Translations for „doleful“ in the English » German Dictionary

dole·ful [ˈdəʊlfəl, Am ˈdoʊl-] ADJ

doleful

trübselig

doleful expression

traurig

doleful story

rührselig

doleful lyric

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doleful lyric

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He took the same issue up later, describing the fall in car exports as doleful statistics.

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How could anyone find anything sinister in that gorgeously doleful cor anglais melody of the slow movement?

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She lives alone with her doleful father, who is a dutiful member of the town church.

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The film separately follows the two men, discovering how their heartbreak gives way to fresh outlooks and doleful acceptance.

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Trusty is generally a doleful character, but a noble and loyal one.

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Perhaps it comes down to the peer's doleful nature.

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Her quest is a doleful sort of coming of age that adds a special layer of torment to her story.

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To inform the bees of a death their hive might be hung with a black cloth, while a doleful tune is sung.

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Describing himself as the man with the cardigan, his doleful looks ensured that he was usually cast as henpecked husbands, petty officials or interfering busybodies.

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A 1933 publication also describes them as a particularly clumsy instrument emitting a doleful and monotonous sound.

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