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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslamentável
Pronunciation / Transliteration: la-men-tah-vel
"Essa atitude foi lamentável."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Full of or expressing lamentation; mournful or sad.
"She gave a lamentable cry when she heard the tragic news." - 2
Deplorably bad or unsatisfactory; regrettable.
"The team's performance in the second half of the match was quite lamentable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word 'lamentable', originating from Old French and ultimately from the Latin 'lamentabilis', meaning 'to bewail'. It traces back to the root 'lamentari', expressing grief or sorrow. Over time, the meaning shifted from actively weeping or mourning to describing circumstances or actions that are deplorably bad or unfortunate.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lamentable" is said worldwide
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déplorable
Transliteration: day-plo-rah-bluh
"C'est une situation lamentable."
beklagenswert
Transliteration: be-kla-gen-wert
"Das ist ein beklagenswerter Zustand."
lamentabile
Transliteration: la-men-ta-bi-le
"Il loro comportamento è stato lamentabile."
lamentable
Transliteration: la-men-tah-bleh
"Fue un error lamentable."
lamentável
Transliteration: la-men-tah-vel
"Essa atitude foi lamentável."
खेदजनक
Transliteration: khedajanak
"यह एक खेदजनक स्थिति है।"
令人遗憾的
Transliteration: lìng rén yí hàn de
"这是一个令人遗憾的错误。"
한심한
Transliteration: hansimhan
"그것은 한심한 결과였다."
嘆ましい
Transliteration: nageshawashii
"それは嘆ましい事態だ。"
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