dar un alarido

dar un alarido
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to let out a shriek
Di un alarido cuando vi que Spot había destruido los zapatos favoritos de papá.I let out a shriek when I saw Spot had destroyed Dad's favorite shoes.
b. to scream
Silvia dio un alarido cuando se despertó y vio a una serpiente al lado de su saco de dormir.Silvia screamed when she woke up and saw a snake next to her sleeping bag.
c. to cry out
Erasmo dio un alarido porque se golpeó el dedo con una de las mancuernas que estaba usando.Erasmo cried out because he hit his toe with one of the dumbbells he was using.
d. to shriek
¿Les dio miedo la película? - Uy, sí. Walter dio un alarido cuando salió el vampiro la primera vez.Did the movie scare you? - Oh, yes. Walter shrieked the first time the vampire came out.
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