Complete Definition of "crocodile tears"

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Noun
crocodile tears p

  1. A display of tears that was forced or is false.
  2. A deceptive showing of grief.

Derived terms
krokodili (Esperanto)

Translations
trans-top|display of tears that was forced or is false
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|�������|������� (m�o kū hào zi ji� cí b�i)
Finnish: krokotiilinkyyneleet, tekoitku
Icelandic: hræsnistár n|p, krókódílstár n|p, uppgerðarhryggð f
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Korean: ��� �물 (akeo-ui nunmul)
Russian: к�окодилов� �л�з� (krokodílovy sljózy) f|p
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trans-top|deceptive showing of grief
Finnish: krokotiilinkyyneleet
Icelandic: hræsnistár n|p, krókódílstár n|p
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Russian: к�окодилов� �л�з� (krokodílovy sljózy) f|p
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ttbc|Dutch: krokodillentranen f|p
ttbc|German: Krokodilstränen f|p
ttbc|Hungarian: krokodilkönnyek
ttbc|Japanese: �泣� (����, usonaki)
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ttbc|Polish: krokodyle �zy f|p
ttbc|Portuguese: lágrimas de crocodilo f|p
ttbc|Swedish: krokodiltårar c|p
ttbc|Telugu: మ�సలి �న�న�ళ�ళ� (mosali kannILLu)
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See also
insincere
hypocrisy

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