WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| sorrow n | (extreme sadness) | pena nf |
| | | tristeza nf |
| | | melancolía nf |
| | Tim was overwhelmed by sorrow when his mother died. |
| | A Tim lo abrumó la pena cuando murió su madre. |
| sorrow n | (cause of sadness) | pena nf |
| | Emma's greatest sorrow was that her father hadn't lived to see her achieve her ambition. |
| | La mayor pena de Emma era que su padre no había vivido para verla alcanzar sus logros. |
| sorrow for [sb] vi + prep | literary (feel sad for) | sentir pena por loc verb + prep |
| | | sentirse mal por loc verb + prep |
| | The congregation sang the hymn 'O mother of sorrows, who sorrows for all'. |
| | La congregación cantó el himno, "Oh, madre de la pena, que sientes pena por todos". |
| sorrow over [sth/sb] vi + prep | literary (feel sad about) | llorar⇒ vtr |
| | | llorar por vi + prep |
| | (formal) | penar por vi + prep |
| | This poor woman is sorrowing over the loss of her husband. |
| | Esta pobre mujer llora la muerte de su esposo. |
'sorrow' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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