saddened in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for saddened in the English»French Dictionary

I.sadden [Brit ˈsad(ə)n, Am ˈsædn] VB trans

sadden person:

sadden

attrister

it saddens me that/to think that …

cela m'attriste que

it saddens me that/to think that … + subj

cela m'attriste de penser que …

II.saddened ADJ

to be saddened by sth/to hear sth

être attristé par qc/d'apprendre qc

to be saddened by sth/to hear sth (stronger)

être affligé par qc/d'apprendre qc

III.saddening ADJ

it is saddening to hear/to think that …

c'est désolant d'apprendre/de penser que …

Translations for saddened in the French»English Dictionary

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marri (marrie)

saddened

attrister

to sadden

s'attrister

to be saddened (de by)

peiner

to sadden, to upset

faire froid dans le cœur

to sadden one's heart

saddened in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for saddened in the English»French Dictionary

sadden [ˈsædən] VB trans

sadden

attrister

Translations for saddened in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

attrister

to sadden

s'attrister devant qc

to be saddened by sth

assombrir personne

to sadden

désoler

to sadden

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Eve, who had feelings for Victor, was saddened when he informed her that it was only a one-night stand.

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The townspeople are saddened by this, and somewhat sorry to see him go.

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But when she faces her father she is saddened to learn that the recent war crimes were his own decision.

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He fails to find the goldmine, and comes home saddened.

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The speech was mostly aimed at disappointed party members, saddened by the worst result the party ever achieved.

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But his final years were overshadowed and saddened by the so-called pantheism controversy.

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I am extremely disappointed and saddened by the suggestion that this might drag out longer.

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I am deeply saddened by her passing, but also relieved that she is released from the pain.

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It would have saddened me to see dust and rust where once hummed a rousing town; hundreds where were thousands; tumbledown cabins, mouldering warehouses.

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We are deeply saddened by the tragedies that have occurred.

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