desolating

ˈdɛs.ə.leɪ.tɪŋ
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Translation of desolating into Russian

Adjective

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saddening

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causing someone to feel extreme sadness
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  • The news of the tragedy was desolating for the entire community.Новость о трагедии была опустошающей для всей общины.
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emptying

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causing a place to be empty or bare
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опустошающий обезлюживающий
  • The war had a desolating effect on the once vibrant city.Война оказала опустошающее воздействие на некогда оживленный город.
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Synonyms and analogies of desolating in English

Examples of desolating in a sentence

  • His desolating words left her in tears.
  • The hurricane had a desolating impact on the coastal town.
  • The desolating drought left the fields barren.
desolate
ˈdɛsəˌleɪt
Adjective
1.

place

empty and without people or life
  • The desolate town was eerily silent.Безлюдный город был зловеще тихим.
2.

abandoned

showing the effects of abandonment and neglect
  • The desolate building stood as a reminder of the area's past prosperity..Заброшенное здание стояло как напоминание о былом процветании района.
3.

emotion

feeling very sad and alone
  • She felt desolate after the breakup.Она чувствовала себя опустошенной после разрыва.
4.

landscape

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barren and lacking vegetation
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  • The desolate desert stretched for miles.Пустынный пейзаж простирался на мили.
Verb
tr.
1.

destroy place

cause extensive destruction or make a place bleakly empty
опустошать разорять превращать в пустыню
  • The war desolated the once lively city.Война опустошила когда-то оживлённый город.
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emotion

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make someone feel very lonely and unhappy
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  • His departure desolated her, filling her days with loneliness..Его отъезд опустошил её, наполнив её дни одиночеством
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abandonment

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abandon or forsake someone or something
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  • He desolated his responsibilities and left the team.Он оставил свои обязанности и покинул команду.

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

Adjective
печальныйadj. - pechal'ny
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