llorar

/ʝoˈɾaɾ/, [ɟ͡ʝoˈɾaɾ], /ʝoˈɾaɾ/, [ɟ͡ʝoˈɾaɾ]

cry, mourn


Examples
  • Los dos niños empezaron a llorar.

    Both of the children started crying.

  • Se puso a llorar en cuanto oyó la noticia.

    When she heard the news, she burst into tears.

  • Ayer vi a un hombre llorar amargamente.

    Yesterday I saw a man crying bitterly.

  • Basta ya de llorar. Tranquilízate.

    That's enough crying. Pull yourself together.

  • Quiero llorar.

    I want to cry.

  • Él rompió a llorar.

    He burst into tears.

  • Tu voz me hizo llorar.

    Your voice made me cry.

  • Tienes pinta de estar a punto de llorar.

    You look like you're about to cry.

  • Deja de llorar.

    Stop crying.

  • Cuando discutía con su marido se puso tan nerviosa que rompió a llorar.

    She got so carried away when arguing with her husband that she burst into tears.

  • El bebé empezó a llorar.

    The baby started to cry.

  • Él la hizo llorar.

    He made her cry.

  • Cuando lo oyó, le entraron ganas de llorar.

    When she heard that, she felt like crying.

  • Ella no hizo nada más que llorar todo el día.

    She did nothing but cry all day.

  • Mi madre se limitó a llorar.

    My mother did nothing but weep.

  • Siento ganas de llorar.

    Tears came to my eyes.

  • Siento como si me fuera a echar a llorar.

    I feel like I could cry.

  • Ella se puso a llorar otra vez.

    She began to cry again.

  • Tom dejó de llorar.

    Tom has stopped crying.

  • Vas a hacerla llorar no importa que digas.

    Whatever you say will set her off crying.


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