triste
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of triste
from French
Example Sentences
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“Que triste que no se vacunan,” my dad said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2021
My dog may not speak Italian, but she totally knows I’m feeling triste.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2020
For Georges, vin du pays had become vin triste.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 brought forth A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody; 1924 saw both the tenderly brooding What'll I Do? and the valse triste All Alone.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In the meantime, the house is triste, and Monsieur must overlook much, if he stays.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.
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