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плакать

cry

Meaning of плакать

лить слёзы от горя или сильной обиды

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Russian[ˈplakətʲ]
cry
плакать - cry
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плакать with German translation

плакать usage examples

🇩🇪German🇷🇺Russian

Das Baby weint laut.

Малыш громко плачет.

🇩🇪German🇷🇺Russian

Warum weinst du?

Почему ты плачешь?

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плакать belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

плакатьweinen
готовитьkochen
менятьsich ändern
завязыватьbinden
следоватьfolgen
убиратьentfernen
ощущатьсяsich anfühlen

плакать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between плакать / рыдать / заливаться слезами / заплакать / хныкать / всхлипывать

Р
🇷🇺Russian
рыдать

To cry very strongly, often noisily and with strong emotion.

A2Often
З
🇷🇺Russian
заливаться слезами

To cry heavily and for a long time; emphasizes a lot of tears.

B1Rarely
З
🇷🇺Russian
заплакать

To start crying; it emphasizes the beginning of the action.

A2Often
Х
🇷🇺Russian
хныкать

To cry quietly and whinily, often in a childlike or complaining way.

A2Often
В
🇷🇺Russian
всхлипывать

To sob with short gasps; often after or during strong crying.

A2Often
П
🇷🇺Russian
проливать слёзы

A literary and figurative expression meaning 'to cry,' often more emotional or poetic.

A2Rarely

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How to pronounce плакать and what this word means

плакать means cry. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce плакать

[ˈplakətʲ]

плакать translation

cry

плакать examples

Das Baby weint laut.

плакать transcription

[ˈplakətʲ]

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плакать meaning: what does it mean?

лить слёзы от горя или сильной обиды

плакать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

плакать is pronounced as [ˈplakətʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

плакать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Das Baby weint laut. Translation: Малыш громко плачет.

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