lighten - zlehčit, ulehčit
BrE
/'laɪtn/
AmE
/'laɪt̬n/

verb - to make something less heavy, difficult, serious, sad etc.

 
broken-hearted - se zlomeným srdcem
BrE
/ˌbrəʊkn'hɑ:tɪd/
AmE
/ˌbroʊkn'hɑ:rt̬ɪd/

adjective - very sad, especially because you lost someone you loved


melancholic
melancholic - smutný, zamyšlený, zasmušilý
BrE
/ˌmelən'kɒlɪk/
AmE
/ˌmelən'kɑ:lɪk/

adjective - feeling quietly sad or thoughtful, often for no clear reason

 
downer - depkař, negativista, zklamání, deprimující zážitek
BrE
/'daʊnə/
AmE
/'daʊnər/

noun, informal - something or someone that makes people feel sad or disappointed

 
mope - litovat sám sebe, fňukat sám nad sebou
BrE
/'məʊp/
AmE
/'moʊp/

verb, informal - so feel very sorry for yourself, to feel very sad

 
consolation - útěcha
BrE
/ˌkɒnsə'leɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nsə'leɪʃn/

noun - something that brings you relief when you're sad, unhappy etc.

 
sorrowful - smutný, zarmoucený, žalostný, tesklivý
BrE
/'sɒrəʊfl/
AmE
/'sɑ:roʊfl/

adjective - extremely sad, especially because you have lost someone or something

sympathy
sympathy - soucit, pochopení, soustrast, lítost
BrE
/'sɪmpəθi/
AmE
/'sɪmpəθi/

noun - the feeling of understanding somebody who is very sad or unhappy

 
soothing - uklidňující, zklidňující, utěšující
BrE
/'su:ðɪŋ/
AmE
/'su:ðɪŋ/

adjective - making something less painful, making somebody feel less unhappy or sad etc.

console
console - utěšit, utěšovat, uklidnit, uklidňovat
BrE
/kən'səʊl/
AmE
/kən'soʊl/

verb - to provide comfort or support to someone who is sad, upset, or distressed

 
crumple - posmutnět (v obličeji), zkroutit se (obličej)
BrE
/'krʌmpl/
AmE
/'krʌmpl/

verb - (of a face) to become sad or disappointed, as if wanting to cry

 
Every cloud has a silver lining - všechno zlé je k něčemu dobré
BrE
/evri 'klaʊd həz ə ˌsɪlvə 'laɪnɪŋ/
AmE
/evri 'klaʊd həz ə ˌsɪlvər 'laɪnɪŋ/

phrase - said to emphasize that every sad or difficult situation has a positive side

 
haunting - nezapomenutelný, vrývající se do paměti, děsivě krásný
BrE
/'hɔ:ntɪŋ/
AmE
/'hɑ:ntɪŋ/

adjective - very sad or beautiful, especially in a way that is difficult to forget

 
discouraged - odrazený, sklíčený
BrE
/dɪs'kʌrɪdʒd/
AmE
/dɪs'kʌrɪdʒd/

adjective - feeling sad or without confidence because something was difficult or did not go well.