mourning

Trauer

Tiefe Traurigkeit, die man nach einem Todesfall oder dem Verlust von etwas Wichtigem empfindet oder zeigt.

In einfachem Englisch: Deep sadness felt or shown after someone dies or something important is lost.

• The news brought widespread mourning.
• His mourning for his wife affected every part of his life.
• They shared their mourning after losing their home.

So benutzt man es: mourning for someone/something (Her mourning for her father continued for months.)

Synonyme: grief, sorrow, grieving

Gegenteile: joy

Häufige Wendungen: deep mourning, mourning for someone, public mourning

Trauerzeit, Trauer

Eine Zeit nach einem Todesfall, in der Menschen durch bestimmte Bräuche Respekt und Traurigkeit zeigen.

In einfachem Englisch: A period after someone's death when people follow customs that show respect and sadness.

• The family is in mourning.
• The government declared three days of national mourning.
• During the period of mourning, all celebrations were canceled.

So benutzt man es: in mourning for someone (The family is in mourning for their grandmother.)

Synonyme: bereavement period

Häufige Wendungen: in mourning, national mourning, period of mourning

Wehklagen, Trauer

Das Empfinden oder Zeigen tiefer Traurigkeit oder Reue über etwas.

In einfachem Englisch: Feeling or showing deep sadness or regret about something.

• Her mourning over lost opportunities never ended.
• His poems are filled with mourning for his vanished youth.
• Their mourning over the defeat slowly gave way to hope.

So benutzt man es: mourning over something (His mourning over wasted opportunities lasted for years.)

Synonyme: lamentation, sorrow, grieving

Gegenteile: rejoicing

Häufige Wendungen: mourning over something, bitter mourning, endless mourning

Trauerkleidung

Meist schwarze Kleidung, die traditionell nach einem Todesfall getragen wird, um Trauer zu zeigen.

In einfachem Englisch: Clothes, usually black, traditionally worn to show sadness after someone's death.

• The widow wore black mourning.
• She put aside her mourning a year after his death.
• Her mourning included a long dress and a dark veil.

Synonyme: mourning clothes, mourning dress

Häufige Wendungen: wear mourning, black mourning, deep mourning