sadness

tristezza

Sentimento che provi quando qualcosa ti fa soffrire o ti rende infelice.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: sadness at/over something (We felt sadness at the loss of our old home.)

Sinonimi: unhappiness, sorrow

Contrari: happiness, joy

Espressioni comuni: deep sadness, feel sadness, sadness at something, with sadness

dispiacere, dolore

Evento o esperienza che rende triste qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: sorrow, misfortune

Espressioni comuni: joys and sadnesses, life’s sadnesses, many sadnesses