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las ganas de llorar(
gah
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nahs
deh
yoh
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rahr
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. urge to cry
Mientras Julia miraba el tren alejarse, sintió unas irreprimibles ganas de llorar.As Julia saw the train leaving, she felt an overwhelming urge to cry.
b. urge to weep
Sentí un nudo en el pecho y ganas de llorar.I felt a knot in my chest and the urge to weep.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Me entraron ganas de llorar cuando vi sufrir tanto al pobre perro.I felt like crying when I saw the poor dog suffering so much.
Nuestra compañía de teatro era horrible. Como directora de escena, me daban ganas de llorar en los ensayos.Our theater company was terrible. As a stage director, I wanted to cry at rehearsals.
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