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1 consolation
nounwords of consolation — Worte des Trostes
2) (consoling circumstance) Trost, der* * *[kon-]1) (the act of consoling.) die Tröstung2) (something that consoles: His great wealth was no consolation for the loss of his reputation; ( also adjective) a consolation prize (for someone who just failed to win).) der Trost* * *con·so·la·tion[ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃən, AM ˌkɑ:n-]nmy \consolation is that... was mich tröstet ist, dass...if it's [of] any \consolation,... wenn es ein Trost für dich ist,...it was some \consolation to him to know that... es war tröstlich für ihn zu wissen, dass...there is [some]/no \consolation in doing sth es ist ein Trost [o tröstlich] /kein Trost, etw zu tunthere is \consolation in knowing that... es ist tröstlich [o ein Trost] zu wissen, dass...for \consolation zum Trostto offer words of \consolation Worte des Trostes [o tröstende Worte] spenden3. (comforter)to be a \consolation to sb ein Trost m für jdn sein* * *["kɒnsə'leISən]nTrost m no pl; (= act) Tröstung fit is some consolation to know that... — es ist tröstlich or ein Trost zu wissen, dass...
old age has its consolations — das Alter hat auch seine guten Seiten
* * *to für):be a consolation to sb jemandem ein Trost sein;poor consolation schwacher Trost;a few words of consolation ein paar Worte des Trostes;consolation prize Trostpreis m* * *noun2) (consoling circumstance) Trost, der* * *n.Trost nur sing. m.Tröstung -en f.Zuspruch -¨e m. -
2 consolation
con·so·la·tion [ˌkɒnsəʼleɪʃən, Am ˌkɑ:n-] nmy \consolation is that... was mich tröstet ist, dass...;if it's [of] any \consolation,... wenn es ein Trost für dich ist,...;it was some \consolation to him to know that... es war tröstlich für ihn zu wissen, dass...;there is [some]/no \consolation in doing sth es ist ein Trost [o tröstlich] /kein Trost, etw zu tun;there is \consolation in knowing that... es ist tröstlich [o ein Trost] zu wissen, dass...;for \consolation zum Trostto offer words of \consolation Worte des Trostes [o tröstende Worte] spenden3) ( comforter)to be a \consolation to sb ein Trost m für jdn sein
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consolation — (n.) late 14c., act of consoling, from O.Fr. consolacion (11c., Mod.Fr. consolation) solace, comfort; delight, pleasure, from L. consolationem (nom. consolatio ) consoling, comforting, noun of action from consolat , pp. stem of consolari (see… … Etymology dictionary
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