nounfemininepl: N/A (uncountable)
luto
1. The expression of sorrow or grief, especially after someone's death
The family is in mourning after the loss of their loved one.
A família está em luto após a morte de seu ente querido.
2. The period during which someone grieves for a deceased person
She wore black clothes during her year of mourning.
Ela usava roupas pretas durante seu ano de luto.
3. Conventional signs of grief, such as black clothing or armbands
He dressed in mourning clothes to attend the funeral.
Ele se vestiu com roupas de luto para ir ao funeral.
Related Idioms & Phrases
in mourning - em luto
period of mourning - período de luto
mourning clothes - roupas de luto
go into mourning - entrar em luto
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