wistfully
wehmütig; sehnsuchtsvoll
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine traurige Sehnsucht nach etwas Vergangenem oder Verlorenem empfindend.
- English meaning
- Wistful
- Synonym
- melancholisch, traurig
- German example
- Sie blickte wehmütig auf die alten Fotos.
- English example
- She looked wistfully at the old photos.
- Comparative
- wehmütigerSuperlative: am wehmütigsten
Related words
- sehnlich
wistfully
- sehnsüchtig
wistfully
Example sentences with “wistfully”
She looked wistfully at the old photographs. (Sie schaute wehmütig auf die alten Fotos.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you express the adverb 'wistfully' in German?
The most common translation is 'wehmütig'. It functions as an adverb describing the manner of an action.