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I.lament [Brit ləˈmɛnt, Am ləˈmɛnt] N

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1. lament (expression of grief):

lament

lament

pleurs mpl (for pour)

2. lament LIT:

lament (song)

complainte f (for pour)

lament (poem)

élégie f (for à)

II.lament [Brit ləˈmɛnt, Am ləˈmɛnt] VB trans

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1. lament (grieve over):

lament wife, loss, death

lament fate, misfortune

se lamenter sur

the late lamented John Adams

le regretté John Adams also iron

2. lament (complain about):

lament lack, weakness

to lament that …

déplorer que …

+ subj ‘no-one told me, ’ he lamented

‘personne ne me l'a dit, ’ déplora-t-il

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lament

s'attrister

to lament (de about)

déplorer que …

to lament ou bemoan the fact that …

s'attendrir sur ses malheurs

to lament one's misfortunes

pleurer absence

to lament

pleurer sa jeunesse perdue

to lament one's lost youth

pleurer la mort de qn

to lament the death of sb

chant funèbre

funeral lament

se lamenter sur son triste sort

to lament one's fate

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I.lament [ləˈment] N MUS, LIT

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II.lament [ləˈment] VB trans a. iron hum

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lament

to lament sb's death

III.lament [ləˈment] VB intr

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to lament over sb

déplorer la mort de qn

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lament

pleurer sur qn/qc

to lament over sb/sth

to lament sb's death

to lament over sb

déplorer la mort de qn

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She wishes that they could just live in this moment and laments that they both have to go to work. en.wikipedia.org

He lamented his unfortunate nose, which had to smell everything, and praised his ears, which understood nothing. en.wikipedia.org

The poem takes aim at the corruption of society and laments the rise of evil. en.wikipedia.org

She resists the pressure to go manhunting with her girlfriends and laments the days when the girls had fun together without boys. en.wikipedia.org

In interviews, he also described the experiences of fear that were common among the soldiers, and lamented the way in which films portrayed combat experiences. en.wikipedia.org

Mostly powerless the peddler laments that he is still unaware of the true nature of the demon, and nearly leaves. en.wikipedia.org

Moreover, a male character that laments has somehow been musically emasculated. en.wikipedia.org

Separation from their lover led them to strongly lament and moan their state, although, once they finally meet, they are at a loss of words. en.wikipedia.org

This is a misery much to be lamented. en.wikipedia.org

More of its practitioners lament this situation than occurs with the sciences; nonetheless most new philosophical work appears in academic journals. en.wikipedia.org

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