devastated

destrozado, desolado

Extremadamente triste y conmocionado por algo terrible.

En inglés sencillo: Extremely sad and shocked by something terrible.

• I felt devastated after the breakup.
• His parents were devastated by his death.
• She was devastated to hear that the shop would close.

Cómo se usa: devastated by something (She was devastated by the news.); devastated to hear/learn that… (I was devastated to learn that my friend had died.)

Sinónimos: heartbroken, distraught

Expresiones frecuentes: feel devastated, absolutely devastated, devastated by something

devastado, arrasado

Muy dañado o destruido, especialmente por una guerra o un desastre.

En inglés sencillo: Badly damaged or destroyed, especially by war or a disaster.

• They returned to a devastated city.
• Help arrived in the devastated region yesterday.
• The photographs show devastated villages after the earthquake.

Sinónimos: ruined, ravaged, destroyed

Expresiones frecuentes: devastated city, devastated region, devastated landscape