lamentation in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lamentation in the English»French Dictionary

lamentation [Brit lamənˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌlæmənˈteɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. lamentation C (expression of grief):

lamentation

lamentation f

2. lamentation U (lamenting):

lamentation

lamentations fpl

Translations for lamentation in the French»English Dictionary

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lamentation

wailing, lamentation form

lamentation in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lamentation in the English»French Dictionary

lamentation [ˌlæmenˈteɪʃən, Am -ənˈ-] N

lamentation

lamentation f

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English

A common theme in these songs is lamentation over lost love in the houses of pleasure.

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The funeral ceremonies end with lamentations and feasting.

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Since then, the term elegy usually refers to a meditative poem of lamentation with no set metrical form.

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Solely, it is about the songs; eleven pure and sophisticated tales of love and lamentation.

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The tremors awoke the citizens and as the buildings trembled, shrieks and lamentations could be heard.

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They had a wide range of purposes, including for courtship, ceremonial greetings, warfare, feasting and lamentation.

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These intertwine the lady's lamentation of the end of love and the lies she has to hear with the male protagonist's recitation.

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The book is a lamentation of a father over his son's brutal death.

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The music employs various sounds, including organ, strings, percussion, chimes, chants and lamentations.

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The song is a humorous lamentation of the decline of onfield violence in professional rugby league.

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