adjective · rare

lamentable

lamentable · more lamentable · most lamentable

плачевный, прискорбный

beklagenswert

Causing sorrow, distress or regretCausing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.

/ləˈmɛn.tə.bəl/

» That was lamentable.

Das war beklagenswert.

Meaning

1 senses

Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.
beklagenswert
плаче́вныйplačévnyj, приско́рбныйpriskórbnyj

More definitions

bad; unfortunate

Examples

2 sentences

That was lamentable.
deDas war beklagenswert.
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And now let's discuss the lamentable state of affairs.
ruА теперь поговорим о делах наших скорбных.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

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Deutsch

By meaning 1

deplorable:

Origin

From Middle English lamentable, from Middle French lamentable, from Latin lāmentābilis (“f

From Middle English lamentable, from Middle French lamentable, from Latin lāmentābilis (“full of sorrow, mournful; deplorable”), from lāmentor (“lament”), from lāmenta (“wailing, weeping”). By surface analysis, lament + -able.

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