desolate

ˈdɛsəˌleɪt
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Translation of desolate from English into Dutch,

Adjective

1.

place

empty and without people or life
  • The desolate town was eerily silent.De verlaten stad was griezelig stil.
2.

abandoned

showing the effects of abandonment and neglect
  • The desolate building stood as a reminder of the area's past prosperity.Het verlaten gebouw stond als een herinnering aan de vroegere welvaart van het gebied
3.

emotion

feeling very sad and alone
verlaten troosteloos eenzaam
  • She felt desolate after the breakup.Ze voelde zich verlaten na de breuk.
4.

landscape

Rare
barren and lacking vegetation
Rare
  • The desolate desert stretched for miles.De desolate woestijn strekte zich mijlenver uit.

Verb

tr.
1.

destroy place

cause extensive destruction or make a place bleakly empty
  • The war desolated the once lively city.De oorlog heeft de ooit levendige stad verwoest.
2.

emotion

Rare
make someone feel very lonely and unhappy
Rare
eenzaam maken verlaten
  • His departure desolated her, filling her days with loneliness.Zijn vertrek maakte haar eenzaam en vulde haar dagen met eenzaamheid
3.

abandonment

Rare
abandon or forsake someone or something
Rare
  • He desolated his responsibilities and left the team.Hij liet zijn verantwoordelijkheden in de steek en verliet het team.
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Synonyms and analogies of desolate in English

Examples of desolate in a sentence

  • A desolate beach greeted them at dawn.
  • The desolate streets echoed with silence.
  • A desolate playground lay forgotten at the edge of town.
  • He felt desolate after losing his job.
  • The desolate child sat alone on the playground.
  • The desolate landscape was hauntingly beautiful.

Translations of "desolate" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
desolaatadj.

This trail is rocky and continues in a desolate landscape.

Ons pad is steenachtig en loopt in een heel desolaat landschap.

woestadj.

This route crosses a desolate area with rocks and meadows.

De route loopt door een woest landschap met rotsen en weiden.

troosteloosadj.

They drove through a desolate landscape that looked like a barren wasteland.

Ze reden door een troosteloos landschap dat eruitzag als een dorre woestenij.

eenzaamadj.

Even in a crowd, he felt desolate and disconnected.

Zelfs in een menigte voelde hij zich eenzaam en totaal niet verbonden met anderen.

uitgestorvenadj.

The town became desolate after the mines were shut down permanently.

Het stadje raakte uitgestorven nadat de mijnen definitief waren gesloten.

Verb
verlatenv.

After the storm, the once bustling town appeared completely desolate.

Na de storm oogde het ooit bruisende stadje compleet verlaten.

verwoestenv.

He intends to desolate and lay waste the English.

Hij is van plan de Engelsen ermee te verwoesten.

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desolate: Examples and translations in context

Storms constantly battered the outpost at those desolate ends of the earth.

Stormen geselden voortdurend de buitenpost op dat desolate einde van de wereld.

In that desolate landscape, hope felt like a solitary figment of imagination.

In dat desolate landschap voelde hoop als een eenzaam, flakkerend hersenspinsel.

In the dead of winter, the city parks turned into desolate white plains.

In hartje winter veranderden de stadsparken in desolate, witte vlakten.

The relentless drought reduced the flourishing valley to a desolate shadow.

De meedogenloze droogte maakte de ooit bloeiende vallei tot een desolate schim van zichzelf.

After the mine closed, the land became a desolate wasteland.

Na de sluiting van de mijn werd het terrein een desolate, verwaarloosde vlakte.

Young and still volcanically active, it's a desolate place.

Jong en nog steeds vulkanisch actief, is het een desolate plek.

The desolate sounds have a deep impact and totally overwhelm you.

De desolate klanken raken diepe snaren en weten je totaal te overrompelen.

Trees are rare and therefore the landscape looks even more rugged and desolate.

Er groeien weinig bomen en het landschap oogt daardoor ruig en desolaat.

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