grief

S2 W2

BrE /ɡriːf/ AmE /ɡriːf/

noun en → es

1 SADNESS [uncountable] B1

the feeling of being very sad, especially because someone has died or something bad has happened

duelo, tristeza profunda

  • suffer from grief

Collocations grief over a loss · grieving for someone

  • She is still suffering from the grief of losing her husband.

    Ella todavía sufre el duelo por la pérdida de su esposo.

2 PAIN [uncountable] B2

the feeling of great pain, especially when someone close to you has died or something bad has happened

dolor, angustia

  • experience grief

Collocations grief over a death · suffering from grief

  • He is experiencing great grief after his mother's passing.

    Él está experimentando una gran angustia tras el fallecimiento de su madre.

Idioms

grieve over B2

llorar la pérdida de, lamentar

  • She has been grieving over her son's death for years.

    Ella ha estado llorando la pérdida de su hijo durante años.