weep

weep
I [wiːp]
nome

to have a little weep — versare qualche lacrimuccia

II 1. [wiːp]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. wept)

to weep tears of joy — versare lacrime di gioia

2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. wept)
1)

to weep with — piangere di [relief, joy]

2) (ooze) [wall] trasudare
* * *
[wi:p]
past tense, past participle - wept; verb
(to shed tears: She wept when she heard the terrible news; They wept tears of happiness.) piangere
* * *
[wiːp] wept vb: pt, pp
1. vt
(tears) versare, piangere
2. vi
piangere, Med , (wound etc) essudare

to weep for sb — piangere per qn

to weep bitterly — piangere amaramente

I could have wept! — mi sarei messo a piangere!

she wept for hours — pianse per ore

3. n

to have a good weep — farsi un bel pianto

* * *
weep /wi:p/
n.
(usato al sing.) (lett.) pianto; sfogo di pianto
● to have a good weep, piangere a calde lacrime; farsi un bel pianto □ to have a little weep, versare qualche lacrimuccia.
(to) weep /wi:p/
(pass. e p. p. wept)
A v. i.
1 piangere; lacrimare: to weep for joy [with pain], piangere di gioia [per il dolore]; to weep for a dead son, piangere un figlio morto; to weep over one's sad fate, piangere sul proprio triste destino
2 colare; trasudare; stillare: Cold pipes weep in hot weather, le tubazioni fredde trasudano quando fa caldo
3 (med., biol.) essudare (raro)
B v. t.
1 piangere; versare: to weep tears of blood, piangere (o versare) lacrime di sangue
2 trasudare; stillare
● to weep away, continuare a piangere; passare (il tempo, ecc.) a piangere □ to weep oneself out, piangere a più non posso; piangere come una vite tagliata □ to weep oneself to sleep, piangere fino ad addormentarsi □ That's nothing to weep over, non è cosa da piangerci su; c'è poco da piangere.
* * *
I [wiːp]
nome

to have a little weep — versare qualche lacrimuccia

II 1. [wiːp]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. wept)

to weep tears of joy — versare lacrime di gioia

2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. wept)
1)

to weep with — piangere di [relief, joy]

2) (ooze) [wall] trasudare

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