cry out

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Soltar de pronto un grito por dolor, miedo o angustia.

En inglés sencillo: To suddenly make a loud sound with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, or upset.

• She cried out in pain.
• He cried out when he saw the snake.
• We heard someone crying out for help.

Cómo se usa: cry out in pain/fear (He cried out in pain when he fell.); cry out for help (The trapped child cried out for help.)

Sinónimos: shout, yell, scream

Expresiones frecuentes: cry out loudly, cry out something, cry out again

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Necesitar algo con mucha urgencia y de manera evidente.

En inglés sencillo: To clearly need something very much.

• The house cries out for repairs.
• These children are crying out for more support.
• That confusing paragraph cries out to be rewritten.

Cómo se usa: cry out for something (The garden cries out for attention.); cry out to be + past participle (This report cries out to be rewritten.)

Sinónimos: need, require

Expresiones frecuentes: cry out for, cry out urgently