à cor et à cri

Les opposants protestaient à cor et à cri contre la décision.
The opponents protested the decision loudly and insistently.
Ceux qui le critiquaient à cor et à cri ont fini par se taire.
Those who criticised him vociferously eventually fell silent.
Les habitants réclamaient à cor et à cri un nouveau pont.
The residents were demanding a new bridge loudly and insistently.
Ils exigeaient à cor et à cri la publication du rapport.
They demanded publication of the report loudly and repeatedly.
Elle dénonçait à cor et à cri cette injustice.
She denounced this injustice at the top of her voice.

Similar words

avec insistance

haut et fort

bruyamment

Les habitants réclamaient à cor et à cri un nouveau pont.
The residents were demanding a new bridge loudly and insistently.
Elle dénonçait à cor et à cri cette injustice.
She denounced this injustice at the top of her voice.
Ils exigeaient à cor et à cri la publication du rapport.
They demanded publication of the report loudly and repeatedly.
Les opposants protestaient à cor et à cri contre la décision.
The opponents protested the decision loudly and insistently.
Ceux qui le critiquaient à cor et à cri ont fini par se taire.
Those who criticised him vociferously eventually fell silent.

bruyamment

avec insistance

haut et fort

The cor is a hunting horn, and cri means a shout. The words evoke the noise of a hunt and now describe forceful public insistence.

What does à cor et à cri mean?

It means loudly and with strong insistence.

Is à cor et à cri used with demands?

Yes. It often describes repeated public demands.

Is the word cor or corps?

It is cor, a horn, not corps, a body.

Does à cor et à cri refer to real shouting?

Not necessarily. It can describe forceful public criticism.

Is à cor et à cri literary?

It has an elevated, vivid tone.

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