| слезливый | tearful; given to crying | 
| слезливый голос | a tearful voice | 
| слезливая девица | a tearful girl | 
| слезоточивый | tear, tear inducing | 
| слезоточивый газ | tear gas | 
| слезоотделение Medical | tear-shedding | 
| V до слёзg | V until one cries | 
| NB
V = a verb, such as смеяться "to laugh," хохотать "to laugh loudly," раскашляться "to have a coughing fit," покраснеть "to blush," смущаться "to become confused and embarrassed," or a word which describes a state such as обидно "insulted,"
завидно "feel envy," досадно "annoyed." 
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| V сквозь слёзыa | V through tears | 
| NB
V = a verb such as говорить "to speak," отвечать "to answer," улыбаться "to smile," смеяться "to laugh," шутить "to joke," etc.
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| следы слёзg | signs that someone has been crying | 
| Я сразу увидела на её лице следы слёз. | I immediately saw that she had been crying. | 
| мокрый от слёзg | wet with tears | 
| В конце концов, мальчик заснул, уткнувшись в мокрую от слёз подушку. | Finally the little boy fell asleep, burying his head in a pillow wet with tears. | 
| размазывать/размазать по лицуd слёзыa | to rub one's face while crying | 
| NB
The above phrase usually refers to a child rubbing his face as he cries.
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| осушать/осушить: Nn1 осушил слёзыa Ng2 | N1 dried N's2 tears | 
| Слова матери сразу осушили его слёзы. | Mother's words immediately dried his eyes. | 
| неискренние слёзы | crocodile tears, insincere tears | 
| Я не верю её слезам: они неискренние. | I don't believe her tears; they're crocodile tears. |