desolate

ˈdɛsəˌleɪt
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Translation of desolate from English into Spanish,

Adjective

1.

place

empty and without people or life
  • The desolate town was eerily silent.El pueblo desolado estaba inquietantemente silencioso.
2.

abandoned

showing the effects of abandonment and neglect
  • The desolate building stood as a reminder of the area's past prosperity..El edificio abandonado se erigía como un recordatorio de la pasada prosperidad de la zona.
3.

emotion

feeling very sad and alone
  • She felt desolate after the breakup.Ella se sintió desolada después de la ruptura.
4.

landscape

Rare
barren and lacking vegetation
Rare
  • The desolate desert stretched for miles.El desierto desolado se extendía por millas.

Verb

tr.
1.

destroy place

cause extensive destruction or make a place bleakly empty
desolar arrasar
  • The war desolated the once lively city.La guerra desoló la ciudad que antes era animada.
2.

emotion

Rare
make someone feel very lonely and unhappy
Rare
desolar hacer sentir solo
  • His departure desolated her, filling her days with loneliness..Su partida la desoló, llenando sus días de soledad.
3.

abandonment

Rare
abandon or forsake someone or something
Rare
  • He desolated his responsibilities and left the team.Él abandonó sus responsabilidades y dejó al equipo.
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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
desoladoadj.

On that desolate road, fear drove him to the edge of reason.

En aquel camino desolado, el miedo lo llevó al límite de la razón.

desiertoadj.

It's the most desolate place I've ever seen.

Es el lugar más desierto que he visto en mi vida.

asoladopp.

After falling endlessly through powerful magnetic storms you wake up in a desolate world.

Tras una eterna caída entre potentes tormentas magnéticas, despiertas en un mundo asolado.

desoladoradj.

The environment is heavy, desolate and filled with dissonance.

El ambiente es pesado, desolador y lleno de disonancias musicales.

solitarioadj.

We broke down in a desolate part of Texas in the summer months.

Se estropeó en una parte solitaria de Tejas durante los meses de verano.

Verb
arrasarv.

He intends to desolate and lay waste to the English.

Tiene la intención de arrasar y devastar a los ingleses.

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desolate: Examples and translations in context

After the army marched through, the town lay sacked and desolate.

Después de que el ejército pasara, el pueblo quedó saqueado y desolado.

At sunset, the withered landscape looked even more desolate without light.

Al atardecer, el paisaje árido parecía aún más desolado sin luz.

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

La luna solitaria proyectaba una luz pálida sobre el paisaje desolado.

The impact of climate change leaves many areas shipwrecked and desolate.

El impacto del cambio climático deja muchas áreas devastadas y desoladas.

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

Su expresión desolada coincidía con el entorno desolado del viejo pueblo minero.

The plunderer departed at dawn, leaving the village impoverished and desolate.

El saqueador partió al amanecer, dejando al pueblo empobrecido y desolado.

The music video featured a fallen angel wandering through a desolate city landscape.

El video musical mostraba a un ángel desterrado vagando por un paisaje urbano desolado.

Sunlight beat down on the withering flowers, leaving them dry and desolate.

La luz solar golpeaba las flores marchitas, dejándolas secas y desoladas.

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