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grito

shout

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grito(

)

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

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)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(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.

grito

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (chillido)

a. shout

2. (de dolor, miedo)

a. cry, scream

3. (de sorpresa, de animal)

a. cry

se escuchaban los gritos de los manifestantesyou could hear the demonstrators chanting

dar o pegar un gritoto shout o scream (out)

4. (colloquial)

a grito limpio o peladoat the top of one's voice

hablar a gritosto shout, to talk at the top of one's voice

5. (fig)

pedir algo a gritosto be crying out for something

6. (colloquial)

poner el grito en el cieloto hit the roof

ser el último gritoto be the latest fashion o craze, to be the in thing

grito de dolorcry of pain

grito de guerrawar o battle cry

grito

1 (voz alta) shout; (chillido) scream; [de animal] cry; sound

a gritos at the top of one's voice; ¡no des esos gritos! stop shouting like that!; llorar a gritos to weep and wail; pegar o lanzar un grito to cry out; gritos de protesta shouts of protest

poner el grito en el cielo to scream blue murder (familiar)

pedir algo a gritos

esa chica está pidiendo un corte de pelo a gritos that girl badly needs a haircut

a grito pelado at the top of one's voice

es el último grito it's the very latest; it's the latest thing

es el último grito del lujo it's the last word in luxury

a voz en grito at the top of one's voice

2 (abucheo) jeer

3 (Latinoamérica) proclamation

el grito de Dolores the proclamation of Mexican independence (1810)

grito de independencia proclamation of independence

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