poignant
pungente
definition
adjective
a poignant reminder of the passing of time
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
translation of 'poignant'
adjective
agudo,
acerbo,
áspero,
acre,
picante,
mordaz,
vivo
example
This is a show with a sense of fun, a 'poignant' side, a lesson to be learnt about family life and a little sprinkling of magic.
The sense of occasion and history was also made more 'poignant' by the pageantry that accompanied it.
He can be rather repetitive, but his best work has great delicacy of colour and handling and a 'poignant' sense of lost innocence.
Old memories returned to her in that split second, followed by 'poignant' smells and visions a past where her world was nothing less than a fairy tale.
This was a moving, 'poignant' ceremony, which gave solace to the parents and families.
It is true that I have, like many who choose to write for a living, exaggerated senses of the absurd and the 'poignant' .
It's a humorous, serious, 'poignant' , moving script, that genuinely explores the value and meaning of education.
The play follows the story of one man's fight to save his land, combining 'poignant' drama with a sense of humour.
A 'poignant' and moving text tucked away on the page seems to sum it all up.
It is a book that can be witty, moving or 'poignant' , all at the same time.
It is a philosophical tearjerker, a 'poignant' romance for the intellectual set, and a touching character study.
Could they, for example, feed one half of the audience with a sound to make them laugh, while the other half heard something 'poignant' or distressing?
It's a 'poignant' , almost heartbreaking portrait of urban American loneliness, alienation and obsession.
That memory, painful and 'poignant' , still inspires the Scot.
It was a touching and 'poignant' afternoon as friends gathered to show their respects to a man who had remained loyal and ever faithful to the ideals of Comhaltas.
So often it's as much about what isn't said between people that's 'poignant' , disturbing and moving.
For people of any age coming to terms with grief, this is a 'poignant' and moving account, beautifully illustrated and sparingly written.
People that are good at it and adept at it can be very guttural and gutsy and dark and moving and 'poignant' all at the same time.
And though these words may belong to the big screen, they will haunt us whenever we recall the 'poignant' scenes from the moving film.
Funny, touching, moving and 'poignant' - this could be one of the most affecting shows the Alhambra has staged.
This debut may remind some readers of Lorrie Moore's dry and 'poignant' tragicomedy.
The album isn't bad because it isn't distressing or painful, which one would expect from 'poignancy' .
She delivered the long despairing monologue that closes the work with great 'poignancy' .
What gives this wretched episode extra 'poignancy' is the fact that the bandit commander's life had been saved by the Red Cross a year earlier.
‘I wish I had stayed with my game, rather than changing it to someone else's game,’ he says 'poignantly' .
This is most 'poignantly' evident in matters of faith.
However, now that I come to answer the questions I have asked of myself since that time, the 'poignance' of the reality of today is overwhelming.
And while part of the point and 'poignance' of the dialogues is their dramatic structure, that doesn't actually make the dialogues successful as plays.
Historical, psychological and spiritual themes embroider the simple ghost story and contribute 'poignance' and depth to what would amount to little more than a campfire tale in terms of plot.
And it's difficult to say, really, why her case seizes our attention and sense of 'poignance' in ways that keep it before our attention.
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