sorrow

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɒrəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɑroʊ, ˈsɔroʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sor′ō, sôr′ō)

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sorrow n(extreme sadness)pena nf
  tristeza nf
  melancolía nf
 Tim was overwhelmed by sorrow when his mother died.
 A Tim lo abrumó la pena cuando murió su madre.
sorrow n(cause of sadness)pena nf
 Emma's greatest sorrow was that her father hadn't lived to see her achieve her ambition.
 La mayor pena de Emma era que su padre no había vivido para verla alcanzar sus logros.
sorrow for [sb] vi + prepliterary (feel sad for)sentir pena por loc verb + prep
  sentirse mal por loc verb + prep
 The congregation sang the hymn 'O mother of sorrows, who sorrows for all'.
 La congregación cantó el himno, "Oh, madre de la pena, que sientes pena por todos".
sorrow over [sth/sb] vi + prepliterary (feel sad about)llorar⇒ vtr
  llorar por vi + prep
 (formal)penar por vi + prep
 This poor woman is sorrowing over the loss of her husband.
 Esta pobre mujer llora la muerte de su esposo.
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'sorrow' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
beat your breast - desolation - dolefully - dolor - drink away - grief - grieve - heartache - heartbreak - lamentation - nepenthe - rue - ruefulness - sadness - sore heart - sympathy - woe
Spanish:
pena - tristeza - compunción - aflicción - amargura - pesadumbre - cuita - dolor - duelo - pesar - quebranto - Dolorosa - acedia - aliviar el luto

Collocations: was wallowing in (his) sorrow, showed his sorrow [for, by], was consumed by her sorrow, more...

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