wistful

[US]/ˈwɪstfl/
[UK]/ˈwɪstfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. sehnsüchtig; nachdenklich; nostalgisch hervorrufend; verlangend

Phrases & Collocations

a wistful smile

ein sehnsuchtsvolles Lächeln

wistful longing

sehnsuchtsvolle Sehnsucht

wistful memories

sehnsuchtsvolle Erinnerungen

Example Sentences

wistful response to beauty

wehmütige Reaktion auf Schönheit

a wistful longing for the past

eine sehnsüchtige Sehnsucht nach der Vergangenheit

her expression was wistful and reminiscent.

ihr Ausdruck war sehnsüchtig und erinnernd.

Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days.

Miranda empfand eine sehnsüchtige Sehnsucht nach den alten Tagen.

the wistful eyes which whilom glanced down upon the fields.

die sehnsuchtsvollen Augen, die einst auf die Felder blickten.

The statue has a gentleness,an ambience,a wistful elegance.

Die Statue hat eine Sanftheit, eine Atmosphäre, eine sehnsuchtsvolle Eleganz.

Stuant's wistful tranquility and almost saintlike aloofness were hard nuts to crack , even for Sister Agatha.

Stuant's sehnsuchtsvolle Gelassenheit und fast schon ehelike Kühle waren schwer zu knacken, selbst für Schwester Agatha.

Trundling chromaticism has the music roll up to a fortissimo, the orchestra still proclaiming the originally wistful piano-theme.

Das rollende Chromatik lässt die Musik bis zu einem fortissimo ansteigen, wobei das Orchester weiterhin das ursprünglich sehnsuchtsvolles Klavier-Thema verkündet.

Real-world Examples

He turned to look at me with a wistful expression.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Twilight is short, and the unseen birds of twilight wistful, catching the heart.

Source: New Version of University English Comprehensive Course 4

It's the wistful " ah, " the rolling trill, the soothing " ess."

Source: Gourmet food, prayer, and love

" I wish I could have known him" . Her voice was wistful.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

He passed away last year, she said, looking suddenly wistful.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

He suggested aromas of flowers, fruit, earth and caramel and grew slightly wistful.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Mary-Ann looked back into the past and her funny crumpled face grew wistful.

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

Orpheus would be wistful, young, artistic looking, Bacchus, energetic and sexy, clearly ready for a good time.

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

It made me feel suddenly wistful for Sam.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

The face framed in auburn hair was wistful.

Source: Goodbye, My Love (Part 1)

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