to cry, weep
→
to haggle
1 realization
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| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
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| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| lexeme | chorar | |
| meaning 1 | to cry, weep | Ela passou a noite chorando por causa da morte do pai. She spent the night crying because of her father’s death. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to haggle | Chorei, chorei, até que o vendedor baixou o preço. Chore o preço até que o diminuam. I haggled and haggled until the salesman lowered the price. Haggle for the price until they lower it. |
| reference | DPLP English Wiktionary | |
| comment | from Latin plōrāre 'to lament' |
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