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1 melancholy
'melənkəli
1. noun(depression or sadness: He was overcome by a feeling of melancholy.) melancolía
2. adjective(sad; showing or causing sadness: melancholy eyes.) melancólicotr['melənkəlɪ]1 melancolía1 melancólico,-amelancholy ['mɛlən.kɑli] adj: melancólico, triste, sombríoadj.• desmirriado, -a adj.• melancólico, -a adj.n.• cancamurria s.f.• espleen s.m.• esplín s.m.• flato s.m.• melancolía s.f.• morriña s.f.'melənkɑːli, 'melənkəli ['melǝnkǝlɪ]1.ADJ [person, mood] melancólico; [duty, sight] triste2.N melancolía f* * *['melənkɑːli, 'melənkəli] -
2 cloud
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1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) nube2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) nube3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) nube
2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) nublar2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) nublar3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) entristecerse•- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloud
cloud n nubetr[klaʊd]1 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL (single) nube nombre femenino; (mass) nubes nombre femenino plural, nubosidad nombre femenino2 (of insects, smoke, dust, etc) nube nombre femenino1 (view, vision, eyes) nublar; (mirror) empañar1 enturbiarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLevery cloud has a silver lining no hay mal que por bien no vengato be on cloud nine estar en el séptimo cieloto cloud the issue complicar el tema, embrollar el asuntoto cloud somebody's judgement obnubilar a alguiento be under a cloud estar bajo sospechacloud chamber SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL cámara de Wilsoncloud ['klaʊd] vt: nublar, oscurecercloud vito cloud over : nublarsecloud n: nube fn.• nube s.f.• ráfaga s.f.v.• aneblar v.• anieblar v.• anublar v.• ensombrecer v.
I klaʊdthe only cloud on the horizon is my exam — la única nube en el horizonte or el único nubarrón es mi examen
to be on cloud nine — (colloq) estar* en el séptimo cielo or en la gloria
under a cloud — en circunstancias sospechosas or poco claras
b) c (of gas, smoke, dust) nube f; (of suspicion, ambiguity) halo m, nube f
II
a) (dim, blur) \<\<view/vision\>\> nublaremotion clouded his judgment — la emoción lo ofuscaba, estaba obnubilado por la emoción
to cloud the issue — embrollar el asunto, crear confusión
b) (spoil, mar) \<\<enjoyment/relationship\>\> empañarPhrasal Verbs:[klaʊd]1.N nube f (also fig)a cloud of dust/smoke/gas/insects — una nube de polvo/humo/gases/insectos
- be under a cloud- have one's head in the clouds- be on cloud nine2. VT1) (=make cloudy) [+ vision] nublar; [+ liquid] enturbiar; [+ mirror] empañar2) (fig) (=confuse) aturdir3.VI (also: cloud over) nublarse (also fig)4.CPDcloud cover N — capa f de nubes
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I [klaʊd]the only cloud on the horizon is my exam — la única nube en el horizonte or el único nubarrón es mi examen
to be on cloud nine — (colloq) estar* en el séptimo cielo or en la gloria
under a cloud — en circunstancias sospechosas or poco claras
b) c (of gas, smoke, dust) nube f; (of suspicion, ambiguity) halo m, nube f
II
a) (dim, blur) \<\<view/vision\>\> nublaremotion clouded his judgment — la emoción lo ofuscaba, estaba obnubilado por la emoción
to cloud the issue — embrollar el asunto, crear confusión
b) (spoil, mar) \<\<enjoyment/relationship\>\> empañarPhrasal Verbs: -
3 SAD
sæd(unhappy or causing unhappiness: She's sad because her son is ill; a sad face.) triste, melancólico- sadness- sadden
- sadly
sad adj tristetr[sæd]1 (unhappy) triste2 (deplorable) lamentable\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsad to say por desgracia, desgraciadamenteto make somebody sad entristecer a alguien, dar pena a alguien♦ sadly advadj.• cabizbajo, -a adj.• doliente adj.• funesto, -a adj.• lagrimoso, -a adj.• lamentable adj.• lloroso, -a adj.• lutoso, -a adj.• triste adj.mass noun (= seasonal affective disorder) TAE m[sæd]N ABBR = seasonal affective disorder* * *mass noun (= seasonal affective disorder) TAE m -
4 sad
sæd(unhappy or causing unhappiness: She's sad because her son is ill; a sad face.) triste, melancólico- sadness- sadden
- sadly
sad adj tristetr[sæd]1 (unhappy) triste2 (deplorable) lamentable\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsad to say por desgracia, desgraciadamenteto make somebody sad entristecer a alguien, dar pena a alguien♦ sadly advadj.• cabizbajo, -a adj.• doliente adj.• funesto, -a adj.• lagrimoso, -a adj.• lamentable adj.• lloroso, -a adj.• lutoso, -a adj.• triste adj.mass noun (= seasonal affective disorder) TAE m[sæd]1. ADJ(compar sadder) (superl saddest)1) (=unhappy) [person, eyes, smile] tristeI'm sad that I won't be able to play football any more — estoy triste porque no voy a poder volver a jugar al fútbol, me entristece no poder volver a jugar al fútbol
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we were sad about or at the news of her illness — nos entristeció or nos apenó enterarnos de su enfermedad•
to become sad — entristecerse, ponerse triste•
to feel sad — sentirse triste, estar triste•
to grow sad — entristecerse, ponerse triste•
to be sad at heart — estar profundamente triste, tener el corazón oprimido•
to make sb sad — entristecer or poner triste a algn•
he left a sadder and a wiser man — cuando se marchó era un hombre escarmentado2) (=distressing) [story, occasion, loss] triste; [news] malo, triste•
it is my sad duty to inform you that... — tengo el penoso deber de informarle de que...•
how sad! — ¡qué triste!, ¡qué pena!•
it is sad to see such expertise wasted — es lamentable or da pena ver tanta pericia echada a perder3) (=deplorable) [situation, state of affairs] lamentable, penoso4) * (=pathetic) [performance, attempt, joke] penoso•
what sad people they must be if they have to complain about a little innocent fun — si se quejan de que la gente lo pase bien un rato es realmente como para tenerles pena2.CPDsad case * N (=socially inadequate person) —
he's a real sad case — es un tipo patético * or penoso
SADsad sack * N — (US) inútil * mf
Position of "triste"
You should generally put t riste after the noun when translating sad in the sense of "unhappy", and before the noun in the sense of "distressing":
He always seemed a sad little boy Siempre pareció un niño triste
... the sad reality...... la triste realidad... For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *mass noun (= seasonal affective disorder) TAE m
См. также в других словарях:
sadness — sad ► ADJECTIVE (sadder, saddest) 1) feeling sorrow; unhappy. 2) causing or characterized by sorrow or regret. 3) informal pathetically inadequate or unfashionable. DERIVATIVES sadness noun. ORIGIN Old En … English terms dictionary
saddening — adj. causing sadness, causing unhappiness, causing despondency sad·den || sædn v. cause to be unhappy, cause to be despondent; become unhappy, become despondent … English contemporary dictionary
melancholy — [mel′ən käl΄ē] n. pl. melancholies [ME malencoli < OFr melancolie < LL melancholia < Gr < melas, black (see MELANO ) + cholē, bile, gall: see YELLOW] 1. Obs. a) black bile: in medieval times considered to be one of the four humors of… … English World dictionary
sore — [sôr] adj. sorer, sorest [ME sor < OE sar, akin to Ger sehr, very, lit., sore < IE base * sai , pain, sickness > L saevus, raging, terrible, OIr sāeth, illness] 1. a) giving physical pain; painful; tender [a sore throat] b) feeling… … English World dictionary
mel|an|chol|y — «MEHL uhn KOL ee», noun, plural chol|ies, adjective. –n. 1. low spirits; sadness; tendency to be sad: »The chronic melancholy which is taking hold of the civilized races... (Thomas Hardy). SYNONYM(S): depression, dejection, gloominess … Useful english dictionary
dreary — drearily, adv. dreariness, n. drearisome, adj. /drear ee/, adj., drearier, dreariest. 1. causing sadness or gloom. 2. dull; boring. 3. sorrowful; sad. [bef. 900; ME drery, OE dreorig gory, cruel, sad, equiv. to dreor gore + ig Y1; aki … Universalium
saddening — adjective Causing sadness … Wiktionary
sorrowful — sor|row|ful [ sɔroufl ] adjective LITERARY feeling, expressing, or causing sadness: sorrowful dark eyes ╾ sor|row|ful|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
joyless — joy·less || dʒɔɪlɪs adj. lacking joy, bleak, cheerless, sad; causing sadness, giving no joy … English contemporary dictionary
dreary — drear•y [[t]ˈdrɪər i[/t]] adj. drear•i•er, drear•i•est 1) causing sadness or gloom; dismal 2) dull; boring; wearisome 3) sorrowful; sad; melancholy • Etymology: bef. 900; ME drery, OE drēorig gory, cruel, sad drear′i•ly, adv. drear′i•ness, n.… … From formal English to slang
dreary — /ˈdrɪəri / (say drearree) adjective (drearier, dreariest) 1. causing sadness or gloom. 2. dull. 3. Obsolete sad; sorrowful. Also, Poetic, drear. {Middle English drery, Old English drēorig gory, cruel, sad} –drearily, adverb –dreariness, noun …
