pleurer
Meaning
- to cry, to weep; to shed tears
- to mourn, to cry for
Concepts
weep aloud
cause to weep
mourn for
hold a memorial service for
blazon out
Synonyms
porter le deuil (de)
faire pleurer
être en deuil (de)
se lamenter
porter le deuil
faire ses condoléances
faire une cérémonie commémorative
breur
piauleu
s’affliger
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/plœ.ʁe/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French pleurer, from Old French plourer, plorer, from Latin plōrāre (“cry out”). Cognate with Catalan plorar, Spanish llorar.
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