What does piangere in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word piangere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use piangere in Italian.

The word piangere in Italian means cry, suffer, endure, grieve, mourn, bemoan, just want to cry, to make even the most cold-hearted cry, I felt like crying, I wanted to cry, I feel like crying, I want to cry, live from hand to mouth, be completely broke, penniless, all we can do is cry, cry like a baby, cry with happiness, weep tears of joy, heart ache, crocodile tears, act the poor-mouth, cry over spilled milk, cry on sbd's shoulder, burst out crying. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word piangere

cry

verbo intransitivo (versare lacrime)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Piangere a volte aiuta a stare meglio.
Sometimes crying helps make you feel better.

suffer, endure

verbo intransitivo (figurato (soffrire, patire)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Smettila di piangere per ciò che hai causato.
Stop suffering for what you did.

grieve, mourn

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (dolersi per qs o qn)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Piangeva la scomparsa dei suoi amici.
She mourned the death of her friends.

bemoan

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (non comune (lamentarsi per qs)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Piangeva le umiliazioni patite.
She bemoaned the humiliations she had suffered.

just want to cry

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

to make even the most cold-hearted cry

I felt like crying, I wanted to cry

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

I feel like crying, I want to cry

live from hand to mouth, be completely broke, penniless

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

all we can do is cry

(litteral, from Italian film)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

cry like a baby

cry with happiness, weep tears of joy

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

heart ache

verbo intransitivo (soffrire, rattristarsi per [qlcn] o [qlcs])

Mi piange il cuore nel vederti così insoddisfatto della tua vita.
My heart aches in seeing you so unhappy with your life.

crocodile tears

act the poor-mouth

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cry over spilled milk

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

cry on sbd's shoulder

burst out crying

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