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triste

American  
[treest] / trist /

adjective

French.
  1. sad; sorrowful; melancholy.


triste British  
/ ˈtrɪstfʊl, triːst /

adjective

  1. archaic words for sad

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of triste

from French

Example Sentences

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Era la idea más triste y solitaria que jamás había imaginado.

From New York Times • May 6, 2023

Lamentamos entregar esta triste noticia y expresamos nuestras condolencias a su familia y amigos.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2022

“Es triste cómo muchas mujeres vamos quedando rezagadas o yéndonos a instituciones menos reconocidas con tal de evitar … hombres como él”, dijo en una entrevista.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 5, 2021

My dog may not speak Italian, but she totally knows I’m feeling triste.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2020

Ferrando and Guglielmo: “Despina in maschera, che triste pelle!”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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