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"Grito" is a form of "grito", a noun which is often translated as "shout". "Llanto" is a noun which is often translated as "crying". Learn more about the difference between "grito" and "llanto" below.
el grito(
gree
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (yell)
a. shout
Le di un grito para avisarle que había un hoyo.I gave him a shout to warn him that there was a hole in the ground.
c. cry (of happiness or terror)
Dio un grito de alegría al vernos.He let out a cry of happiness when he saw us.
3. (plea)
a. cry
Sus repetidos intentos de suicidio no son otra cosa que un grito de auxilio.Her repeated suicide attempts are nothing but a cry for help.
4. (history) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. proclamation
El 10 de agosto de 1809, se produjo el primer grito de independencia en Ecuador.On August 10, 1809 the first independence proclamation took place in Ecuador.
el llanto(
yahn
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (general)
a. crying
El llanto del bebé despertó a todos los vecinos.The baby's crying woke up all the neighbors.
b. weeping (literary)
¿Qué más podría hacer uno frente al llanto de un niño inconsolable?What else could one do faced with the weeping of an inconsolable child?
