cry out

crier, pousser un cri

Pousser soudain un cri à cause de la douleur, de la peur ou du chagrin.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : cry out in pain/fear (He cried out in pain when he fell.); cry out for help (The trapped child cried out for help.)

Synonymes : shout, yell, scream

Expressions courantes : cry out loudly, cry out something, cry out again

avoir grand besoin de, réclamer

Avoir manifestement un très grand besoin de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : cry out for something (The garden cries out for attention.); cry out to be + past participle (This report cries out to be rewritten.)

Synonymes : need, require

Expressions courantes : cry out for, cry out urgently