chorar

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to cry; to weep (to shed tears from the eyes)
2. (transitive) to cry (to shed a given substance, or number of tears, from the eyes)
3. (broadly, intransitive, transitive) to exude; to seep; to ooze
4. (colloquial, intransitive) to whine (to make petty complaints)
5. (Brazil, broadly, intransitive, transitive) to haggle (to argue for a better deal)
6. (figuratively, intransitive, sometimes) to show empathy, especially by crying
7. (intransitive, transitive) to cry over
8. (Brazil, informal, intransitive) to spend some time almost scoring (of a ball)

Concepts

cry

😢

weep

tear

mourn

boohoo

cry about

cries

rage

😡

wail

Synonyms

lacrimejar

derramar lágrimas

choramingar

prantear

Translations

pleurer

😢

weinen

llorar

😢

huilen

😢

piangere

plorar

😢

wenen

😢

ağlamak

😢

schreien

😢

بكى

😢

κλαίω

krijten

girîn

flere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃoˈɾa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ploro

Cognate with Galician: chorar

Cognate with Spanish: llorar

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chorar, from Latin plōrāre (“to lament”). Compare Galician chorar and Spanish llorar.

Sentences

Ele começou a chorar de repente .

He started crying all of a sudden.