grief

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

Translation

n. sorg, sørme
n. en trist hendelse, en grunn til sørme
Word Forms
Pluralgriefs

Phrases & Collocations

overwhelmed by grief

overveldt av sorg

heartfelt grief

sannsorg

mourning the grief

å beklage sorgen

painful grief

smertefull sorg

expressing grief

å uttrykke sorg

sorrow and grief

sorg og sør

overcome with grief

overveldt av sorg

share in grief

deltage i sorgen

profound grief

dyb sorg

come to grief

komme til sorg

good grief

god sorg

Example Sentences

Joy and grief are extremes.

Fryd og sorg er ekstremt.

Raymond was stricken with grief .

Raymond ble rammet av sorg.

the griefs of trying to meet a deadline.

sorgen for å oppnå en frist.

Grief bowed them down.

Sorg bøyde dem ned.

Grief drove her insane.

Sorgen drove henne til vanen.

Grief gnaws my heart.

Sorgen gnår mitt hjerte.

evidence of grief on a mourner's face.

bevis på sorg på en sørgeris ansikt.

distracted with grief

distrahert av sorg

All grief fell from our hearts. Night fell quickly.

All sorg forsvant fra våre hjertar. Natten kom raskt.

Good heavens! Good grief!

Herregud! Herregud!

they won't give you any grief in the next few days.

de vil ikke gi deg noen sorg i de neste dagene.

many a ship has come to grief along this shore.

mange skip har tatt sorg langs denne kysten.

he was distraught with grief and under sedation .

Han var fortvilet av sorg og under sedasjon.

Grief was mapped on his face.

Sorgen ble tegnet på hans ansikt.

Grief aggravated her illness.

Sorg forverret hennes sykdom.

Their apparent grief turned to crazy laughter in a minute.

Derir synlige sorg ble til galaktisk latter på ett minutt.

Real-world Examples

I have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories.

Jeg har lidt for mye sorg ved å sette ned disse minnene.

Source: The Little Prince

The need to conceal the mourning deepened the grief.

Behovet for å skjule sorgen forsterket sorgen.

Source: The Economist - Arts

In case we were to be overwhelmed by our buried grief.

I tilfelle vi ble overveldt av vår begravde sorg.

Source: Popular Science Essays

Grief. I'd like to talk about grief.

Sorg. Jeg vil gjerne snakke om sorg.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

Phil, I'm sorry I gave you grief earlier.

Phil, jeg beklager at jeg ga deg sorg tidligere.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

The mother took the mourner on her knee, and kissed away the blinding grief.

Mødren tok den som gråt på kneet sitt og klemte bort den blinde sorgen.

Source: UK original primary school Chinese language class

And you took your grief, and you...channeled it into action.

Og du tok din sorg, og du... kanaliserte den til handling.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?

Kan jeg se en annens sorg, og ikke søke etter snill hjelp?

Source: The Song of Innocence and Experience

Oh, now I feel my topmost greatness lies in my top-most grief.

Å, nå føler jeg at min største storehet ligger i min største sorg.

Source: Moby-Dick

Crying for what? asked Herbert, forgetting his grief of a few minutes before.

Gråt for hva? spurte Herbert, og glemte sorgen hans for noen minutter siden.

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

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