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"Shout" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "gritar", and "scream" is an intransitive verb which is also often translated as "gritar". Learn more about the difference between "shout" and "scream" below.
shout(
shaut
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
scream(
skrim
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to yell)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (loud cry)
b. el chillido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I heard a scream at the dentist's office, so I got up and left.Oí un chillido en la oficina del dentista, así que me paré y me fui.
c. el alarido (M) (louder)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She heard a scream in the line for the roller coaster and decided it would be better not to ride it.Escuchó un alarido en la fila para la montaña rusa y decidió que era mejor no montarse.
4. (colloquial) (very funny)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
