily; versare -e amare — to cry salt tears
2) colloq. (piccola quantità) drop* * *lacrima/'lakrima/sostantivo f.1 tear; in -e in tears; avere le -e agli occhi to have tears in one's eyes; commuovere qcn. alle -e to move sb. to tears; non versare una lacrima not to shed a tear; scoppiare o sciogliersi in -e to burst into tears; viso bagnato di -e tear-stained face; ridere fino alle -e to shed tears of laughter; - e di gioia tears of joy; piangere a calde -e to cry as though one's heart would break; avere la lacrima facile to cry at the slightest thing o easily; versare -e amare to cry salt tears2 colloq. (piccola quantità) drop.
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