English-Danish translations for sigh

  • sukHr. formand, jeg holder meget af det lettelsens suk, der går gennem salen, når jeg rejser mig. Mr President, I do like the sigh of relief when I rise in this place. Vi vil drage et lettelsens suk efter otte års tilbagegang. We will breathe a sigh of relief after eight years of going backwards. Men jeg vil gerne sige til formanden for Rådet, at han ikke bør forveksle suk af lettelse med gisp af beundring. But I would say to the President-in-Office that he should not mistake the sighs of relief for gasps of admiration.
  • sukkeWinkler ønsker at motivere EU-borgerne. Men intet vil med større sandsynlighed få iagttagerne af EU til at gabe og sukke eller sige "åh nej, ikke igen!" end snak om Lissabon-dagsordenen. But there is nothing more likely to cause observers of the European Union to yawn or sigh or say, ‘oh, no, not again!’, than talk of the Lisbon Agenda.

Definition of sigh

  • To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like
  • To lament; to grieve
  • To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over
  • To experience an emotion associated with sighing
  • To make a sound like sighing
  • To exhale in sighs
  • To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs
  • A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing
  • Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament
  • An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts

Examples

  • When she saw it wasnt damaged, she sighed with relief
  • He sighed. It was going to be a long night
  • He sighed over the lost opportunity
  • He silently sighed for his lost youth
  • She sighed a sigh that was nearly a groan
  • sigh a note and sing a note
  • I guess I have no choice," she sighed
  • She sighed her frustrations
  • Sigh, Im so bored at work today.

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