tearful

tearful
adjective
(crying) weinend; tränenreich [Versöhnung, Abschied, Anlass]

she was looking very tearful — sie sah sehr verweint aus; (about to cry) sie schien den Tränen nahe

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adjective
1) (inclined to cry or weep; with much crying or weeping: She was very tearful; a tearful farewell.) tränenreich;weinerlich
2) (covered with tears: tearful faces.) weinend
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tear·ful
[ˈtɪəfəl, AM ˈtɪr-]
adj
1. (inclined to cry) den Tränen nah präd; (crying) weinend; (pej) weinerlich pej
she was looking \tearful sie schien den Tränen nah zu sein
he felt guilty when he saw her \tearful face er hatte Schuldgefühle, als er sah, dass ihr die Tränen in den Augen standen
to become \tearful Tränen in die Augen bekommen
2. (accompanied by crying) unter Tränen präd; farewell, reunion tränenvoll, tränenreich
a \tearful confession ein Geständnis nt unter Tränen
3. (fig: moving) story ergreifend, [zu Tränen] rührend
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['tIəfUl]
adj
look tränenfeucht; face tränenüberströmt; farewell, reunion tränenreich

he looked at her with tearful eyes — er sah sie mit Tränen in den Augen an

to become tearful — zu weinen anfangen

she is a tearful person — ihr kommen leicht die Tränen

there were a few tearful moments — es gab ein paar tränenvolle Augenblicke

..., she said in a tearful voice — ..., sagte sie unter Tränen

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tearful [ˈtıə(r)fʊl] adj (adv tearfully)
1. tränenreich (Abschied etc)
2. weinend, in Tränen:
be tearful weinen;
she was feeling tearful ihr war zum Weinen zumute
3. weinerlich
4. traurig (Ereignis etc)
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adjective
(crying) weinend; tränenreich [Versöhnung, Abschied, Anlass]

she was looking very tearful — sie sah sehr verweint aus; (about to cry) sie schien den Tränen nahe

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adj.
tränenreich adj.
tränenvoll adj.
weinerlich adj.

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