See crocodile tear on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1877, Charles Reade, chapter 2, in A Woman-Hater:",
"text": "At last he contrived to squeeze out one of his little hysterical tears, and drop it on her hand. Now, the girl was not butter, like some of her sex; far from it: but neither was she wood—indeed, she was not old enough for that—so this crocodile tear won her for the time being.",
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"sense": "tear shed falsely",
"word": "鱷魚的眼淚"
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"roman": "èyú de yǎnlèi",
"sense": "tear shed falsely",
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"sense": "tear shed falsely",
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"sense": "tear shed falsely",
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"sense": "tear shed falsely",
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"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
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"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
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"plural"
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"word": "ទឹកភ្នែកក្រពើ"
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"plural"
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},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "lotët e krokodilit"
},
{
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "yäʾäzo ʾənba",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "የአዞ እንባ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "dumūʕ at-tamāsīḥ",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "دُمُوع اَلتَّمَاسِيح"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kokordilosi arcʻunkʻner",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "կոկորդիլոսի արցունքներ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "timsahın göz yaşları"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "kumiror sokulü",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "কুমিৰৰ চকুলো"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "timsahın göz yaşları"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "krokodilo-malkoak"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "krakadzilavy sljózy",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "кракадзілавы слёзы"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "kumirer kanna",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "কুমিরের কান্না"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "krokodilski sǎlzi",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "крокодилски сълзи"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "mi.kyaung:myak-rany",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "မိကျောင်းမျက်ရည်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "llàgrimes de cocodril"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "貓哭耗子假慈悲"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "māo kū hàozi jiǎ cíbēi",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "猫哭耗子假慈悲"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "貓哭耗子"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "māo kū hàozi",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "猫哭耗子"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiǎ cíbēi",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "假慈悲"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "鱷魚的眼淚"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "èyú de yǎnlèi",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "鳄鱼的眼泪"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "krokodýlí slzy"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "krokodilletårer"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "krokodillentranen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "krokodilaj larmoj"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "krokodillipisarad"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "krokotiilinkyyneleet"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "larmes de crocodile"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "bágoas de crocodilo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "lágrimas de crocodilo"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "niangis cremlebi",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "ნიანგის ცრემლები"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "Krokodilstränen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "krokodeília dákrya",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural"
],
"word": "κροκοδείλια δάκρυα"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "kŕtrim āśvāsan",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "કૃત્રિમ આશ્વાસન"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "ḍhoṅgnā̃ ke jūṭhā̃ ā̃su",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "ઢોંગનાં કે જૂઠાં આંસુ"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "dlo nan je kwokodil"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "dim'ót tanín",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "דִּמְעוֹת תַּנִּין"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ghaṛiyālī ānsū",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "घड़ियाली आंसू"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "krokodilkönnyek"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural"
],
"word": "hræsnistár"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural"
],
"word": "krókódílstár"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "uppgerðarhryggð"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "air mata buaya"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "deoir bhréag"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "deoir bhréagach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "deora bréige"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "lacrime di coccodrillo"
},
{
"alt": "うそなき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "usonaki",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "嘘泣き"
},
{
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "mosaḷe kaṇṇīru",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "ಮೊಸಳೆ ಕಣ್ಣೀರು"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "tɨkphnɛɛkkrɑɑpəə",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "ទឹកភ្នែកក្រពើ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ageo-ui nunmul",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "악어의 눈물"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "krokodildin köz jaşı",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "крокодилдин көз жашы"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "krokodila asaras"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "krokodilo ašaros"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "krokodilski solzi",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "крокодилски солзи"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "air mata buaya"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "mutalakkaṇṇīṟ",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "മുതലക്കണ്ണീർ"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "tangi kurī"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "magrīce aśrū",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "मगरीचे अश्रू"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "matryn nulims",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "матрын нулимс"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "krokodilletårer"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ašk-e temsâh",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "اشک تمساح"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "krokodyle łzy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "lágrimas de crocodilo"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "larmas da crocodil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krokodílovy sljózy",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "крокоди́ловы слёзы"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "deòir nam breugan"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "lágrimas de cocodrilo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "krokodiltårar"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "mosali kannīḷlu",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "మొసలి కన్నీళ్లు"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "mosalikannīru",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "మొసలికన్నీరు"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "timsah gözyaşları"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "krokodyljáči slʹózy",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "крокодиля́чі сльо́зи"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "timsoh koʻz yoshlari"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"word": "nước mắt cá sấu"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "dagrau crocodeil"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wylofain crocodeil"
}
],
"word": "crocodile tear"
}
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