llorar a pulmón abierto: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin Americainformalcolloquial
  • To cry loudly and with great intensity, using full force of the lungs; to wail or sob with abandon.
  • To express grief or pain in a raw, unrestrained manner.

  Examples

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  • Al enterarse de la mala noticia, Sofía lloró a pulmón abierto toda la noche.

    Upon hearing the bad news, Sofía cried loudly and intensely all night.

  • No podía contenerse y lloraba a pulmón abierto frente a todos sus amigos.

    She couldn’t hold back and sobbed loudly in front of all her friends.

  • El niño lloró a pulmón abierto hasta que su madre lo calmó con un abrazo.

    The child cried loudly until his mother calmed him with a hug.