desolate

désert, inhabité

Où personne ne vit et où il n’y a personne.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : deserted, uninhabited

Contraires : inhabited

Expressions courantes : desolate village, desolate island, desolate streets

aride, stérile

Où il n’y a presque aucune plante, aucun animal ni autre être vivant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : barren, lifeless

Contraires : fertile, lush

Expressions courantes : desolate landscape, desolate wasteland, desolate plain

désolé, morne

Qui paraît vide, triste et peu accueillant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : bleak, dreary, dismal

Contraires : cheerful

Expressions courantes : desolate scene, desolate view, look desolate

désolé, inconsolable

Qui se sent extrêmement triste, seul et sans espoir.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : heartbroken, forlorn, hopeless

Expressions courantes : feel desolate, desolate heart, utterly desolate

dévasté, en ruine

Tellement endommagé ou négligé qu’on ne peut plus y vivre ni l’utiliser.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : ruined, devastated

Expressions courantes : desolate ruins, desolate house, desolate town

dévaster, ravager

Détruire un lieu ou lui causer de très graves dégâts.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : devastate, ravage, lay waste to

Expressions courantes : desolate a city, desolate the land

désoler, accabler

Faire ressentir à quelqu’un une immense tristesse, de la solitude et un manque d’espoir.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : devastate, break someone’s heart

Expressions courantes : desolate someone’s heart, desolate someone utterly

abandonner, délaisser

Quitter un lieu ou laisser une chose sans plus s’en occuper.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : abandon, forsake

Expressions courantes : desolate a home, desolate a shrine