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Sentiments - Mécontentement et Déception

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English idioms related to Feelings
doom and gloom

a feeling or attitude that makes one believe that things can only get worse after a certain point

pessimisme noir, vision noire

pessimisme noir, vision noire

Ex: The meeting was all doom and gloom, with everyone predicting layoffs. 
to [reduce] {sb} to tears

to cause someone to cry or become emotional to a significant degree

faire pleurer quelqu'un, arracher des larmes à quelqu'un

faire pleurer quelqu'un, arracher des larmes à quelqu'un

Ex: The farewell speech reduced her to tears. 
to [cry|sob] {one's} (eyes|heart) out

to cry a lot and in length

pleurer toutes les larmes de son corps, pleurer à chaudes larmes

pleurer toutes les larmes de son corps, pleurer à chaudes larmes

Ex: She cried her eyes out after hearing the news. 
out of whack
out of whack
[Phrase]

used to describe a person who is feeling mentally disturbed or unbalanced

complètement perturbé, pas dans son assiette

complètement perturbé, pas dans son assiette

Ex: After the long night shift, he felt completely out of whack. 
{one's} heart [sink]

used to express one's sadness or disappointment about something

le cœur se serre, ressentir une profonde déception

le cœur se serre, ressentir une profonde déception

Ex: Her heart sank when she read the rejection letter. 
down in the mouth

feeling sad or discouraged

abattu, démoralisé

abattu, démoralisé

Ex: He's been down in the mouth ever since his team lost the final. 
kick in the teeth

something that proves to be very shocking and disappointing to one, in a way that ruins one's good mood

coup dur, coup qui déprime

coup dur, coup qui déprime

Ex: Losing the promotion after thinking I had it was a real kick in the teeth. 
like a dying duck in a thunderstorm

used to describe an individual who is really depressed or sad

au fond du trou, complètement abattu

au fond du trou, complètement abattu

Ex: Ever since he lost his job, he's been walking around like a dying duck in a thunderstorm. 
(black|dark) [mood]
black mood
[Phrase]

a period of time during which one feels extremely miserable and depressed

moral au plus bas, être au fond du trou

moral au plus bas, être au fond du trou

Ex: He's been in a dark mood all week, snapping at everyone. 
long face

a disappointed or sad facial expression

tête d'enterrement, mine déconfite

tête d'enterrement, mine déconfite

Ex: Why the long face? Did something happen? 
out of sorts
out of sorts
[Phrase]

irritated, upset, or slightly unwell

pas dans son assiette, un peu grognon

pas dans son assiette, un peu grognon

Ex: She's been out of sorts all morning after the argument. 
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