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yearning

/ˈjɜː.nɪŋ/

/ˈjɝː.nɪŋ/

yearningnoun

yearnings

Translations

nostalgieSe dit d’un désir profond, souvent teinté de mélancolie ou de regret.

She felt a yearning for the days of her childhood.

Elle ressentait une nostalgie des jours de son enfance.

Additional translations

langueurLittéraire ; exprime une aspiration ou un désir diffus et mélancolique.

Definitions

A deep, often melancholic desire or longing for something or someone.

She felt a yearning for the days of her childhood.

Synonyms

yearningadjective

more yearning

Comp.

most yearning

Super.

/ˈjɜː.nɪŋ/

/ˈjɝː.nɪŋ/

Translations

nostalgiqueQui exprime un profond désir ou un manque affectif.

She gave him a yearning look, hoping he would understand her desire to travel the world.

Elle lui a lancé un regard nostalgique, espérant qu’il comprendrait son désir de voyager à travers le monde.

Definitions

Having an intense feeling of longing for something.

She gave him a yearning look, hoping he would understand her desire to travel the world.

Synonyms

yearnverb

yearning

ing-form

yearned

Past Simple

yearned

Past Participle

yearning

ing-form

/jɜːn/

/jɜrn/

Translations

regretterSurtout pour exprimer un profond manque ou une nostalgie après une séparation ou une perte.

He yearned for his home after years abroad.

Il regrettait sa maison après des années passées à l'étranger.

aspirer à

She yearned for the days when she could travel freely.

Elle aspirait aux jours où elle pouvait voyager librement.

Additional translations

éprouver de la tendresse pourSens littéraire ou vieilli.

Definitions

To have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from.

She yearned for the days when she could travel freely.

(archaic or literary) To feel compassion or tenderness for someone or something.

His heart yearned over the orphaned animals.

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