desolate

ˈdɛsəˌleɪt
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Translation of desolate into German,

Adjective

1.

place

empty and without people or life
  • The desolate town was eerily silent.Die verlassene Stadt war unheimlich still.
2.

abandoned

showing the effects of abandonment and neglect
  • The desolate building stood as a reminder of the area's past prosperity..Das verlassene Gebäude stand als Erinnerung an den früheren Wohlstand der Gegend
3.

emotion

feeling very sad and alone
  • She felt desolate after the breakup.Sie fühlte sich nach der Trennung verlassen.
4.

landscape

Rare
barren and lacking vegetation
Rare
  • The desolate desert stretched for miles.Die öde Wüste erstreckte sich meilenweit.

Verb

tr.
1.

destroy place

cause extensive destruction or make a place bleakly empty
  • The war desolated the once lively city.Der Krieg hat die einst lebendige Stadt verwüstet.
2.

emotion

Rare
make someone feel very lonely and unhappy
Rare
einsam machen
  • His departure desolated her, filling her days with loneliness..Sein Weggang hat sie einsam gemacht und ihre Tage mit Einsamkeit gefüllt.
3.

abandonment

Rare
abandon or forsake someone or something
Rare
  • He desolated his responsibilities and left the team.Er verließ seine Pflichten und verließ das 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
trostlosadj.

The old castle looked especially desolate in the grip of winter.

Die alte Burg wirkte im tiefsten Winter besonders trostlos und verlassen.

desolatadj.

Now there is generally nothing inherently reprehensible in being financially desolate.

Nun ist es ja nicht generell verwerflich, finanziell desolat zu sein.

ödeadj.

The pain was so great and my world just looked desolate.

Der Schmerz war so groß, und meine Welt sah einfach öde.

verlassenadj./v.

After the frost, the garden looked bleak and desolate with brown foliage.

Nach dem Frost sah der Garten mit seinem braunen Laub trostlos und verlassen aus.

einsamadj.

The northwest is desolate and barren with many places to hide.

Der Nordwesten ist einsam und öde und bietet viele Verstecke.

Verb
verwüstenv.

The meaning of the word "desolate" is awesome indeed.

Die Bedeutung des Wortes "verwüsten" ist wirklich ehrfurchtserregend.

verödenv.

It flashes when the laser hits a hair root, making it desolate.

Es blinkt, wenn der Laser eine Haarwurzel trifft und sie somit verödet.

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desolate: Examples and translations in context

As winter approached, the dying landscape felt cold and desolate.

Mit dem nahenden Winter wirkte die absterbende Landschaft kalt und trostlos.

The forlorn moon cast a pale light over the desolate landscape.

Der verlorene Mond warf ein blasses Licht über die trostlose Landschaft.

After the frost, the garden looked bleak and desolate with brown foliage.

Nach dem Frost sah der Garten mit seinem braunen Laub trostlos und verlassen aus.

The artist painted a desolate scene that captured the essence of loneliness.

Der Künstler malte eine trostlose Szene, die das Wesen der Einsamkeit einfing.

In that desolate region, rumors of prosperity were merely an ignis fatuus.

In jener trostlosen Gegend waren die Gerüchte über Wohlstand nur eine trügerische Hoffnung.

His gaunt expression matched the desolate surroundings of the old mining town.

Sein ausgemergelter Ausdruck passte zu den trostlosen Umgebungen der alten Bergbaustadt.

The cheerful decoration was incongruous in the desolate surroundings of the abandoned house.

Die fröhliche Dekoration war unpassend in der trostlosen Umgebung des verlassenen Hauses.

He wrote a poem inspired by the desolate surroundings of his childhood home.

Er schrieb ein Gedicht, inspiriert von der trostlosen Umgebung seines Elternhauses.

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