a longing for home
тоска по дому
Living abroad, I sometimes feel a sharp longing for home.
Живя за границей, я иногда испытываю острую тоску по дому.
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noun · B2 · rare word · UK/US
longing
longing
Meaning of longing
English
a strong desire for someone or something absent
Русский
глубокая печаль и сильное желание чего-то недостающего
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈlɒŋɪŋ/
American English
/ˈlɔŋɪŋ/
longing with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом longing
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7 сочетаний
Тоска по чему-то
Longing for somethinga longing for the past
тоска по прошлому
Visiting her hometown always leaves my grandmother with a longing for the past.
Поездки в родной город всегда оставляют у бабушки тоску по прошлому.
- feel a longingпочувствовать тоску
- a deep longingглубокая тоска
С тоской
With longingwith longing
с тоской
The kids stare with longing at the ice cream truck across the street.
Дети с тоской смотрят на фургон с мороженым на другой стороне улицы.
a sense of longing
чувство тоски
Autumn rain always brings a quiet sense of longing.
Осенний дождь всегда навевает тихое чувство тоски.
- look back with longingвспоминать с тоской
longing usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She felt a longing for the sea.
Она почувствовала тоску по морю.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
The old song filled him with longing for his childhood.
Старая песня наполнила его тоской по детству.
longing synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between longing, pining, melancholy, wistfulness, homesickness, nostalgia, and sadness
P
🇬🇧English
pining
Suffering from missing someone
C1rare word
ENHe spent years pining for his lost love.
M
🇬🇧English
melancholy
Gentle, lasting sadness without a clear object
C1rare word
ENThere was a gentle melancholy about the old town.
Advanced: broader words
W
🇬🇧English
wistfulness
Sad, regretful longing
C1rare word
ENShe looked at the old photographs with wistfulness.
H
🇬🇧English
homesickness
Missing home
B2often
ENHe suffered from homesickness while studying abroad.
N
🇬🇧English
nostalgia
Longing for the past
B2often
ENListening to old songs filled her with nostalgia.
ENHe couldn't hide his sadness after the news.
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What does longing mean?
a strong desire for someone or something absent
How do you pronounce longing?
longing is pronounced [ˈlɒŋɪŋ].
How is longing used in a sentence?
Она почувствовала тоску по морю. Translation: She felt a longing for the sea.
Is longing part of Emotions and Feelings vocabulary?
Yes, longing can be learned in the Emotions and Feelings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is longing part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?
Yes, longing can be learned in the Family and Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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