chialer

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What does chialer mean? chialer is a French mild that translates to “to bawl, to blubber, to whine” in English.

to cry, to whine

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"to bawl, to blubber, to whine"

A crude word for crying — implying the person is whining, being dramatic, or crying without good reason. 'Arrête de chialer' (stop blubbering) is dismissive of someone's emotions. It's not the crying that's mocked, but the perceived weakness or theatricality of it.

'Arrête de chialer, c'est rien' — stop crying, it's nothing. 'Il chiale pour un rien' — he cries over nothing. 'Chiale pas' — don't be a baby.