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a feeling of great sadness, usually because someone has died or because something terrible has happened to you smutek, żal start learning		sorrow
extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died smutek, żal, rozpacz start learning		grief
an unpleasant and upsetting experience that affects you for a long time start learning		trauma
(informal) very sad and without much interest in life mieć depresję, doła start learning		down in the dumps She’s feeling a bit down in the dumps.
feeling a little ill or upset nie w sosie start learning		out of sorts
when someone feel unhappy and do not talk a lot ponury, posępny start learning		glum (syn. gloomy) Anna looked glum.
extremely sad, especially because someone you love has died or left you zrozpaczony start learning		broken-hearted
feeling very sad because of something that has happened pogrążony w bólu, żalu start learning		grief-stricken (syn. distraught) The grief-stricken widow refused to leave her dead husband’s side.
to upset someone so much that it is difficult for them to deal with something zwalić kogoś z nóg start learning		knock sb sideways
(informal) to shock or upset someone very much or make them physically weak kompletnie kogoś zaszokować, wstrząsnąć kimś start learning		knock for six
to be very upset about something, especially bad news ciężko coś przyjąć start learning		take something hard
(spoken informal) to be extremely upset because something unpleasant or disappointing has happened zdenerwowany, w złym humorze, smutnym start learning		be in bits
when person is so upset or nervous that cannot live, work, or perform as they should rozlecieć się na kawałki, załamać się psychicznie start learning		go into pieces
to no longer be successful or working well rozpaść się start learning		fall to pieces
to be unable to deal with your personal or emotional problems rozpadać się start learning		fall apart She had to get some rest or she was going to fall apart.
to make someone feel unhappy and tired zasmucić, zmartwić kogoś start learning		get somebody down
to make people feel less happy or hopeful about something rzucać na coś cień start learning		cast a shadow/cloud over something Her father’s illness cast a shadow over the wedding celebrations
feeling very sad start learning		a heavy heart to do sth with a heavy heart-> It was with a heavy heart that Kate said goodbye
(sth bring) a feeling that you want to cry start learning		(bring) a lump in/to somebodys throat There was a lump in her throat as she gazed at the child.
to suddenly begin to make a sound, especially to start singing, crying, or laughing wybuchnąć płaczem start learning		burst into sth (tears)
to move around a place in a sad slow way, especially because you feel unhappy about the situation you are in act in a miserable way start learning		mop around
to seem to enjoy being sad etc, especially because you get sympathy from other people – used to show disapproval making no efford to recover, as if they are enjoying it start learning		wallow in self-pity/ dispear/ defeat/ sadness He’d been feeling sorry for himself, wallowing in self-pity
to force yourself to stop behaving in a nervous, frightened, or uncontrolled way act in a sensible way start learning		pull together
seeming lonely and unhappy opuszczony, samotny start learning		forlorn a forlorn figure sitting all by herself
extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated smutny, przygnębiony, nieszczęśliwy start learning		miserable I’ve been so miserable since Pat left me.
when someone is very unhappy or ill, and you feel sorry for them lichy, nędzny, nieszczęsny start learning		wretched the poor, wretched girl
when tears come into your eyes zbierać się (np. na łzy w oczach) start learning		well up

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