wail

wail
1. intransitive verb
1) (lament) klagen (geh.) (for um); jammern (ugs.) (for um); [Kind:] heulen
2) (fig.) [Wind, Sirene:] heulen
2. noun
1) (cry) klagender Schrei

wails — Geheul, das

2) (fig.): (of wind etc.) Heulen, das; Geheul, das
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[weil] 1. verb
(to utter sorrowful or complaining cries: The child is wailing over its broken toy.) jammern
2. noun
(a long cry: wails of grief; I heard the wail of a police siren.) das Jammern
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wail
[weɪl]
(esp pej)
I. vi Klagelaute von sich dat geben, jammern; siren heulen; wind pfeifen
II. vt
to \wail sth etw beklagen
to \wail that ... jammern, dass ...
III. n Klagelaut m, [Weh]klagen nt kein pl, Gejammer nt kein pl; of sirens Geheul nt kein pl
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[weɪl]
1. n
(of baby) Geschrei nt; (of mourner, music) Klagen nt; (of sirens, wind) Heulen nt; (inf = complaint) Gejammer nt (inf)

a great wail/a wail of protest went up — es erhob sich lautes Wehklagen/Protestgeheul

2. vi
(baby, cat) schreien; (mourner, music) klagen; (siren, wind) heulen; (inf = complain) jammern (over über +acc)
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wail [weıl]
A v/i
1. (weh)klagen, jammern (for um; over über akk)
2. schreien, wimmern, heulen (auch Sirene, Wind) (with vor Schmerz etc)
B v/t beklagen, bejammern
C s
1. (Weh)Klagen n, Jammern n
2. (Weh)Klage f, (-)Geschrei n
3. Heulen n, Wimmern n
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1. intransitive verb
1) (lament) klagen (geh.) (for um); jammern (ugs.) (for um); [Kind:] heulen
2) (fig.) [Wind, Sirene:] heulen
2. noun
1) (cry) klagender Schrei

wails — Geheul, das

2) (fig.): (of wind etc.) Heulen, das; Geheul, das
* * *
v.
jammern v.
klagen v.

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