Translation of "plaintive" into French

plaintif, dolent, lamentable are the top translations of "plaintive" into French.

plaintive adjective grammar

Sorrowful, mournful or melancholic. [..]

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  • plaintif

    adjective masculine

    The plaintive sound of a Japanese shakuhachi flute may delicately touch the heart.

    Le son plaintif du shakuhachi, une flûte japonaise, touche délicatement le cœur.

  • dolent

    adjective

    You admire my supreme art,I can turn joy itself into sorrow... with my plaintive, pitying sound

    Vous admirez mon art suprême, j' attriste l' allégresse même, par mes sons plaintifs et dolents

  • lamentable

    adjective

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    • larmoyant
    • sombre

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