Translations for „tristesse“ in the English » German Dictionary

tris·tesse [trɪˈstes] N no pl liter

tristesse

Melancholie f

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English

His retirement letter in 2011 trembled with hurt-puppy tristesse.

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Her voice was dark and pure, breathy and husky, intensely emotional but redolent with tristesse.

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It has a sort of tristesse, a melancholy flavour.

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Religious iconography permeates the compositions, and as you travel across the three classes, you can not escape an overwhelming sense of tristesse.

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I found myself getting dizzy, and rather than some grand political gesture, my decision to start painting was a physical reaction to this tristesse (sadness).

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