desolat
desolate, bleak, in a terrible state
English translations
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desolate
Word details
- German meaning
- Trostlos, verlassen, in einem Zustand der Verzweiflung.
- English meaning
- Desolate
- Synonym
- trostlos, verlassen
- German example
- Die Landschaft wirkte nach dem Brand desolat.
- English example
- The landscape looked desolate after the fire.
- Comparative
- desolaterSuperlative: am desolatesten
Related words
- Einöde
desolation
- menschenleer
desolate
- Öde
Wasteland
- Betonwüste
Concrete jungle
- verwüstend
Devastating, destructive, ruinous.
- veröden
to desolate
- Einöde
Wilderness, desolation
- Ödnis
Desolation
- wüst
Desolate
- öd
Desolate
Example sentences with “desolat”
Der Zustand des Gebäudes ist desolat. (The condition of the building is desolate/terrible.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'desolat' just for landscapes?
No, it is very commonly used for abstract conditions, health, or financial states.