cry [kraɪ]
sustantivo
1 (call, shout) grito (m); (howl) [of animal] aullido (m); [of street vendor] pregón (m)
to give a cry of surprise dar un grito de sorpresa; "jobs, not bombs" was their cry su grito de guerra fue —trabajo sí, bombas no; a cry for help un grito de socorro or auxilio; una llamada de socorro or auxilio; the hounds were in full cry los perros seguían de cerca la presa; the crowd was in full cry after him la multitud lo perseguía con gritos; the newspapers are in full cry over the scandal la prensa ha puesto el grito en el cielo por el escándalo
verbo intransitivo
1 (call out, shout) gritar; llamar (en voz alta)
they are crying for his resignation piden a gritos que dimita; he cried (out) with pain dio un grito de dolor; to cry for help/mercy pedir socorro/clemencia a voces
2 (weep) llorar
he was crying for his mother lloraba por su madre; I cried for joy lloraba de alegría; she was crying with rage lloraba de rabia; I laughed till I cried terminé llorando de la risa; I'll give him something to cry about! le voy a dar de qué llorar; to cry over sth llorar por algo
it's no good crying over spilt milk a lo hecho, pecho