The Human Being - Pleasure and pain Flashcards by David S

Q

se réjouir de qqch

A

to rejoice over sth

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douloureux

douloureusement

A

sore

sorely

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la grande souffrance

très douloureux

A

agony

agonizing

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réconforter

réconfortant

A

to comfort

comforting

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la peine

A

sorrow

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soupirer

A

to sigh

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Q

verser des larmes

A

to shed tears

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réprimer des larmes

A

to choke back tears

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Q

un pleurnicheur

A

a crybaby

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Q

renifler

A

to sniff

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Q

sangloter

un sanglot

A

to sob

a sob

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pleurer

les pleurs

A

to cry / to weep

weeping

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geindre

A

to whimper

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Q

pleurnicher

des pleurnicheries

A

to snivel

snivelling / whining

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gémir / se lamenter

des lamentations

A

to whine / to moan / to lament

a lament

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contrarier qqn

contrariant

A

to upset sby

upsetting

Q

lugubre

A

dismal / dreary

Q

le malheur

très malheureux

A

misery

miserable

Q

le chagrin
avoir du chagrin
accablé de chagrin

A

grief
to grieve
grief-stricken

Q

l’angoisse

angoissé

A

anguish

anguished

Q

un moment difficile

A

a hardship

Q

éprouver qqn

éprouvant

A

to try sby

trying

Q

une épreuve

A

a trial / an ordeal

Q

perturber

A

to distract

bouleverser | bouleversant

to shatter | shattering

abattu / découragé

dejected / downcast

le découragement

dejection / despondency

démoraliser | démoralisé

to dishearten | disheartened

pousser un soupir

to heave a sigh

être au bord des larmes

to be on the verge of tears

fondre en larmes

to burst into tears

pleurer un bon coup

to have a good weep

sombrer dans le désespoir

to sink into despair

avoir le cafard

to fell blue / to have got the blues

se sentir déprimé

to feel low / down

traverser une mauvaise passe

to go through a bad patch