Interesting idioms

gerardM a écrit:Hi Muriel,
Good job.
Maye a few others: stop by and say hello, get in touch with someone, drop in on someone...

MurielB a écrit:Gérard I wouldn't have used the verb "cry" to speak in a loud voice. For me "cry" is "weep". Thanks for that !

(shout) ‘look out!’ he cried ‘attention!’ cria-t-il;

for crying out loud! mais ce n'est pas vrai, nom de Dieu¡!

cry out (with pain, grief etc) pousser un cri or des cris; (call) crier, s'écrier; to cry out in anguish pousser un cri d'angoisse; to cry out to sb interpeller qn, appeler qn à haute voix; to cry out for (beg for) implorer [mercy]; réclamer [attention, assistance]; (need desperately) avoir grand besoin de [help, reforms, renovation]; the country is crying out for aid le pays a grand besoin d'aide; these windows are crying out to be cleaned hum ces fenêtres ont grand besoin d'être nettoyées.

gerardM a écrit:

MurielB a écrit:Gérard I wouldn't have used the verb "cry" to speak in a loud voice. For me "cry" is "weep". Thanks for that !

Muriel,
I confirm what you learned: in addition to "sweep", cry has got the meaning of shouting.
Take a look at this page from -> WordReference
My Hachette-Oxford dictionary also shows it:

(shout) ‘look out!’ he cried ‘attention!’ cria-t-il;

for crying out loud! mais ce n'est pas vrai, nom de Dieu¡!

cry out (with pain, grief etc) pousser un cri or des cris; (call) crier, s'écrier; to cry out in anguish pousser un cri d'angoisse; to cry out to sb interpeller qn, appeler qn à haute voix; to cry out for (beg for) implorer [mercy]; réclamer [attention, assistance]; (need desperately) avoir grand besoin de [help, reforms, renovation]; the country is crying out for aid le pays a grand besoin d'aide; these windows are crying out to be cleaned hum ces fenêtres ont grand besoin d'être nettoyées.

gerardM a écrit:

Thanks Gérard for showing us the English table setting. We note that forks and knifes are turned over (compared the French table setting)

Spoon & Plate Vocabulary
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