Empreint de tristesse ou qui exprime un grand chagrin.
Full of sadness or showing deep grief.
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Un chant plaintif venait de la pièce voisine. — A mournful song came from the next room.
Le vieux chien avait un air plaintif. — The old dog had a mournful look.
Pourquoi la musique est-elle si plaintive aujourd'hui ? — Why is the music so mournful today?
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