shed a tear

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛdəˈtɪə/

Verb

shed a tear (third-person singular simple present sheds a tear, present participle shedding a tear, simple past and past participle shed a tear)

(idiomatic) To have a tear released, to cry (due to sadness)

Synonyms

shed tears
See also Thesaurus:weep

Translations

to cry

Chinese:
Mandarin: 流淚 (zh), 流泪 (zh) (liúlèi)
Finnish: vuodattaa kyyneleitä, itkeä (fi)
Greek:
Ancient: δακρύω (dakrúō)

Icelandic: fella tár, tárast (is)
Japanese: 涙を流す (なみだをながす, namida o nagasu)
Latin: fleō
Polish: uronić łzę
Russian: прослези́ться (ru) pf (proslezítʹsja), лить слёзы impf (litʹ sljózy), пролива́ть слёзы impf (prolivátʹ sljózy)

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