sadness

tristesse

Sentiment éprouvé quand quelque chose fait souffrir ou rend malheureux.

En anglais simple : The feeling you have when something hurts you emotionally or makes you unhappy.

• Her eyes were full of sadness.
• I felt deep sadness when my friend moved away.
• He spoke with sadness about his childhood.

Comment l'utiliser : sadness at/over something (We felt sadness at the loss of our old home.)

Synonymes : unhappiness, sorrow

Contraires : happiness, joy

Expressions courantes : deep sadness, feel sadness, sadness at something, with sadness

chagrin, malheur

Événement ou expérience qui rend quelqu’un malheureux.

En anglais simple : An event or experience that makes someone unhappy.

• Her life held many sadnesses.
• They shared the joys and sadnesses of raising a family.
• He remembered each small sadness of his childhood.

Synonymes : sorrow, misfortune

Expressions courantes : joys and sadnesses, life’s sadnesses, many sadnesses