grieve

pleurer, faire son deuil

Éprouver une grande tristesse après une perte, surtout quand quelqu’un meurt.

En anglais simple : To feel deep sadness about a loss, especially when someone dies.

• She still grieves for her father.
• They grieved the loss of their home.
• We need time to grieve after the funeral.

Comment l'utiliser : grieve for someone (He is grieving for his wife.); grieve over something (She grieved over the loss of her home.)

Synonymes : mourn

Expressions courantes : grieve for someone, grieve over something, grieve a loss, grieve alone

attrister, affliger

Faire éprouver une grande tristesse à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel deep sadness.

• Your words grieve me.
• It grieved her to see the old house destroyed.
• The news of his death has grieved us all.

Comment l'utiliser : it grieves someone to do something (It grieves me to see you so unhappy.)

Synonymes : sadden, distress

Contraires : comfort

Expressions courantes : grieve someone, grieve deeply, grieve to see