grito

shout

el grito(gree-toh)

masculine noun

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.

b. scream (of pain)

Escuché un grito proveniente de la tienda de campaña del soldado herido.

I heard a scream coming from the wounded soldier's tent.

c. cry (of happiness or terror)

Dio un grito de alegría al vernos.

He let out a cry of happiness when he saw us.

2. (sound of an animal)

a. cry

En la distancia se escuchaban los gritos de los cuervos.

We could hear the cries of the crows in the distance.

b. call

De niños solíamos imitar el grito de la perdiz.

As children, we used to imitate a partridge's call.

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)

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.