sorg

distress, grief, mourning, sadness, sorrow, woe

* * *

(en -er) sorrow,

(stærkere, F) grief (over at, for);

(beklagelse) regret (over about, for, fx what one has (not) done);

(bekymring) worry ( fx financial worries), care,

(stærkere, F) distress ( fx it caused them a great deal of distress);

(sørgedragt) mourning;

[dø af sorg] die of grief;

[anlægge sorg] go into mourning;

[bære sorg] wear (el. be in) mourning (for for);

[han har sorg af sin søn] his son causes him many worries,

(svagere) his son is a problem to him;

[huslige sorger] domestic worries;

[den tid den sorg, du skal ikke tage sorgerne på forskud] don't cross your bridges before you get (el. come) to them; (it is) no use meeting trouble half-way; (it is) no good looking ahead for trouble;

[til min store sorg] to my great sorrow,

(svagere) much to my regret.