crocodile tears
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crocodile tears
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (idiom) (general)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. las lágrimas de cocodrilo (F) (idiom)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Joanna weeps crocodile tears for the poor but doesn't lift a finger to help them.Joanna llora lágrimas de cocodrilo por los pobres pero no mueve un dedo para ayudarlos.
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