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chorar.

to cry; to weep (to shed tears from the eyes)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʃoˈɾa(ʁ)/Brazil[ʃoˈɾa(h)]Brazil/ʃoˈɾa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/ʃoˈɾa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to cry; to weep (to shed tears from the eyes)

    intransitive
    Ela passou a noite chorando por causa da morte do pai.
  2. to cry (to shed a given substance, or number of tears, from the eyes)

    transitive
    O Vaticano investigou o santo que chorava sangue.
  3. to exude; to seep; to ooze

    broadly · intransitive · transitive
  4. to whine (to make petty complaints)

    colloquial · intransitive
    Nós choramos que não tínhamos dinheiro, mas eles não se importaram.
  5. to haggle (to argue for a better deal)

    Brazil · broadly · intransitive · transitive
    Chorei, chorei, até que o vendedor baixou o preço.
    Chore o preço até que o diminuam.
  6. to show empathy, especially by crying

    figuratively · intransitive · sometimes
    Não vou chorar pelos famintos.
  7. to cry over

    intransitive · transitive
    Não adianta chorar o que aconteceu.
  8. to spend some time almost scoring (of a ball)

    Brazil · informal · intransitive
    A bola chorou por uns cinco segundos antes de cair na cesta.
Where this word comes from

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

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