tear-jerker
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tear-jerker
(ˈtɪəˌdʒɜːkə)n
informal an excessively sentimental film, play, book, etc
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tear-jerker
[ˈtɪəˌdʒɜːkəʳ] N (= film) → película f lacrimógena; (= play) → dramón m muy sentimental, obra f lacrimógenaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tear-jerker
[ˈtɪəˌdʒɜːkəʳ] n (fam) the film/story is a real tear-jerker → è veramente un film/una storia strappalacrimeCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995