Expresar una tristeza profunda por algo.
To express deep sadness about something.
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Lamentaron la pérdida del viejo teatro. — They lamented the loss of the old theater.
Cantó una vieja elegía por los muertos. — She sang an old lament for the dead.
Su lamento se oyó por todo el pueblo silencioso. — His lament was heard throughout the quiet village.
Los críticos lamentan la desaparición de las librerías pequeñas. — Critics lament the decline of small bookshops.
El álbum termina con una elegía sosegada. — The album ends with a quiet lament.
¿Oíste su lamento por la muerte de la mascota de la familia? — Did you hear her lament about losing the family pet?
No lamentes lo que no puedes cambiar. — Don't lament what you can't change.
¿Sabes quién escribió esta elegía? — Do you know who wrote this lament?
Se reunieron para compartir sus lamentos después de la tragedia. — They gathered to share their laments after the tragedy.
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