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English term or phrase:	poignancy
Greek translation:	νότα μελαγχολίας / συναισθηματισμού
Entered by:	talitatsekoura

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19:23 Nov 8, 2009

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: poignancy

In the context : "There is a poignancy to the diminutive side of Bath, or if not a poignancy, a wistfulness"

talitatsekoura

νότα μελαγχολίας / συναισθηματισμού

Explanation:
υπάρχει μια νότα ή αίσθηση μελαγχολίας / συναισθηματισμού που τυλίγει την μικρότερη πλευρά του Bath......

(εντελώς προσωπική και ταπεινή γνώμη βέβαια - αν δεν κάνω λάθος το κείμενο αναφέρεται στην πόλη Bath η οποία είναι από τις αγαπημένες μου στην Αγγλία).

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magdapapa
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βαθιά μελαγχολία

Spiros Doikas

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θλίψη

buonakat

νότα μελαγχολίας / συναισθηματισμού

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βαθιά μελαγχολία

Explanation:
http://www.onelook.com/?loc=bm2&w=poignancy
▸ noun: a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
▸ noun: a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow ("A moment of extraordinary poignancy")

Spiros Doikas
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θλίψη

Explanation:
I would translate poignancy as "θλίψη" and "wistfulness"as 'νοσταλγία'

buonakat
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νότα μελαγχολίας / συναισθηματισμού

magdapapa
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