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Meanings of lament in inglês

português
réquiem
catalão
gori-gori
espanhol
treno

A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

réquiem
português
queixar-se
catalão
sentir
espanhol
sentir

To express deep sorrow for.

queixar-se
português
lamentação
catalão
gemec
espanhol
gemido

A cry of sorrow and grief.

lamentação
português
lamento
catalão
elegia
espanhol
elegía

A mournful poem; a lament for the dead.

lamento
Sinônimos
Examples for "elegy"
Examples for "elegy"
1
In his elegy upon Marathon he carried away the prize from Æschylus.
Mosaics of Grecian History
2
The second movement was an elegy on the death of a child.
Jean-Christophe Journey's End
3
The song passed gradually into an elegy, plaintive and full of pain.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
4
The first poem he completed in America was an elegy for W.B.
The new yorker
5
Now this stirring elegy will be premiered at the Galway Arts Festival.
The Irish Times
Usage of lament in inglês
1
Sir, -Many sincere Christians lament alcohol being sold today, Good Friday.
The Irish Times
2
Advocates of hybrid technology often lament the high cost of the cars.
Wired
3
Bowman was left to lament a missed opportunity, but not for long.
News.com.au
4
The next is the lament of the mother over her dead son:
The Women of the Arabs
5
No need to lament a scarcity that's in your hands to change.
Ebony
6
Economists constantly lament the fact that there is so much economic illiteracy.
Economics Without Illusions
7
Some designers lament the fact they have little time left to draw.
Reuters
8
He may sometimes sin; but whenever he does he will lament it.
Mrs. Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters, Volume 3
9
And the milkmaids on the uplands would lament to see me going
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 17, 1917
10
Thus does Solomon lament over the certain decay of the Jewish Empire.
The Water of Life, and Other Sermons
11
The waves broke on the rocky coast with a growl of lament.
Best Russian Short Stories
12
The Celtics were left to lament the opening quarter of each half.
Reuters
13
And, following this, the little girl lifted her voice in lachrymal lament.
Americans All / Stories of American Life of To-Day
14
Bulletproof, a lament about an anonymous unrequited love, has the same effect.
The Guardian
15
They thought with many a lament of their warm quarters in Winchester.
The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign
16
At first there was the transformation to lament, the loss, the break.
The Path of a Star
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Lament through the time
Lament across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common