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triste meaning in English

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triste adjective

dismal(disappointingly inadequate)
adjective
[UK: ˈdɪz.məl] [US: ˈdɪz.məl]

doleful(evoking sadness)
adjective
[UK: ˈdəʊl.fʊl] [US: ˈdoʊl.fʊl]

dreary [drearier, dreariest](drab)
adjective
[UK: ˈdrɪə.ri] [US: ˈdrɪ.ri]

joyless(without joy)
adjective
[UK: ˈdʒɔɪ.ləs] [US: ˈdʒɔɪ.ləs]

lugubrious(gloomy)
adjective
[UK: lə.ˈɡuː.brɪəs] [US: luː.ˈɡjuː.briəs]

plaintive(Sorrowful, mournful or melancholic)
adjective
[UK: ˈpleɪn.tɪv] [US: ˈpleɪn.tɪv]

plangent(having a loud mournful sound)
adjective
[UK: ˈplæn.dʒənt] [US: ˈplæn.dʒənt]

ruthful(full of sorrow; sorrowful)
adjective

sad [sadder, saddest](feeling sorrow)
adjective
[UK: sæd] [US: ˈsæd]
I was sad. = Estuve triste.

sickly [sicklier, sickliest](weak, faint)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɪ.kli] [US: ˈsɪ.kli]

sorrowful(full of sorrow)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɒr.əʊ.fl̩] [US: ˈsɔːr.oʊ.fl̩]
She looks sorrowful and forlorn. = Ella se ve triste y desolada.

tristemente adverb

forlornly(in a forlorn manner)
adverb
[UK: fə.ˈlɔːn.li] [US: fə.ˈlɔːrn.li]

sadly(in a sad manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈsæd.li] [US: ˈsæd.li]
Smiling sadly, she began to talk. = Sonriendo tristemente, comenzó a hablar.

tristeza noun
{f}

bleakness(characteristic of being bleak)
noun
[UK: bliːk] [US: ˈbliːk.nəs]

sadness(state/emotion)
noun
[UK: ˈsæd.nəs] [US: ˈsæd.nəs]
Sadness has replaced joy. = La tristeza sustituyó a la alegría.

sorrow [sorrows](unhappiness)
noun
[UK: ˈsɒ.rəʊ] [US: ˈsɑːro.ʊ]
Joy was mingled with sorrow. = La alegría se mezcló con tristeza.

entristecer verb

sadden [saddened, saddening, saddens](make sad or unhappy)
verb
[UK: ˈsæd.n̩] [US: ˈsæd.n̩]
It saddens me to hear you say that. = Me entristece oírte decir eso.