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1 dolent
dolente dɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [air, personne] doleful; [ville] lifeless* * *dɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj dolent, -e* * * -
2 morne
morne [mɔʀn]adjective* * *mɔʀn1) [personne, attitude, silence] gloomy; [visage] glum; [regard] doleful2) [paysage, lieu, existence, débat, vacances] dreary; [temps, journée] dismal* * *mɔʀn adj1) (personne, visage) glum, gloomy* * *morne adj1 [personne, attitude, silence] gloomy; [visage] glum; [regard] doleful;2 [paysage, lieu, existence, débat, vacances] dreary; [temps, journée] dismal; une rue morne a drab street.[mɔrn] adjectif4. [terne - couleur, style] dull————————[mɔrn] nom masculin -
3 chagrin
chagrin [∫agʀɛ̃]masculine noun( = affliction) grief* * *
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chagrine ʃagʀɛ̃, in adjectif [personne] despondent
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avoir un gros chagrin — [enfant] to be very upset
* * *ʃaɡʀɛ̃, in chagrin, -e1. nmgrief, sorrowElle a eu beaucoup de chagrin à la mort de sa tante. — She was very upset by the death of her aunt.
2. adj(humeur) despondent, dejected* * *A adj [personne] despondent, dejected; [visage] doleful; [temps] dreary; être d'humeur chagrine to be despondent ou dejected; les esprits chagrins the malcontents.B nm1 ( peine) grief, sorrow; faire du chagrin à qn to cause sb grief; accablé de chagrin grief-stricken; à mon grand chagrin to my (great) sorrow; avoir du chagrin to be sad; avoir beaucoup de chagrin to be very sad; ‘M. et Mme Vernet ont l'immense chagrin de vous faire part du décès de leur fils Pierre’ ‘it is with great sadness that Mr and Mrs Vernet have to inform you of the death of their son Pierre’; elle a eu de nombreux chagrins she's had many sorrows; mourir de chagrin to die of a broken heart; avoir un gros chagrin [enfant] to be very upset;2 ( en reliure) shagreen; relié plein chagrin bound in shagreen.chagrin d'amour unhappy love affair.I( féminin chagrine) [ʃagrɛ̃, in] adjectifII[ʃagrɛ̃] nom masculin[cuir] shagreen[ʃagrɛ̃] nom masculincauser du chagrin à quelqu'un to cause distress to ou to distress somebody -
4 plaintif
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5 triste
cheerless, doleful, dreary, forlorn, gloomy, sad, sorry
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Doleful — Dole ful, a. Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal. [1913 Webster] With screwed face and doleful whine. South. [1913 Webster] Regions of sorrow, doleful shades. Milton. Syn: Piteous; rueful; sorrowful;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doleful — index deplorable, disconsolate, lamentable, lugubrious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
doleful — late 13c., with FUL (Cf. ful), from M.E. dole grief (early 13c.), from O.Fr. doel (Mod.Fr. deuil), from L.L. dolus grief, from L. dolere suffer, grieve. Related: Dolefully … Etymology dictionary
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doleful — [dōl′səmdōl′fəl] adj. [ME dolful < dol, grief (< OFr doel < VL dolus, grief, pain < L dolere, to suffer < IE base * del , *dol , to split, cut) + ful, FUL] full of or causing sorrow or sadness; mournful; melancholy: also Rare… … English World dictionary
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doleful — [[t]do͟ʊlfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED A doleful expression, manner, or voice is depressing and miserable. He stared over his glasses with a long, doleful look of disbelief. Syn: mournful Derived words: dolefully ADV GRADED ADV with v I don t know why they … English dictionary
doleful — dolefully, adv. dolefulness, n. /dohl feuhl/, adj. sorrowful; mournful; melancholy: a doleful look on her face. [1225 75; ME dol ful. See DOLE2, FUL] * * * … Universalium
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