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1 squeal
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1. noun(a long, shrill cry: The children welcomed him with squeals of delight.)
2. verb(to give a cry of this sort: The puppy squealed with pain.)squeal1 n chillido / gritosqueal2 vb chillarEs la voz fuerte y aguda de los cerdos o el ruido de un frenazo, por ejemplo. Es también el grito de regocijo de un niño emocionadísimotr[skwiːl]1 (of animal, person) chillido, grito; (of tyres, brakes) chirrido1 (animal, person) chillar; (tyres, brakes) chirriar2 familiar (inform on) cantar, chivarse1 (say) decir chillando, chillar, gritarsqueal ['skwi:l] vi1) : chillar (dícese de las personas o los animales), chirriar (dícese de los frenos, etc.)2) protest: quejarsesqueal n1) : chillido m (de una persona o un animal)2) screech: chirrido m (de frenos, etc.)n.• chillido s.m.v.• chillar v.• chivatear v.• soplar v.
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1. skwiːla) ( make noise) \<\<person/animal\>\> chillar; \<\<brakes/tires\>\> chirriar*, rechinarb) ( inform) (colloq) cantar (fam), chivarse (Esp fam), sapear (Ven fam)to squeal ON somebody — delatar a alguien, sapear a alguien (Ven fam)
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vt chillar, gritar
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[skwiːl]1.N chillido m2. VI1) (=make noise) [person, animal] chillar; [brakes, tyres] chirriar2) ** (=inform) cantar, soplar3) * (=complain) quejarse3.VT"yes", he squealed — -sí -dijo chillando
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1. [skwiːl]a) ( make noise) \<\<person/animal\>\> chillar; \<\<brakes/tires\>\> chirriar*, rechinarb) ( inform) (colloq) cantar (fam), chivarse (Esp fam), sapear (Ven fam)to squeal ON somebody — delatar a alguien, sapear a alguien (Ven fam)
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vt chillar, gritar
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2 grito
Del verbo gritar: ( conjugate gritar) \ \
grito es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
gritó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: gritar grito
gritar ( conjugate gritar) verbo intransitivo to shout;◊ no hace falta que grites there's no need to shout o yell;grito de dolor to scream with pain; grito de alegría to shout for joy; grito pidiendo ayuda to shout for help; gritole a algn to shout at sb; ( para llamarlo) to shout (out) to sb verbo transitivo to shout
grito sustantivo masculino ( de terror) scream; gritos de protesta shouts o cries of protest; hablar a gritos to talk at the top of one's voice; ser el último grito to be the last word in fashion
gritar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to shout Normalmente, cuando quieres gritar a alguien, debes usar la preposición to: Me gritó desde la otra acera. He shouted to me from the other pavement. Sin embargo, si quieres gritar con enfado, debes usar la preposición at: No tienes que gritarme. You don't have to shout at me. También podrías emplear el verbo to cry out, pero recuerda que indica miedo o sorpresa.
grito sustantivo masculino shout: hablaba a grito pelado, she was talking at the top of her voice
me dio un grito, he shouted at me
oí un grito escalofriante, I heard a horrifying scream Locuciones: a voz en grito, at the top of one's voice
poner el grito en el cielo, to hit the ceiling ' grito' also found in these entries: Spanish: berrido - bocinazo - bramido - chillido - desgarrada - desgarrado - escapar - gritar - lanzar - pelada - pelado - sofocar - voz - ahogado - ahogar - angustioso - dar - espeluznante - estremecedor - fuerza - pegar - porra - socorro - soltar English: arm - battle-cry - belt out - blare out I - call - cry - follow - gasp - height - jeer - let out - lung - rage - roof - sharp - shout - state-of-the-art - top - utter - voice - whoop - word - yell - hoot - loudly - scream - shiver - shriek - squeal
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squeal — (of a criminal) to give information to the police There is an implication of duress, with the squeal indicating pain. It is used of informing on others or confessing your own guilt: ... loath to squeal or harm him. (Lavine, 1930) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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