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woeful
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (sorrowful)
a. afligido
A woman in the cemetery gave me a woeful look when she laid flowers on her husband's grave.Una mujer en el cementerio me dirigió una mirada afligida cuando puso flores en la sepultura de su esposo.
b. apesadumbrado
I've adopted nine puppies from the Human Society. Their woeful eyes are my weakness.He adoptado nueve perritos de la Sociedad Protectora de Animales. Sus ojos apesadumbrados son mi flaqueza.
c. triste
"Is the baby bird dying?," my daughter asked in a woeful voice.¿El pajarito está muriendo?", preguntó mi hija con voz triste.
d. lamentable
My neighbor's son cries whenever he has a nightmare. The woeful sound of his sobbing wakes me up every other night.El hijo de mi vecina llora cada vez que tiene una pesadilla. El sonido lamentable de sus sollozos me despierta cada dos noches.
2. (very bad)
a. deplorable
The coach is ashamed of his team's woeful performance.El entrenador está avergonzado de la actuación deplorable de su equipo.
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