desolate

deserto, disabitato

Dove non vive nessuno e non ci sono persone.

In inglese semplice: Empty of people, with nobody living there.

• They reached a desolate village.
• The island was desolate after everyone left.
• We walked through desolate streets without seeing anyone.

Sinonimi: deserted, uninhabited

Contrari: inhabited

Espressioni comuni: desolate village, desolate island, desolate streets

arido, brullo

Dove non ci sono quasi piante, animali o altri esseri viventi.

In inglese semplice: Having almost no plants, animals, or other living things.

• Nothing grew on the desolate plain.
• They crossed a desolate landscape of rock and sand.
• The hillside looked desolate without any trees or grass.

Sinonimi: barren, lifeless

Contrari: fertile, lush

Espressioni comuni: desolate landscape, desolate wasteland, desolate plain

desolato, triste

Che appare vuoto, triste e poco accogliente.

In inglese semplice: Looking empty, sad, and unpleasant.

• The empty park looked desolate.
• Rain made the railway station seem desolate.
• A cold wind swept across the desolate scene.

Sinonimi: bleak, dreary, dismal

Contrari: cheerful

Espressioni comuni: desolate scene, desolate view, look desolate

desolato, affranto

Che si sente estremamente triste, solo e senza speranza.

In inglese semplice: Feeling extremely sad, lonely, and without hope.

• She felt desolate after he left.
• His death left the family desolate.
• Even among friends, he remained utterly desolate.

Sinonimi: heartbroken, forlorn, hopeless

Espressioni comuni: feel desolate, desolate heart, utterly desolate

devastato, diroccato

Così danneggiato o trascurato da non poter essere abitato o utilizzato.

In inglese semplice: So badly damaged or neglected that people cannot live there or use it.

• The house stood desolate after the fire.
• War had left the town desolate.
• They found only desolate buildings with collapsed roofs.

Sinonimi: ruined, devastated

Espressioni comuni: desolate ruins, desolate house, desolate town

devastare

Distruggere un luogo o danneggiarlo molto gravemente.

In inglese semplice: To destroy a place or damage it very badly.

• War desolated the valley.
• The invading army desolated several villages.
• A great fire had desolated the once prosperous city.

Sinonimi: devastate, ravage, lay waste to

Espressioni comuni: desolate a city, desolate the land

affliggere, desolare

Far sentire qualcuno estremamente triste, solo e senza speranza.

In inglese semplice: To make someone feel extremely sad, lonely, and without hope.

• The news desolated her.
• His sudden departure desolated the whole family.
• Years of loss had desolated her heart.

Sinonimi: devastate, break someone’s heart

Espressioni comuni: desolate someone’s heart, desolate someone utterly

abbandonare

Lasciare un luogo o una cosa e smettere di occuparsene.

In inglese semplice: To leave a place or thing behind and stop caring for it.

• The settlers desolated their homes and departed.
• Worshippers had desolated the old shrine.
• The villagers desolated the settlement when the wells ran dry.

Sinonimi: abandon, forsake

Espressioni comuni: desolate a home, desolate a shrine