Translations for „lachrymose“ in the English » German Dictionary

lach·ry·mose [ˈlækrɪməʊs, Am -moʊs] ADJ form liter

1. lachrymose (tearful):

lachrymose

weinerlich

2. lachrymose (inducing melancholy):

lachrymose

rührselig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Sure, she can be lachrymose, but we all need a good cry sometimes.

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The last line was superb and very moving, making one almost lachrymose!

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The crying soon gets out of hand, though -- in subsequent letters, his father, his aunt, his sister and his sister's boyfriend all become lachrymose.

collider.com

One false step and the entire edifice will descend into lachrymose, over-blown portentousness.

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He described the film, however, as a sad and limp romance, which is trite, slightly lachrymose and largely unedifying.

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The lachrymose strings merely exacerbate the mood of morbid self-pity that shrouds the performance.

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As for women, his habit of alternating violent rows with lachrymose apology afforded unending fodder for the tabloids.

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No wonder the phrase has been dropped from our everyday lexicon: how could it survive the lachrymose legions of men who dissolve in tears in public?

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The patriotic fervour we relish for the lachrymose joy and sense of unity it delivers is its light side.

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Of course, given its subject matter, a film such as this was always likely to teeter between feel-good drama and lachrymose sentimentality.

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