desolation

ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən
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Translation of desolation from English into Dutch

Noun

1.

ruin

state of being destroyed or ruined
  • The war left the city in desolation.De oorlog liet de stad in verwoesting achter.
2.

emotion

feeling of great sadness and loneliness
  • She felt desolation after the breakup.Ze voelde verlatenheid na de breuk.
3.

environment

Rare
empty and barren place
Rare
  • The desert was a vast desolation.De woestijn was een uitgestrekte woestenij.
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Expressions with desolation: examples in English and translations in Dutch

gruwel van de verwoesting
The abomination of desolation is mentioned in the Book of Daniel.

Synonyms and analogies of desolation in English

Examples of desolation in a sentence

  • Desolation spread across the land after the wildfire.
  • The novel captures the desolation of war-torn cities.
  • His eyes reflected the desolation of his soul.
  • The abandoned town was a scene of desolation.
  • After the storm, the landscape was pure desolation.

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

Noun
verwoestingnf.

The abandoned village showed signs of utter desolation after years without inhabitants.

Het verlaten dorp ademde na jaren zonder bewoners een totale verwoesting uit.

verlatenheidnf.

Bleakly, he described the desolation left after the fire had burned everything.

Somber beschreef hij de verlatenheid die was overgebleven nadat het vuur alles had verwoest.

troosteloosheidnf.

The cover reflects the desolation associated with lonely nights.

De hoes geeft de troosteloosheid weer die hoort bij eenzame nachten.

woestenijnf.

We are men... conceived in the loneliness of desolation.

We zijn verwekt in de eenzaamheid van de woestenij.

eenzaamheidnf.

All around them they saw nothing but ruin and desolation.

Om hun heen zagen zij niets behalve ruïnes en eenzaamheid.

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desolation: Examples and translations in context

Despite all that was going on, the desolation all around us.

Ondanks wat er gaande was, alle verwoesting om ons heen.

The gazelles move on to new pastures and leave the desolation behind them.

De gazellen gaan naar nieuwe weiden, en laten de verwoesting achter hen.

I see nothing but endless war, grief and desolation.

Daar zie ik enkel eindeloze oorlogen, verdriet en verwoesting.

The film depicted a post-apocalyptic world of desolation and ruin.

De film liet een post-apocalyptische wereld zien, getekend door verwoesting en ondergang.

Injustice, desolation and war are of all times.

Oorlog, verwoesting en onrecht zijn van alle tijden.

Nature itself seemed to weep in desolation after the massive earthquake's wrath.

Het was alsof de natuur zelf rouwde om de verwoesting na de allesverwoestende aardbeving.

Farmers mourned the desolation of their fields after the floodwaters receded.

Boeren rouwden om de verwoesting van hun akkers nadat het water van de overstroming was weggetrokken.

The gazelles move on to new pastures and leave the desolation behind them.

De gazellen gaan naar nieuwe weiden, en laten de verwoesting achter hen.

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abomination of desolation
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