tear(drop) ☊ 
nước mắt 
tear like: nước mắt → →
die Träne ☊ 
nước mắt ☊ 
☊ Trang erzählt Tri mit Tränen in den Augen von ihrer Schwester. ☊ Trang kể lể với Trí về người chị gái trong nước mắt. ☊ (Lektion 61, Nr. 858) He could no longer hold back his tears. ☊ back ☊
to weep/shed bitter tears ☊ bitter ☊
Her eyes were bright with tears. ☊ bright ☊
The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry). ☊ bring ☊
He was close to tears. ☊ close ☊
Tears ran down her face. ☊ down ☊
There were tears in his eyes. ☊ eye ☊
Her eyes suddenly filled with tears. ☊ fill ☊
The child was in floods of tears (= crying a lot). ☊ flood ☊
She lost control and the tears began to flow. ☊ flow ☊
He bravely held back his tears. ☊ hold sth back ☊
move sb to sth: Grown men were moved to tears at the horrific scenes. ☊ move ☊
She was near to tears (= almost crying). ☊ near ☊
Tears poured down his cheeks. ☊ pour ☊
Tears rolled down her cheeks. ☊ roll ☊
The tears ran down her cheeks. ☊ run ☊
He ran home in tears to his mother. ☊ run ☊
So after shouting and screaming for an hour she walked out in tears. ☊ so ☊
sting sth: Tears stung her eyes. ☊ sting ☊
She felt the sting of tears in her eyes. ☊ sting ☊
I put my head under the tap and let the cool water run over me. ☊ tap ☊
A tear rolled down his face. ☊ tear ☊
She left the room in tears (= crying). ☊ tear ☊
As he listened to the music, his eyes filled with tears. ☊ tear ☊
Their story will move you to tears (= make you cry). ☊ tear ☊
They reduced her to tears (= made her cry, especially by being cruel or unkind). ☊ tear ☊
Ann wiped a tear from her eye. ☊ tear ☊
The memory brought a tear to her eye (= made her cry). ☊ tear ☊
Most of the audience was on the verge of tears. ☊ tear ☊
Desperately she fought back the tears (= tried not to cry). ☊ tear ☊
to shed tears of happiness ☊ tear ☊
tears of pain, joy, etc. ☊ tear ☊
The tears welled up in his eyes. ☊ tear ☊
The letter reduced her to tears (= made her cry). ☊ to ☊