lament (redirected from laments)

la·ment  (l-mnt)

v. la·ment·ed, la·ment·ing, la·ments

v.tr.

1. To express grief for or about; mourn: lament a death.

2. To regret deeply; deplore: He lamented his thoughtless acts.

v.intr.

1. To grieve audibly; wail.

2. To express sorrow or regret. See Synonyms at grieve.

n.

1. A feeling or an expression of grief; a lamentation.

2. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.

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[Middle English lementen, from Old French lamenter, from Latin lmentr, from lmentum, lament.]

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la·menter n.

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lament [ləˈmɛnt]

vb

to feel or express sorrow, remorse, or regret (for or over)

n

1. an expression of sorrow

2. (Music, other) (Literature / Poetry) a poem or song in which a death is lamented

[from Latin lāmentum]

lamenter  n

lamentingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lament - a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" lamentation, wail, plaint complaint - (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
	2.	lament - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody keen - a funeral lament sung with loud wailing song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
	3.	lament - a mournful poem; a lament for the dead elegy poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
Verb	1.	lament - express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" keen express emotion, express feelings - give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
	2.	lament - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" bemoan, bewail, deplore kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

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lament

verb

bemoan, grieve, mourn, weep over, complain about, regret, wail about, deplore, bewail Ken began to lament the death of his only son.

noun

1. complaint, moaning, moan, keening, wail, wailing, lamentation, plaint, ululation the professional woman's lament that a woman's judgment is questioned more than a man's

2. dirge, requiem, elegy, threnody, monody, coronach (Scot. & Irish) a lament for the late, great Buddy Holly

Translations

lament [ləˈment]

A. N (= poem) → elegía f, endecha f (for por) (= song) → canción f elegíaca, endecha f; (= grief) → lamento m

B. VT [+ absence, lack, loss] → llorar, lamentar
she was lamenting her misfortune → se lamentaba de su infortunio
to lament sb → llorar la muerte de algn, llorar a algn
it is much to be lamented that → es de lamentar que ... + subjun

C. VI to lament over sth [+ passing, loss] → llorar algo, lamentarse de algo
to lament for sb → llorar a algn

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lament [ləˈmɛnt]

n → lamentation f

vt

(= regret) [+ fact, situation] → déplorer
We all lament the rising crime figures → Nous déplorons tous l'augmentation des chiffres de la criminalité.

(= express regret) to lament the fact that → déplorer le fait que
to lament that ... → déplorer que ...
"Prices have dropped," he lamented
BUT "Les prix ont chuté", se lamenta-t-il.

[+ death] → pleurer

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lament

n

→ Klagen pl, → (Weh)klage f; in lament → (weh)klagend

(Liter, Mus) → Klagelied nt

vt → beklagen; misfortune etc also → bejammern; to lament somebody → jds Tod beklagen, um jdn trauern; it is much to be lamented that … → es ist sehr zu beklagen, dass …; to lament the fact that … → die Tatsache bedauern, dass …; what will become of me now?, he lamented → was soll nun aus mir werden?, klagte or jammerte er

vi → (weh)klagen; to lament for somebody → um jdn trauern; to lament over something → über etw (acc) → jammern, etw bejammern or beklagen; to lament over one’s lost youth → über seine verlorene Jugend trauern; she lamented over his dead body → sie wehklagte über seinem Leichnam

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lament [ləˈmɛnt]

1. vt → lamentare, piangere
to lament sb → piangere qn

2. vi to lament over sth → lamentarsi di qc
to lament for sb → affliggersi per qn

3. n (poetic) → lamento, elegia

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lament [ləˈmɛnt]

1. vt → lamentare, piangere
to lament sb → piangere qn

2. vi to lament over sth → lamentarsi di qc
to lament for sb → affliggersi per qn

3. n (poetic) → lamento, elegia

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lament

v lament [ləˈment]

to feel or express regret for We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures. weeklaag يَنوحُ ، يَبْكي على оплаквам oplakávat; naříkat beklage klagen θρηνώ lamentar kurtma تاسف خوردن surra (se) lamenter sur לְקוֹנֵן शोक या खेद प्रकट करना tužiti se nagyon sajnál meratapi harma, syrgja lamentare, piangere 嘆く 슬퍼하다 apraudoti, sielvartauti vaimanāt; žēloties; apraudāt rasa kesal yang mendalam (be)treuren, weeklagen sørge over, beklage opłakiwać lamentar a (se) plânge; a se la­menta оплакивать bedákať obžalovati oplakivati beklaga, sörja över โศกเศร้า ağlayıp inlemek, dövünmek 悲痛 стогнати; оплакувати شدید اظہار غم کرنا thương xót 悲痛

n

1 a poem or piece of music which laments something This song is a lament for those killed in battle. treursang مَرْثِيَّه елегия žalozpěv klagesang die Klage θρηνητικό τραγούδι ή ποίημα endecha kaebelaul, itk نوحه؛ سوگ valitusvirsi lamentation קִינָה मर्सिया tužbalica, tužaljka sirám ratapan harmljóð lamento 哀歌 만가(挽歌) rauda elēģija, sēru dziesma lagu atau puisi sedih klaagzang sørge-/klagesang elegia, tren lamentação elegie; lamentaţie элегия; жалобная песнь žalospev žalostinka naricaljka klagosång เพลงไว้อาลัย ağıt, matem kasidesi/şiiri 輓歌 елегія; тужлива пісня مرثیہ bài ca ai oán 挽歌

2 a show of grief, regret etc I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day. jammerklag عَويل، نَحيب жалба nářek klage die Klage μοιρολόι lamento halin گریه و زاری vaikerrus lamentation בְּכִי शोक tužaljka panasz ratapan harmatölur/-kvein lamento 嘆き 한탄 dejonė, skundas vaimanas; žēlabas keluhan weeklacht klaging, jammer lament lamento tânguire, văicăreală рыдания; жалобы nárek tožba jadikovanje beklagan, klagolåt ความเศร้า şikâyet, sızlanma 悲哀 стогін; лемент نوحہ گری lời rên rỉ 悲哀

n lamenˈtation [lӕmən-]

(an) act of lamenting the lamentations of the widow. weeklag عَويل، نَحيب، نُواح ридание naříkání klagesang; jeremiade die Klage θρήνος lamentación kaeblemine سوگواری vaikerointi lamentation הֶספֵּד शोक tužaljka siránkozás ratapan harmatölur, sorgarkvein lamento 嘆き 슬퍼함 raudojimas, sielvartavimas vaimanas; žēlošanās ratapan het weeklagen sorg, sørging, jammer opłakiwanie, rozpaczanie lamento tân­guire жалобы; сетования nariekanie tarnanje naricanje beklagan, jämmer แสดงความเศร้า ağlama, feryat, figan; ağıt 悲傷 тужна скарга, плач سوگواری sự than khóc 悲伤