Pleurez (en. Cry)

/plœʁe/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To express an emotion of sadness through tears.

After the announcement, she told her friends to cry for her.

Après l'annonce, elle a dit à ses amis de pleurez pour elle.

To produce tears, usually due to emotional pain.

One should not cry for those who leave.

Il ne faut pas pleurez pour ceux qui partent.

To start crying, showing one's sorrow through tears.

He began to cry at school after hearing the bad news.

Il a commencé à pleurez à l'école après avoir entendu la mauvaise nouvelle.

From the Latin 'plorare', meaning 'to weep, to lament'.

cry with me

Inviting someone to weep together to share the sadness.

pleurez avec moi

mourn your sorrows

Expressing the need to let out one's pain through tears.

pleurez vos peines

don't cry

Encouraging someone not to cry, often to console.

pleurez pas

cry

Conjugated form of 'pleurer', in the second person singular.

pleure

tears

Salty liquid that flows from the eyes during crying.

larmes

sadness

Emotional state associated with pain or loss.

tristesse

Crying from laughter

He is crying from laughter because of that joke.

Il pleure de rire à cause de cette blague.

Crying bitterly

She is crying bitterly after watching the movie.

Elle pleure à chaudes larmes après avoir vu le film.