Usage examples of "chagrins" in French with translation to English

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Certains vont dans un bar pour passer du bon temps, et d'autres pour noyer leurs chagrins. Some go to a bar to have a good time and others to drown their sorrows.

Il garde ses douleurs, ses chagrins, ses ambitions et la plupart de ses véritables opinions pour lui-même. He keeps his griefs, sorrows, ambitions and most of his real opinions to himself.

Les nouvelles l'emplirent de chagrin. The news filled her with sorrow.

Le temps et la réflexion atténuent le chagrin le plus profond. Time and thinking tame the strongest grief.

Son cœur se remplit de chagrin. His heart filled with sorrow.

Le bonheur est salutaire pour le corps, mais c'est le chagrin qui développe les forces de l'esprit. Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.

Mon cœur était rempli de chagrin. My heart was filled with sorrow.

Laisse la pluie couvrir ton chagrin. Let the rain drown out your sorrow.

Il était tourmenté par un chagrin profond. He was tormented by some deep sorrow.

Elle exprima son chagrin en pleurant silencieusement. Her sorrow found expression in silent tears.

Aucune parole ne peut soulager son profond chagrin. No words can relieve her deep sorrow.

Par exemple, "plaisir" est l'antonyme de "chagrin". For instance, "delight" is the opposite of "sorrow."

Son rire était un mensonge qui dissimulait son chagrin. Her laugh was a lie that concealed her sorrow.

Entre stupéfaction et chagrin, elle ne pouvait prononcer un mot. Between astonishment and sorrow, she could not speak a word.

Elle a passé les dernières années de sa vie avec un chagrin caché. She spent her later life with a hidden sorrow.

Lorsque vous êtes gai, les livres peuvent augmenter votre bonheur ; lorsque vous êtes triste, les livres peuvent apaiser votre chagrin. When you are cheerful, books can increase your happiness; when you are sad, books can lessen your sorrow.

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