No. 11,770 in Spanish
gritar
To shout or scream.
In a sentence
Él empezó a gritar cuando se quemó la mano.
He started to shout when he burned his hand.
Here, 'gritar' refers to the act of shouting due to experiencing sudden pain.
En la película, el personaje gritaba por ayuda desde el abismo.
In the movie, the character was yelling for help from the abyss.
This usage of 'gritar' expresses calling out loudly and persistently for assistance.
No debes gritar en un lugar público, es poco respetuoso.
You shouldn't shout in a public place; it's disrespectful.
Here, 'gritar' indicates raising one's voice excessively, typically deemed inappropriate in social settings.
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