Schreien

vt/i; schreit, schrie, hat geschrien

1. allg.: shout; gellend: yell; kreischend: scream, shriek; quietschend: squeal; (brüllen) roar (vor Lachen with laughter); kleines Kind: howl; stärker: scream; Affe, Eule, Möwe: screech; Hahn: crow; vor Schmerz schreien scream (oder howl) with pain; das Baby hat die ganze Nacht geschrien the baby howled (oder yelled) all night; sich heiser schreien shout o.s. hoarse; sich (Dat) die Kehle aus dem Hals schreien shout one’s head off, yell until one is blue in the face; um Hilfe schreien shout for help; hurra schreien shout hooray; schrei nicht so, ich bin nicht taub no need to shout, I’m not deaf; er schreit immer gleich so (ist jähzornig) he starts yelling at the slightest thing; manche Leute schreien gleich bei der kleinsten Veränderung some people start complaining at the slightest change

2. schreien nach shout for; die jungen Vögel schreien nach Futter the young birds are clamo(u)ring for food; nach Rache schreien fig. call for revenge; diese Zustände schreien nach Reform these conditions cry out for reform; das Gebäude schreit geradezu nach etwas Farbe the building is crying out for (oder desperately needs) a coat of paint; Himmel

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to screech; to squall; to squeal; to holler; to shout; to shriek; to clamour; to clamor; to scream; to cry; to vociferate; to yell

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schrei|en ['ʃraiən] pret schrie [ʃriː] ptp geschrien [gə'ʃriː(ə)n]

1. vi

to shout, to cry out; (gellend) to scream; (vor Angst, vor Schmerzen) to cry out/to scream; (kreischend) to shriek; (= brüllen) to yell; (inf = laut reden) to shout; (inf = schlecht und laut singen) to screech; (= heulen, weinen Kind) to howl; (= jammern) to moan; (Esel) to bray; (Vogel, Wild) to call; (Eule, Käuzchen etc) to screech; (Hahn) to crow

vor Lachen schréíen — to roar or hoot with laughter; (schrill) to scream with laughter

es war zum Schreien (inf) — it was a scream (inf) or a hoot (inf)

nach jdm schréíen — to shout for sb

nach etw schréíen (fig) — to cry out for sth

See:

→ Hilfe

2. vt

Befehle etc to shout (out)

jdm etw ins Gesicht schréíen — to shout sth in sb's face

die Kehle heiser or aus dem Hals schréíen (inf) — to shout oneself hoarse, to shout one's head off (inf)

3. vr

sich heiser schréíen — to shout oneself hoarse; (Baby) to cry itself hoarse

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1) ((especially of a crowd demanding something) to make such an uproar etc: They're all clamouring to get their money back.) clamour

2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) cry

3) honk

4) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) hoot

5) (to cry or shout in a loud shrill voice because of fear or pain or with laughter; to make a shrill noise: He was screaming in agony; `Look out!' she screamed; We screamed with laughter.) scream

6) (to say very loudly: He shouted the message across the river; I'm not deaf - there's no need to shout; Calm down and stop shouting at each other.) shout

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schrei·en

<schrie, geschrie[e]n>

[ˈʃraiən]

I. vi

1. (brüllen) to yell

2. (fam: laut reden)

▪ [mit jdm] \schreien to shout [at sb]

3. ORN, ZOOL (rufen) to cry; (Eule) to screech

4. (laut rufen)

▪ [nach jdm] \schreien to shout [for sb]

5. (heftig verlangen)

▪ [nach jdm/etw] \schreien to cry out [for sb/sth]

das Kind schreit nach der Mutter the child is crying out for its mother

6. (lächerlich)

zum S\schreien (fam) a scream fam, a hoot fam

du siehst in dem Anzug einfach zum S\schreien aus you look ridiculous in that suit; s.a. Hilfe, Spieß

II. vt (etw brüllen)

▪ etw \schreien to shout [out] sth; s.a. Gesicht

III. vr

sich akk in Rage/Wut \schreien to get into a rage/become angry through shouting

sich akk in den Schlaf \schreien to cry oneself to sleep; s.a. heiser

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1.

unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb <person> cry [out]; (laut rufen/sprechen) shout; (durchdringend) yell; (gellend) scream; <baby> yell, bawl; <animal> scream; <owl, gull, etc.> screech; <cock> crow; <donkey> bray; <crow> caw; <monkey> shriek

zum Schreien sein — (ugs.) be a scream (coll.)

nach etwas schreien — yell for something; (fig.) cry out for something; (fordern) demand something

2.

unregelmäßiges transitives Verb shout

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Schreien n; -s, kein pl shouting, shouts pl etc;

es/er ist zum Schreien umg it’s/he’s a scream

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1.

unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb <person> cry [out]; (laut rufen/sprechen) shout; (durchdringend) yell; (gellend) scream; <baby> yell, bawl; <animal> scream; <owl, gull, etc.> screech; <cock> crow; <donkey> bray; <crow> caw; <monkey> shriek

zum Schreien sein — (ugs.) be a scream (coll.)

nach etwas schreien — yell for something; (fig.) cry out for something; (fordern) demand something

2.

unregelmäßiges transitives Verb shout

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(nach) v.

to cry (for) v. v.

(§ p.,pp.: schrie, geschrieen)

= to clamour v.

to cry v.

to scream v.

to screech v.

to shout v.

to squall v.

to vociferate v.

to whoop v.

to yell v.