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Translations wailing [ˈweɪlɪŋ] A. N 1. (= moaning) → lamentaciones fpl, gemidos mpl; [of child] → llanto m; (= complaints) → quejas fpl, protestas fpl 2. [of siren, wind, bagpipes] → gemido m B. CPD the Wailing Wall N → el Muro de las Lamentaciones How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At that very moment such a loud sound of wailing broke out from the servants' quarters that she clutched the young man's arm, and Mary stood shivering from head to foot. There reigns a heavy silence; gaunt weeds through windows pry, And down the streets of Liang old echoes, wailing, die. Armed men and women flocked out of the Quarter so fast, and drew even these last dregs after them with such a force of suction, that within a quarter of an hour there was not a human creature in Saint Antoine's bosom but a few old crones and the wailing children. |
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