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Translation of wistful – English–French dictionary

wistful

 adjective  /ˈwistful/ Add to word list Add to word list ● thoughtful and rather sad, (as if) longing for something with little hope mélancolique The dog looked into the butcher’s window with a wistful expression on his face.

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(Translation of wistful from the PASSWORD English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of wistful

wistful It is a wistful procedure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have a sort of wistful regret that policies of that kind were not fully understood or appreciated in this country at the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A particularly important harmony at internal cadences is the dominant ninth, wistful but dispirited after moments of hopeful energy. From the Cambridge English Corpus Its mercurial changes of mood, wistful humour and spontaneity make it ideally accessible, and it is not at all tiring. From the Cambridge English Corpus When the tune finally emerges, wistful and lyrical, it's like the embrace of an old friend. From the Cambridge English Corpus The undeserved good fortune of others can be borne with a wistful sigh, but their ability to master circumstance and control the course of their lives evokes suspicion and resentment. From the Cambridge English Corpus His absolutist refusal to countenance any foggy compromises made him alien to a generation of wistful survivors. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is music of prolonged reflection, wistful longing and delicate piquancy. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. B1

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in Chinese (Traditional) 傷感的, 留戀的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 伤感的, 留恋的… See more in Spanish nostálgico, melancólico, pensativo… See more in Portuguese nostálgico, melancólico, pensativo / ansioso… See more in Turkish in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian in Russian üzgün ve özlem dolu, özlem dolu, hasret çeken… See more smachtend… See more toužebný, smutný… See more vemodig… See more penuh keinginan… See more ซึ่งละห้อยหา… See more bâng khuâng… See more tęskny… See more längtansfull, trånande… See more sayu, hiba, rawan… See more sehnsüchtig… See more lengselsfull, vemodig… See more задумливий, мрійливий… See more задумчивый, мечтательный… See more Need a translator?

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