sorrow

sorrow
noun
1) Kummer, der; Leid, das

feel [great] sorrow that ... — es [sehr] bedauern, dass ...

cause somebody [great] sorrow — jemandem [großen] Kummer bereiten

2) (misfortune) Sorge, die

he has had many sorrows — er hat viel [Schweres] durchgemacht; see also academic.ru/22584/drown">drown 2. 2)

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['sorəu]
noun
((something which causes) pain of mind or grief: He felt great sorrow when she died.) der Kummer
- sorrowful
- sorrowfully
- sorrowfulness
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sor·row
[ˈsɒrəʊ, AM ˈsɑ:roʊ]
I. n (form)
1. (feeling) Kummer m, Betrübnis f, Traurigkeit f
more in \sorrow than in anger mehr aus Kummer [o Betrübnis] als aus Zorn
to feel \sorrow over [or at] sth über etw akk traurig [o betrübt] sein
to my \sorrow (dated) zu meinem größten Bedauern
2. (sad experience) Leid nt
it was a great \sorrow to us when ... es war sehr schmerzlich für uns, als ...
II. vi
to \sorrow over [or for] sb/sth über jdn/etw betrübt [o traurig] sein
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['sɒrəʊ]
1. n
(no pl = sadness) Traurigkeit f; (no pl = grief) Trauer f, Kummer m; (= trouble, care) Sorge f, Kümmernis f; (= affliction, suffering) Leiden nt

more in sorrow than in anger — eher aus Betrübnis als aus Zorn

to my (great) sorrow — zu meinem größten Kummer

this was a matter of real sorrow to me —

a feeling of sorrow — ein Gefühl von Traurigkeit, ein wehes Gefühl (liter)

to drown one's sorrows —

the sorrows of their race — die Leiden ihres Volkes

2. vi
sich grämen (geh) (at, over, for über +acc)
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sorrow [ˈsɒrəʊ; US auch ˈsɑr-]
A s
1. Kummer m, Leid n (beide:
at, over über akk;
for um):
say sth more in sorrow than in anger etwas mehr aus Kummer als aus Zorn sagen;
to my sorrow zu meinem Kummer oder Leidwesen;
his son has been a great sorrow to him sein Sohn hat ihm schon viel Kummer bereitet;
she has had many sorrows sie hat schon viel durchgemacht
2. Reue f (for über akk)
3. Klage f, Jammer m
4. besonders iron Bedauern n:
without much sorrow
B v/i
1. sich grämen oder härmen (at, over, for über akk, wegen, um)
2. klagen, trauern (after, for um, über akk)
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noun
1) Kummer, der; Leid, das

feel [great] sorrow that ... — es [sehr] bedauern, dass ...

cause somebody [great] sorrow — jemandem [großen] Kummer bereiten

2) (misfortune) Sorge, die

he has had many sorrows — er hat viel [Schweres] durchgemacht; see also drown 2. 2)

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n.
Bedauern -ungen n.
Betrübtheit f.
Gram nur sing. m.
Jammer - m.
Klage -n f.
Kummer m.
Leid nur sing. n.
Reue nur sing. f.
Schmerz -en m.
Sorge -n f.
Traurigkeit f.
Unglück -e n. (over) v.
klagen v.
sich grämen (über) v.
sich härmen (über, um, wegen) v.
trauern (über, um) v.

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