Pleurs ou gémissements bruyants qui expriment le chagrin.
Loud crying or moaning showing grief.
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On entendait les lamentations dans tout le quartier. — The wailing was heard throughout the neighborhood.
J'ai entendu le hurlement du vent dehors. — I heard the wailing of the wind outside.
As-tu entendu les lamentations venir de cette maison ? — Did you hear the wailing coming from that house?
Le hurlement de la tempête était inquiétant. — The wailing from the storm was unsettling.
Nous étions tous tristes en écoutant les lamentations dehors. — We all felt sad listening to the wailing outside.
Entends-tu ce hurlement venant des arbres ? — Can you hear that wailing coming from the trees?
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