German-English translation for "vorweinen"

"vorweinen" English translation

vorweinen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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to tell a long sob story to shed a few crocodile tears
examples
  • jemandem etwas vorweinen jammern figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to telljemand | somebody sb a long sob story
    jemandem etwas vorweinen jammern figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • jemandem etwas vorweinen weinen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to shed a few crocodile tears
    jemandem etwas vorweinen weinen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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