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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| turn on the waterworks v expr | (cry) | chorar v int |
| cry vi | (weep) | chorar v int |
| | She cried when her father died. |
| | Ela chorou quando seu pai morreu. |
| weep vi | (cry) | chorar v int |
| | The man was weeping in a corner of the waiting room. |
| | O homem estava chorando em um canto da sala de espera. |
| blub vi | UK, informal (blubber, cry) | chorar v int |
| mourn sb vtr | (grieve for dead person) | estar de luto por expres v |
| | | lamentar a morte de expres v |
| | | enlutar vt |
| | | chorar vt |
| | Karen was still mourning her mother when her best friend died. |
| | Karen ainda estava de luto pela morte de sua mãe quando sua melhor amiga morreu. |
cry about sth/sb,
cry over sth/sb vi + prep | figurative (mourn, lament) | chorar v int |
| | | lamentar-se vp |
| | There is no point in crying about a situation you cannot change. |
| | Não adianta chorar por causa de uma situação que você não pode mudar. |
| well up vi phrasal | informal (person: emit tears, weep) | lacrimejar v int |
| | | chorar v int |
| | Joanna welled up when she thought about her father. |
| | Joanna lacrimejou quando pensou em seu pai. |
| squall vi | (cry, scream) | chorar, choramingar v int |
| | She could hear the baby squalling in the next room. |
| | Ela podia ouvir o bebê chorando no quarto ao lado. |
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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| bitch about sth vi + prep | vulgar, informal (complain about sth) | queixar-se vp |
| | | reclamar vt |
| | (figurado) | chorar pitangas sobre expres v |
| | The employees stood at the coffee machine and bitched about their pay. |
| | Os empregados estavam parados ao lado da máquina de café queixando-se dos seus salários. |
| blubber vi | (weep noisily) | chorar escandalosamente v int + adv |
| | (gíria) | abrir o berreiro loc v |
| | When the lady asked him if he was lost, the boy started blubbering. |
| cry about sth/sb vi + prep | (shed tears for) | chorar por expres v |
| | The little boy was crying about being punished. What on earth are you crying about? |
| | O menino estava chorando por ter sido punido. Por que diabos você está chorando? |
| cry for sb/sth vi + prep | (shed tears for) | chorar por loc v |
| | Please don't cry for me. |
it's no use crying over spilled milk (US),
it's no use crying over spilt milk (UK) expr | figurative (it's pointless to regret what is done) | chorar pelo leite derramado expres v |
| cry your heart out v expr | figurative (weep bitterly) | chorar copiosamente vt + adv |
| | I cried my heart out when my best friend moved away. |
crybaby,
cry-baby vi | US, informal (weep easily, feel self-pity) | chorar por qualquer coisa expres v |
| | Stop crybabying and tidy your room. |
| grieve the loss of sb v expr | (mourn sb who has died) | chorar a perda de expres |
| | | pôr luto por expres |
| ready to cry adj | (close to tears) (perto de chorar) | a ponto de chorar loc adj |
| | | quase chorando loc adj |
| | John seemed about ready to cry after Linda called him ugly. |
| | Her lower lip would always tremble whenever she was ready to cry. |
| weep for sb/sth vi + prep | figurative (mourn, grieve for) | chorar por vt + prep |
| | | lamentar vt |
| | The nation wept for the terrorism casualties. |
| weep for sb/sth vi + prep | (shed tears for) | chorar por vt + prep |
| | | lamentar vt |
| | Bill's family and friends went on weeping for him long after his funeral. |
| weep over sth/sb vi + prep | (shed tears about) | chorar por vt + prep |
| | | lamentar vt |
| | Rose is such a sensitive child; she'll weep over any little thing. |
weep for sth,
weep with sth vi + prep | (shed tears because of) (chorar por causa de) | chorar por vt + prep |
| | Agnes isn't sad; she is weeping for joy. |
| weepie n | informal (sad or sentimental movie) | filme piegas sm+adj |
| | | filme sentimental sm+adj |
| | (BRA) | filme de chorar sm+loc adj |
| weepy n | informal (sad book, movie, etc.) | feito para chorar expres v |
| | | sentimental adj |
| | He took his girlfriend to a romantic weepy. |