Cry - Pleurer (The 2253rd Most Common French Word)

The French word for Cry is Pleurer. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 2253rd most common word in French. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about nature & weather, communication, emotions. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: cry

French: pleurer

Examples


There's no need to cry like a baby.	Il n'y a pas besoin de pleurer comme un bébé.
The child burst out crying.	Le bébé s'est mis à pleurer.
Try not to cry.	Essaie de ne pas pleurer
I made him cry.	Je l'ai fait pleurer.
This child did nothing but cry.	Cet enfant ne faisait que pleurer.
As soon as she saw me, she burst out crying.	Dès qu'elle me vit, elle se mit à pleurer.
I'll go to my bed and cry.	Je vais aller dans mon lit et pleurer.
I feel like I could cry.	Je sens que je pourrais pleurer.

I started to cry.	J'ai commencé à pleurer.
I cried, too.	Je me suis également mise à pleurer.
Right now, all I want to do is cry.	En ce moment, tout ce que je veux faire, c'est pleurer.
The boy tried to be a man and not cry.	Le garçon essaya d'être un homme et de ne pas pleurer.
Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.	Mais sérieusement, l'épisode 21 m'a presque fait pleurer de rire.
I could've cried.	J'aurais pu pleurer.
Now stop crying.	Maintenant arrête de pleurer.
She felt like crying upon hearing that.	Quand elle entendit ça, elle eut envie de pleurer.
We made him cry.	Nous l'avons fait pleurer.
He began to cry.	Il s'est mis à pleurer.
I want to cry	J'ai envie de pleurer.
She heard him cry.	Elle l'a entendu pleurer.
Tom made Mary cry.	Tom a fait pleurer Mary.