How is the word melancolía translated from Spanish to English

English translation
melancholy
noun

Tristeza profunda y duradera.

A deep and lasting feeling of sadness.

Examples with “melancolía”

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  • Una melancolía silenciosa llenaba la casa vacía. A quiet melancholy filled the empty house.

  • Tocó una pieza melancólica al piano. He played a melancholy tune on the piano.

  • Las tardes de otoño traen a menudo una extraña melancolía. Autumn evenings often bring a strange melancholy.

  • Su voz suena melancólica en esta grabación. Her voice sounds melancholy on this recording.

  • Hay una melancolía serena en esa canción antigua. There is a quiet melancholy in that old song.

  • ¿Por qué estás de un humor tan melancólico? Why are you in such a melancholy mood?

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