Intransitive Verb to cry To shed tears. To shout, scream. translations Catalan: plorar, cridar Dutch: huilen, wenen, schreien French: pleurer Frisian: gûle, skrieme Indonesian: tangis Japanese: 泣く (なく, naku) Romanian: plânge Spanish: llorar Related terms crybaby no use crying over spilled milk See also crocodile tears Transitive verb to cry To shout, scream.