weep

weep
[wi:p] vi <wept, wept>
1)
(a. liter: cry) weinen;
(sob) schluchzen;
to \weep with joy/sorrow vor Freude/Kummer weinen;
to \weep inconsolably/uncontrollably hemmungslos/unkontrolliert weinen [o schluchzen];
2) (secrete liquid) nässen
PHRASES:
laugh and the world laughs with you, \weep and you \weep alone (laughs with you, \weep and you \weep alone) Freunde in der Not gehen tausend auf ein Lot (prov) vt <wept, wept>
to \weep tears of joy/sorrow> Freudentränen/Tränen des Kummers weinen;
it's not worth \weeping even a single tear over him es lohnt sich nicht, ihm auch nur eine Träne nachzuweinen;
to \weep crocodile tears (fig) Krokodilstränen weinen [o vergießen] n
no pl (liter) Weinen nt;
to have a [good] \weep sich akk [ordentlich] ausweinen

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