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Spanish: cricrí

English translation: to chirp







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Spanish term or phrase:(hacer) cricrí
English translation:to chirp
Entered by:Henry Hinds
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Spanish term or phrase: cricrí
Hola amigos ....

tengo una duda...el grillo hace cricrí y se utiliza para imitar su canto .....pero el verbo para indicar este canto o esta imitacion cual es ....¿? existe o no existe ¿? y en ingles como seria tanto el verbo como la onomatopeya ....Gracias :)

Garcias
Worldcita
Venezuela
Clarification request(s) and response
CloHoHo-Claudia: 2:58am Aug 27, 2006: El grillo grilla. Ver http://maquinarespuestas.blogspot.com/2005_07_01_maquinaresp...
Worldcita: 3:14am Aug 27, 2006: Grilla - Segun la Real academia española grilla significa grilla.

1. f. Hembra del grillo, que no tiene la facultad de producir el sonido que produce el macho con los élitros.
Gracias de todas formas :)..seguire buscando ...
CloHoHo-Claudia: 3:38am Aug 27, 2006: Grillar, es el verbo sin conjugar, así se le llama al canto del grillo. Ver:http://www.rae.es/grillar.
(Del lat. grillāre).
1. intr. desus. Dicho de un grillo: cantar (ǁ producir sonidos).
Ver también: http://www.juegosdepalabras.com/animal.htm..

CloHoHo-Claudia: 3:41am Aug 27, 2006: ANIMAL Grillo (macho), VERBO chirriar, grillar (con los élitros), VOZ chirrido

CloHoHo-Claudia: 3:57am Aug 27, 2006: De ahí que al ejecutar la acción de grillar, el grillo grilla.

to chirp
Explanation:
Es el verbo que describe el sonido del grillo (cricket).
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Henry Hinds
United States
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5 +3to chirp
Henry Hinds
4to screechRuth Henderson
4chirpxxxElChe


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to chirp

Explanation:
Es el verbo que describe el sonido del grillo (cricket).

Henry Hinds
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 108
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Asker: Gracias ...y en español cual sería el verbo???


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree teju: Pues el verbo sería "hacer cricrí", ¿no? Te mandé aquello por correo ayer. Saludos :)
12 mins
  -> Gracias, Teju, efectivamente, no hay más vuelta que darle.

agree Flavia Scafatti
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Flavia.

agree Ruth Henderson
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Ruth.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chirp

Explanation:
What's to explain?. Crickets chirp.


    Reference: http://www.naturepark.com/cricket.htm
    Reference: http://www.cricketscience.com/faqs.html
xxxElChe
Vatican City State
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 22
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to screech

Explanation:
Sometimes the cricket sound is referred to as "screech" in English, especially if it is contrasted with the chirping of birds.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2006-08-27 17:32:51 GMT) Post-grading
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Actually, I think we would usually call it chirping if we find it pleasant, or screeching if we find it unpleasant, the preceding paragraph to the contrary notwithstanding.

Ruth Henderson
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 84
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