bereavement
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be·reave
(bĭ-rēv′)tr.v. be·reaved or be·reft (-rĕft′), be·reav·ing, be·reaves
1. To take a loved one from (a person), especially by death: "Cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved" (Alan Paton).
2. To take something valuable or necessary from (a person or thing): "He was subject to fits, which bereaved him ... of his senses" (David Hume).
be·reave′ment n.
be·reav′er n.
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bereavement
(bɪˈriːvmənt)n
1. the condition of having been deprived of something or someone valued, esp through death
2. a death
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bereavement
noun loss, death, misfortune, deprivation, affliction, tribulation those who have suffered a bereavement
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Translations
فاجِعَه، مَوْت
úmrtíztráta
tab
ástvinamissir
úmrtie
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bereavement
[bɪˈriːvmənt] n (= grief) → deuil mbereavement counselling (British) bereavement counseling (US) n → soutien m psychologique (aux personnes endeuillées)
She's been going for bereavement counselling since the death of her husband → Elle reçoit un soutien psychologique depuis la mort de son mari.bereavement counsellor (British) bereavement counselor (US) n → chargé(e) m/f d'accompagnement (des familles endeuillées)
She's been going for bereavement counselling since the death of her husband → Elle reçoit un soutien psychologique depuis la mort de son mari.bereavement counsellor (British) bereavement counselor (US) n → chargé(e) m/f d'accompagnement (des familles endeuillées)
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bereavement
n
(= death in family) → Trauerfall m; owing to a/his recent bereavement → wegen or aufgrund eines Trauerfalls/dieses für ihn so schmerzlichen Verlusts; to sympathize with somebody in his bereavement → jds Leid teilen
(= feeling of loss) → schmerzlicher Verlust; to feel a sense of bereavement at something → etw als schmerzlichen Verlust empfinden
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bereaved
(biˈriːvd) adjective having lost, through death, someone dear. a bereaved mother.
beˈreavement nounThe family has suffered two bereavements recently.
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bereavement
n luto, dolor m emocional por la pérdida de un ser amadoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.