"crocodile tear" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɒ.kə.daɪl ˌtɪə/ [UK], /ˈkɹɑ.kə.daɪl ˌtɪɹ/ [US] Audio: en-au-crocodile tear.ogg Forms: crocodile tears [plural]
Etymology: From the ancient (but inaccurate) belief that crocodiles shed tears while consuming their prey. Head templates: {{en-noun}} crocodile tear (plural crocodile tears)
  1. (idiomatic) A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: artificial tear, hypocrisy, insincerity, turn on the waterworks Translations (tear shed falsely): llàgrima de cocodril [feminine] (Catalan), 鱷魚的眼淚 (Chinese Mandarin), 鳄鱼的眼泪 (èyú de yǎnlèi) (Chinese Mandarin), krokodýlí slza [feminine] (Czech), krokodilletåre [common-gender] (Danish), rossatár [neuter] (Faroese), krokodillutár [neuter] (Faroese), krokotiilinkyynel (Finnish), larmes de crocodile [feminine, plural] (French), Krokodilsträne [feminine] (German), krokodilkönny (Hungarian), deoir bhréag [feminine] (Irish), deoir bhréagach [feminine] (Irish), lacrimula [feminine] (Latin), മുതലക്കണ്ണീർ (mutalakkaṇṇīṟ) (Malayalam), اشک تمساح (ašk-e temsâh) (Persian), lágrima de crocodilo [feminine] (Portuguese), крокоди́лова слеза́ (krokodílova slezá) [feminine] (Russian), deur nam breug [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), krokodília slza [feminine] (Slovak), lágrimas de cocodrilo [feminine] (Spanish), krokodiltår [common-gender] (Swedish), luha ng buwaya (Tagalog), deigryn crocodeil [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (idiomatic, in the plural) A display of tears that is forced or false. Tags: idiomatic, in-plural Translations (display of tears that is forced or false): krokodiltrane (Afrikaans), lotët e krokodilit (Albanian), የአዞ እንባ (yäʾäzo ʾənba) (Amharic), دُمُوع اَلتَّمَاسِيح (dumūʕ at-tamāsīḥ) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), կոկորդիլոսի արցունքներ (kokordilosi arcʻunkʻner) (Armenian), কুমিৰৰ চকুলো (kumiror sokulü) (Assamese), timsahın göz yaşları (Azerbaijani), krokodilo-malkoak (Basque), кракадзілавы слёзы (krakadzilavy sljózy) (Belarusian), কুমিরের কান্না (kumirer kanna) (Bengali), крокодилски сълзи (krokodilski sǎlzi) (Bulgarian), မိကျောင်းမျက်ရည် (mi.kyaung:myak-rany) (Burmese), llàgrimes de cocodril [feminine, plural] (Catalan), 貓哭耗子假慈悲 (Chinese Mandarin), 猫哭耗子假慈悲 (māo kū hàozi jiǎ cíbēi) (Chinese Mandarin), 貓哭耗子 (Chinese Mandarin), 猫哭耗子 (māo kū hàozi) (Chinese Mandarin), 假慈悲 (jiǎ cíbēi) (Chinese Mandarin), 鱷魚的眼淚 (Chinese Mandarin), 鳄鱼的眼泪 (èyú de yǎnlèi) (Chinese Mandarin), krokodýlí slzy [feminine, plural] (Czech), krokodilletårer [plural] (Danish), krokodillentranen [feminine, plural] (Dutch), krokodilaj larmoj (Esperanto), krokodillipisarad (Estonian), krokotiilinkyyneleet [plural] (Finnish), larmes de crocodile [feminine, plural] (French), bágoas de crocodilo [feminine, plural] (Galician), lágrimas de crocodilo [feminine, plural] (Galician), ნიანგის ცრემლები (niangis cremlebi) (Georgian), Krokodilstränen [feminine, plural] (German), κροκοδείλια δάκρυα (krokodeília dákrya) [neuter, plural] (Greek), કૃત્રિમ આશ્વાસન (kŕtrim āśvāsan) (Gujarati), ઢોંગનાં કે જૂઠાં આંસુ (ḍhoṅgnā̃ ke jūṭhā̃ ā̃su) (Gujarati), dlo nan je kwokodil (Haitian Creole), דִּמְעוֹת תַּנִּין (dim'ót tanín) [feminine, plural] (Hebrew), घड़ियाली आंसू (ghaṛiyālī ānsū) (Hindi), krokodilkönnyek [plural] (Hungarian), hræsnistár [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), krókódílstár [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), uppgerðarhryggð [feminine] (Icelandic), air mata buaya (Indonesian), deoir bhréag [feminine] (Irish), deoir bhréagach [feminine] (Irish), deora bréige (Irish), lacrime di coccodrillo [feminine, plural] (Italian), 嘘泣き (usonaki) (alt: うそなき) (Japanese), ಮೊಸಳೆ ಕಣ್ಣೀರು (mosaḷe kaṇṇīru) (Kannada), ទឹកភ្នែកក្រពើ (tɨkphnɛɛkkrɑɑpəə) (Khmer), 악어의 눈물 (ageo-ui nunmul) (Korean), крокодилдин көз жашы (krokodildin köz jaşı) (Kyrgyz), krokodila asaras (Latvian), krokodilo ašaros [feminine, plural] (Lithuanian), крокодилски солзи (krokodilski solzi) (Macedonian), air mata buaya (Malay), മുതലക്കണ്ണീർ (mutalakkaṇṇīṟ) (Malayalam), tangi kurī (Maori), मगरीचे अश्रू (magrīce aśrū) (Marathi), матрын нулимс (matryn nulims) (Mongolian), krokodilletårer [masculine, plural] (Norwegian), اشک تمساح (ašk-e temsâh) (Persian), krokodyle łzy [feminine, plural] (Polish), lágrimas de crocodilo [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), larmas da crocodil [feminine, plural] (Romansch), крокоди́ловы слёзы (krokodílovy sljózy) [feminine, plural] (Russian), deòir nam breugan [masculine, plural] (Scottish Gaelic), lágrimas de cocodrilo [feminine, plural] (Spanish), krokodiltårar [plural] (Swedish), మొసలి కన్నీళ్లు (mosali kannīḷlu) (Telugu), మొసలికన్నీరు (mosalikannīru) (Telugu), timsah gözyaşları (Turkish), крокодиля́чі сльо́зи (krokodyljáči slʹózy) [feminine, plural] (Ukrainian), timsoh koʻz yoshlari (Uzbek), nước mắt cá sấu (Vietnamese), dagrau crocodeil [masculine, plural] (Welsh), wylofain crocodeil [masculine] (Welsh)
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion."
      ],
      "id": "en-crocodile_tear-en-noun-KL57-WUQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "insincerely",
          "insincerely"
        ],
        [
          "sorrow",
          "sorrow"
        ],
        [
          "emotion",
          "emotion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "62 38",
          "word": "artificial tear"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 38",
          "word": "hypocrisy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 38",
          "word": "insincerity"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 38",
          "word": "turn on the waterworks"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "llàgrima de cocodril"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "word": "鱷魚的眼淚"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "èyú de yǎnlèi",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "word": "鳄鱼的眼泪"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "krokodýlí slza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "krokodilletåre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "rossatár"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "krokodillutár"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "word": "krokotiilinkyynel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "larmes de crocodile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Krokodilsträne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "word": "krokodilkönny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "deoir bhréag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "deoir bhréagach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lacrimula"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "mutalakkaṇṇīṟ",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "word": "മുതലക്കണ്ണീർ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ašk-e temsâh",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "word": "اشک تمساح"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lágrima de crocodilo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "krokodílova slezá",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "крокоди́лова слеза́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "deur nam breug"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "krokodília slza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lágrimas de cocodrilo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "krokodiltår"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "word": "luha ng buwaya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "tear shed falsely",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "deigryn crocodeil"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1864, Anthony Trollope, chapter 19, in Can You Forgive Her?:",
          "text": "And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A display of tears that is forced or false."
      ],
      "id": "en-crocodile_tear-en-noun-j1GxEw0r",
      "links": [
        [
          "tear",
          "tear"
        ],
        [
          "forced",
          "forced"
        ],
        [
          "false",
          "false"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, in the plural) A display of tears that is forced or false."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "in-plural"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "krokodiltrane"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "lotët e krokodilit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "am",
          "lang": "Amharic",
          "roman": "yäʾäzo ʾənba",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "የአዞ እንባ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "dumūʕ at-tamāsīḥ",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "دُمُوع اَلتَّمَاسِيح"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "kokordilosi arcʻunkʻner",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "կոկորդիլոսի արցունքներ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "timsahın göz yaşları"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "as",
          "lang": "Assamese",
          "roman": "kumiror sokulü",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "কুমিৰৰ চকুলো"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "krokodilo-malkoak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "krakadzilavy sljózy",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "кракадзілавы слёзы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "kumirer kanna",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "কুমিরের কান্না"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "krokodilski sǎlzi",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "крокодилски сълзи"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "mi.kyaung:myak-rany",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "မိကျောင်းမျက်ရည်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "llàgrimes de cocodril"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "貓哭耗子假慈悲"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "貓哭耗子"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "māo kū hàozi",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "猫哭耗子"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiǎ cíbēi",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "假慈悲"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "鱷魚的眼淚"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "èyú de yǎnlèi",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "鳄鱼的眼泪"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "krokodýlí slzy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "krokodilletårer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "krokodillentranen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "krokodilaj larmoj"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "krokodillipisarad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "krokotiilinkyyneleet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "larmes de crocodile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "bágoas de crocodilo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "lágrimas de crocodilo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "niangis cremlebi",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "ნიანგის ცრემლები"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Krokodilstränen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "krokodeília dákrya",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "κροκοδείλια δάκρυα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "kŕtrim āśvāsan",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "કૃત્રિમ આશ્વાસન"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "ḍhoṅgnā̃ ke jūṭhā̃ ā̃su",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "ઢોંગનાં કે જૂઠાં આંસુ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "dlo nan je kwokodil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "dim'ót tanín",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "דִּמְעוֹת תַּנִּין"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ghaṛiyālī ānsū",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "घड़ियाली आंसू"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "krokodilkönnyek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "hræsnistár"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "krókódílstár"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "uppgerðarhryggð"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "air mata buaya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "deoir bhréag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "deoir bhréagach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "deora bréige"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "lacrime di coccodrillo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "alt": "うそなき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "usonaki",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "嘘泣き"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "mosaḷe kaṇṇīru",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "ಮೊಸಳೆ ಕಣ್ಣೀರು"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "tɨkphnɛɛkkrɑɑpəə",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "ទឹកភ្នែកក្រពើ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ageo-ui nunmul",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "악어의 눈물"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "krokodildin köz jaşı",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "крокодилдин көз жашы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "krokodila asaras"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "krokodilo ašaros"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "krokodilski solzi",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "крокодилски солзи"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "air mata buaya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "mutalakkaṇṇīṟ",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "മുതലക്കണ്ണീർ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "tangi kurī"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "magrīce aśrū",
          "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
          "word": "मगरीचे अश्रू"
        },
        {
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "llàgrima de cocodril"
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      "word": "鱷魚的眼淚"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "tear shed falsely",
      "word": "鳄鱼的眼泪"
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      "tags": [
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      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "tear shed falsely",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Krokodilsträne"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "lágrima de crocodilo"
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      "sense": "tear shed falsely",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "gd",
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      "word": "deur nam breug"
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      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
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      "code": "az",
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      "code": "az",
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      "word": "krokodilo-malkoak"
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      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
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      "code": "my",
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      "roman": "mi.kyaung:myak-rany",
      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
      "word": "မိကျောင်းမျက်ရည်"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
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      "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"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "èyú de yǎnlèi",
      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
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      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "word": "krokodýlí slzy"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
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      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "word": "krokodillentranen"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
      "word": "krokodilaj larmoj"
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      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
      "word": "krokodillipisarad"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "word": "larmes de crocodile"
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      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "word": "bágoas de crocodilo"
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "word": "lágrimas de crocodilo"
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      "sense": "display of tears that is forced or false",
      "word": "ნიანგის ცრემლები"
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      "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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