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triste

American  
[treest] / trist /

adjective

French.
  1. sad; sorrowful; melancholy.


triste British  
/ ˈtrɪstfʊl, triːst /

adjective

  1. archaic words for sad

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Other Word Forms

  • tristfully adverb
  • tristfulness noun

Etymology

Origin of triste

from French

Example Sentences

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Prior to the the release of her debut album, 2023’s “Cumbialicious,” Estevie turned heads with singles “Triste Verano,” “el paso” and “Canela.”

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As a date, we’d go to Café Triste in Chinatown and have a nice glass of wine and hang outside.

From Los Angeles Times

Last month, the Dry River zine from Gen-Z-run Crybaby Press threw a release party and reading at the Chinatown wine bar Cafe Triste, while the Quarterless Review, a risograph-printed lit magazine from Tiding House, co-hosted a poetry-meets-comedy variety show in Night Gallery’s courtyard with the Erogenous Zone.

From Los Angeles Times

Last month, the Dry River zine from Gen Z-run Crybaby Press threw a release party and reading at the Chinatown wine bar Café Triste, while the Quarterless Review, a risograph-printed lit magazine from Tiding House, hosted a poetry-meets-comedy variety show in Night Gallery’s courtyard.

From Los Angeles Times

En una cadencia rápida, anunció que era un “día muy triste” y que “el líder de una de las bandas más talentosas y prometedoras del rock, Nirvana, ha muerto”.

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