verb
płakać
/ˈpwakat͡ɕ/· czasownikAlso
krzyczećwołać
Definition
To produce tears from your eyes, usually because you are sad, upset, or in pain; to shout loudly.
Examples
The baby started to cry when she was hungry.
Dziecko zaczęło płakać, gdy było głodne.
He cried for help, but no one heard him.
Krzyczał o pomoc, ale nikt go nie usłyszał.
Collocations
cry outcry tearscry for help
noun
płacz
/pwat͡ʂ/· rzeczownikAlso
krzyk(m)
Definition
A sound made when crying; a loud shout or scream.
Examples
We heard a cry from the other room.
Usłyszeliśmy płacz z drugiego pokoju.
The cry of a wolf echoed through the forest.
Krzyk wilka rozniósł się echem po lesie.
Collocations
battle crycry of painloud cry
Word forms
criedpast simplecryingpresent participlecriesthird person singular
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