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funeral

UK
/ˈfjuː.nər.əl/
US
/ˈfjuː.nɚ.əl/

Translations

funeralnoun
funerals
pl
UK
/ˈfjuː.nər.əl/
US
/ˈfjuː.nɚ.əl/
funéraillesLe plus souvent employé au pluriel en français.
The family gathered for the funeral to pay their last respects.
La famille s'est réunie pour les funérailles afin de rendre un dernier hommage.
Additional translations
cortège funèbrePour le cortège ou l'ensemble des personnes accompagnant la cérémonie.
Synonyms
burial
memorial service
ceremony
rite
obsequies
committal
interment
funeraladjective
more funeral
Comp.
most funeral
Super.
UK
/ˈfjuː.nər.əl/
US
/ˈfjuː.nɚ.əl/
Used attributively to describe things relating to a funeral.
funèbreS'emploie pour ce qui est lié aux funérailles ou pour une tonalité sombre et lugubre.
The choir sang a solemn piece of funeral music.
Le chœur a chanté une pièce de musique funèbre solennelle.
Additional translations
funérairePlus neutre et fréquent dans le domaine des services et des rites funéraires.
Synonyms
sorrowful
funereal
mournful
sombre
somber
solemn
elegiac
sepulchral
melancholy
gloomy
lugubrious
doleful

Definitions

funeralnoun
A ceremony or service held shortly after a person's death, usually including the person's burial or cremation.
The family gathered for the funeral to pay their last respects.
The procession or group of people attending a funeral service.
The funeral moved slowly through the streets, with many mourners following the hearse.
funeraladjective
Relating to, suitable for, or used at a funeral.
The choir sang a solemn piece of funeral music.
Having a mournful, gloomy, or solemn character.
There was a funeral hush over the crowd after the announcement.
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