forlornly in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for forlornly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

forlornly [Am fərˈlɔrnli, Brit fəˈlɔːnli] ADV

1. forlornly (miserably):

forlornly

con tristeza

2. forlornly (half-heartedly):

forlornly try/hope

sin demasiado entusiasmo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One looks more forlornly to television for signs of the avant-garde.

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Former cotton mills dot the town, mainly renovated but a few still lying forlornly empty.

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How many abandoned pairs of shoes are stacked on top of each other, forlornly growing mildew after that initial burst of must-have-it enthusiasm?

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Other moments saw him simply standing forlornly on the side of the track as he was overtaken.

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An empty green bottle sits forlornly on a shelf; it's a sobering sight.

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When he turns around to see the pup forlornly watching him go, he heads back inside.

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So after the habitat was cut to the ground, the owls came and stood forlornly behind the stumps of their shrubs.

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You don't have to go around the corridors knocking on the doors of your colleagues forlornly asking if they can give a guest lecture.

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Bakeries wafting sweet-smelling air had few customers to sell their pastries to while shopkeepers peered out forlornly behind mannequins.

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Seeing him standing forlornly, she takes pity on him and offers him shelter, just for the night.

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