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tear·ful

(tîr′fəl)
adj.
1. Filled with or accompanied by tears: tearful eyes; a tearful farewell.
2. So piteous as to excite tears: a tearful melodrama.
tear′ful·ly adv.
tear′ful·ness n.
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tearful

(ˈtɪəfʊl)
adj
1. about to cry
2. accompanying or indicative of weeping: a tearful expression.
3. tending to produce tears; sad
ˈtearfully adv
ˈtearfulness n
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tear•ful

(ˈtɪər fəl)

adj.
1. full of tears; weeping.
2. causing tears: a tearful story.
[1580–90]
tear′ful•ly, adv.
tear′ful•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. tearful - filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties"
dry-eyed, tearless - free from tears
2. [画像:tearful - showing sorrow]tearful - showing sorrow
sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13
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tearful

adjective
1. weeping, crying, sobbing, in tears, whimpering, blubbering, weepy (informal), lachrymose She was tearful when asked to talk about it.
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tearful

adjective
Filled with or shedding tears:
Idiom: in tears.
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Translations
باكٍ، دامِعمُغَطّى بالدُّموع
plačtivýuplakanýuslzený
tårevædet
kyyneleinen
könnyeskönnyezõszomorú
tárvoturtárvotur; grátklökkur
plačlivýuplakaný
göz yaşı doluyaşlı

tearful

[ˈtɪəfʊl] ADJ [eyes, voice] → lloroso ; [farewell, reunion] → emotivo
she was surrounded by tearful children → estaba rodeada de niños que lloraban
she felt a bit tearful → se le saltaron las lágrimas
to become or get tearful → ponerse a llorar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tearful

[ˈtɪərfʊl] adj → éploré(e)
His tearful family came to pay their last respects → Sa famille éplorée est venue rendre les derniers hommages.
to be tearful (= weeping) → être en pleurs (= inclined to weep) → au bord des larmes
to become tearful → fondre en larmes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tearful

adj look → tränenfeucht ; face → tränenüberströmt ; farewell, reunion → tränenreich ; he looked at her with tearful eyes → er sah sie mit Tränen in den Augen an; to become tearful → zu weinen anfangen ; she is a tearful person → ihr kommen leicht die Tränen ; there were a few tearful moments → es gab ein paar tränenvolle Augenblicke ; ..., she said in a tearful voice → ..., sagte sie unter Tränen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tearful

[ˈtɪəfʊl] adj (face) → coperto/a di lacrime ; (voice) → piangente ; (person) → in lacrime
she looked a bit tearful → sembrava che stesse per piangere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tear1

(tiə) noun
a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it. tears of joy/laughter/rage. traan دَمْعَه сълза lágrima slza die Träne tåre δάκρυ lágrima pisar اشک kyynel larme דמעה अश्रु suza könny(csepp) air mata tár lacrima 涙 눈물 (방울) ašara asara mengoyakkan traan tåre łza اوښكه lágrima lacrimă слеза slza solza suza tår น้ําตา göz yaşı 眼淚 сльоза آنسو nước mắt 眼泪
ˈtearful adjective
1. inclined to cry or weep; with much crying or weeping. She was very tearful; a tearful farewell. huilend, betraan باكٍ، دامِع плачлив choroso plačtivý, uplakaný tränenreich; weinerlich tårevædet κλαψιάρης, ευσυγκίνητος, δακρύβρεχτος lloroso nutune همراه با گریه و زاری itkuinen pleureur, larmoyant דוֹמֵע अश्रु पूर्ण suzan, žalostan könnyező menyedihkan tárvotur; grátklökkur in lacrime 涙もろい 눈물을 자아내는 verksmingas raudulīgs; asarains hendak menangis huilerig gråtkvalt, tåredryppende płaczliwy, pełen łez ژړاند، داوښكو ډك، خواشينې choroso plângăcios; îndu­io­şător слезливый plačlivý, uplakaný solzen plačljiv gråtmild, tårfylld อยากร้องไห้ göz yaşı dolu 流淚的 готовий розплакатися نمناک phát khóc 流泪的
2. covered with tears. tearful faces. huilend, betraan مُغَطّى بالدُّموع разплакан cheio de lágrimas uslzený weinend tårevædet δακρυσμένος, κλαμένος cubierto de lágrimas pisarane گریان kyyneleinen plein/couvert de larmes דוֹמֵע अश्रुपूर्ण zaplakan könnyes berlinang air mata tárvotur piangente, in lacrime 涙ぐんだ 눈물이 글썽한 paplūdęs ašaromis, ašarotas asaru pārplūdis; asarains dibasahi air mata betraand tårevåt zapłakany ژړاند cheio de lágrimas scăldat în lacrimi заплаканный uslzený ves v solzah suzan tårdränkt เปียกน้ําตา yaşlı 眼淚汪汪的 повний сліз اشک بار، پر اشک đẫm lệ 眼泪汪汪的
ˈtearfully adverb
betraan بِعيون دامِعَه плачливо chorosamente plačtivě tränenreich tårevædet με δάκρυα con lágrimas en los ojos, llorando nutuselt با حالت گریان itkuisesti en pleurant בִּדמָעוֹת अश्रुपूर्णता से suzno, plačno könnyesen dengan sedih gráti næst; grátandi (piangendo) 涙ぐんで 눈물이 글썽하게 verksmingai asaraini; ar asarām acīs keadaan sso yg hendak menangis huilerig gråtkvalt, gråtende płaczliwie داوښكو په ډكو سترګو chorosamente plângând, care plânge слезливо plačlivo jokajoče plačljivo gråtmilt, tårfyllt อยากร้องไห้ ağlayarak 悲傷地 слізно نمناک ہو کر đang khóc 悲伤地
ˈtearfulness noun
traanvol بُكاء، إمتلاء العُيون بالدَّمع плачливост caráter lacrimoso plačtivost die Tränen(pl.) tårevædethed συγκίνηση cualidad de lloroso nutusus گریان بودن itkuisuus larmoiement בכי अश्रुपूर्णता plačljivost könnyesség kesedihan táraflóð; tárarennsli piagnucolio 涙ぐむこと 눈물이 글썽함 verksmingumas asarainums; raudulīgums huilerigheid tåreflom, gråt płaczliwość داوښكو په ډكو سترګو carácter lacrimoso plâns(et) слезливость plačlivosť solzavost plačljivost gråtmildhet, tårfylldhet การมีน้ําตานองหน้า ağlamaklı olma 淚汪汪 сльозливість اشک باري sự đáng khóc 泪汪汪
tear gas
a kind of gas causing blinding tears, used against eg rioters. traangas غاز مُسيل للدُّموع сълзотворен газ gás lacrimogêneo slzný plyn das Tränengas tåregas δακρυγόνο gas lacrimógeno pisargaas گاز اشک آور kyynelkaasu gaz lacrymogène גַז מַדמִיע अश्रु गैस plin suzavac könnygáz gas air mata táragas gas lacrimogeno 催涙ガス 최루 가스 ašarinės dujos asaru gāze gas pemedih mata traangas tåregass gaz łzawiący gás lacrimogéneo gaz lacrimogen слезоточивый газ slzný plyn solzivec suzavac tårgas ก๊าซน้ําตา göz yaşartıcı gaz 催淚毒氣 сльозоточивий газ آنسو گيس hơi cay 催泪毒气
ˈtear-stained adjective
marked with tears. a tear-stained face. traangevlek مُبَقَّع بالدُّموع насълзен molhado de lágrimas uslzený verweint forgrædt κλαμένος mojado/empapado de lágrimas äranutetud پوشیده از قطره های اشک kyynelten tahrima barbouillé de larmes עִקבוֹת שֶׁל דְמָעוֹת अश्रुपूर्ण pokapan suzama könnyfoltos berbekas air mata tárbólginn (rigato di lacrime) 涙にぬれた 눈물에 젖은 ašarotas, užverktas asarām aptraipīts; saraudāts mempunyai kesan air mata betraand tårevåt, forgrått mokry od łez molhado de lágrimas scăldat în lacrimi заплаканный uslzený objokan umazan suzama tårdränkt ซึ่งเปรอะเปื้อนน้ําตา göz yaşı lekeli 淚水沾濕的 заплаканий آنسو لگا ہوا đầy nước mắt 泪水沾湿的
in tears
crying or weeping. She was in tears over the broken doll. in trane مُبَلَّل بالدُّموع разплакан em lagrimas v slzách in Tränen opløst i gråd με δάκρυα στα μάτια llorando pisarais گریان kyynelehtiä en larmes/pleurs בּוֹכֶה रोते-चिल्लाते हुए plačući, zaplakan sír menangis grátandi in lacrime 泣いて 눈물을 흘리며 apsipylęs ašaromis asarās menangis in tranen i tårer we łzach debulhado em lagrimas în lacrimi в слезах v slzách v solzah u suzama i tårar, gråtande ร้องไห้ ağlamakta, gözleri yaşlı 含著淚,流著淚 в сльозах اشک بار đang khóc 含着泪,流着泪
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tearful

a. lagrimoso-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

tearful

adj llorando, que está llorando
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