Meaning of crocodile tear | Babel Free
ˈkɹɒ.kə.daɪl ˌtɪəDefinitions
Equivalents
Afrikaans
krokodiltrane
العربية
دُمُوع اَلتَّمَاسِيح
Català
llàgrimes de cocodril
Ελληνικά
κροκοδείλια δάκρυα
Español
lágrimas de cocodrilo
Français
larmes de crocodile
Հայերեն
կոկորդիլոսի արցունքներ
Italiano
lacrime di coccodrillo
ქართული
ნიანგის ცრემლები
한국어
악어의 눈물
Latina
lacrimula
Македонски
крокодилски солзи
മലയാളം
മുതലക്കണ്ണീർ
Nederlands
krokodillentranen
Polski
krokodyle łzy
Svenska
krokodiltårar
ไทย
น้ำตาจระเข้
Tagalog
luha ng buwaya
Türkçe
timsah gözyaşları
Українська
крокодиля́чі сльо́зи
Tiếng Việt
nước mắt cá sấu
Examples
“At last he contrived to squeeze out one of his little hysterical tears, and drop it on her hand. Now, the girl was not butter, like some of her sex; far from it: but neither was she wood—indeed, she was not old enough for that—so this crocodile tear won her for the time being.”
“And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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