lament

lamentare, compiangere

Esprimere profonda tristezza o rimpianto per qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To express deep sadness or regret about something.

• He lamented his friend's death.
• They lament the lack of affordable housing.
• She lamented that she had never learned to swim.

Come si usa: lament something (The residents lamented the loss of their local library.); lament that… (She lamented that the old trees had been cut down.)

Sinonimi: mourn, bemoan, bewail

Contrari: celebrate, rejoice

Espressioni comuni: lament a loss, lament the lack, lament someone's death

lamento, compianto

Parole, canto o grido che esprimono profonda tristezza o rimpianto.

In inglese semplice: Words, a song, or a cry expressing deep sadness or regret.

• We heard her quiet lament.
• The song is a lament for the dead.
• Their laments filled the empty church.

Come si usa: lament for someone/something (The poem is a lament for his lost homeland.)

Sinonimi: lamentation, cry, dirge

Espressioni comuni: a sorrowful lament, lament for someone, a mother's lament