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sad
(săd)adj. sad·der, sad·dest
1. Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness: a sad face.
2. Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing: a sad movie; sad news.
3. Deplorable or inadequate; sorry: a sad state of affairs; a sad excuse.
4. Dark-hued; somber.
[Middle English, weary, sorrowful, from Old English sæd, sated, weary; see sā- in Indo-European roots.]
sad′ly adv.
sad′ness n.
Synonyms: sad, melancholy, sorrowful, doleful, woebegone, desolate
These adjectives mean affected with or marked by unhappiness, as that caused by affliction. Sad is the most general: "Better by far you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad" (Christina Rossetti).
Melancholy can refer to lingering or habitual somberness or sadness: a melancholy poet's gloomy introspection. Sorrowful applies to emotional pain as that resulting from loss: sorrowful mourners at the funeral. Doleful describes what is mournful or morose: the doleful expression of a reprimanded child. Woebegone suggests grief or wretchedness, especially as reflected in a person's appearance: "His sorrow ... made him look ... haggard and ... woebegone" (George du Maurier).
Desolate applies to one that is beyond consolation: "Now she was desolate, a widow in a foreign country" (Nigel Hamilton).
These adjectives mean affected with or marked by unhappiness, as that caused by affliction. Sad is the most general: "Better by far you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad" (Christina Rossetti).
Melancholy can refer to lingering or habitual somberness or sadness: a melancholy poet's gloomy introspection. Sorrowful applies to emotional pain as that resulting from loss: sorrowful mourners at the funeral. Doleful describes what is mournful or morose: the doleful expression of a reprimanded child. Woebegone suggests grief or wretchedness, especially as reflected in a person's appearance: "His sorrow ... made him look ... haggard and ... woebegone" (George du Maurier).
Desolate applies to one that is beyond consolation: "Now she was desolate, a widow in a foreign country" (Nigel Hamilton).
SAD
abbr.
seasonal affective disorder
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| Adv. | 1. | sadly - in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild" happily - in an unexpectedly lucky way; "happily he was not injured" |
| 2. | sadly - with sadness; in a sad manner; "`She died last night,' he said sadly" | |
| 3. | sadly - in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate" |
Translations
بِحُزْنبِحُزْنٍ، بِصورةٍ حَزينَه
smutně
bedrøvetsørgeligt
valitettavasti
žalosno
dapurlega
悲しんで
슬프게
žalostno
tyvärr
อย่างเศร้าใจ
acıklı bir şekildeüzgün bir şekilde
buồn rầu
sadly
[ˈsædlɪ] ADV1. (= sorrowfully) [say, smile] → con tristeza, tristemente
2. (= regrettably) → desgraciadamente, lamentablemente
sadly, we don't have much chance of winning → desgraciadamente or lamentablemente, no tenemos muchas posibilidades de ganar
his uncle, who sadly died → su tío, que tristemente or desgraciadamente falleció
it is a sadly familiar pattern → es un hecho por desgracia familiar
sadly for him → lamentablemente or desgraciadamente para él
sadly, we don't have much chance of winning → desgraciadamente or lamentablemente, no tenemos muchas posibilidades de ganar
his uncle, who sadly died → su tío, que tristemente or desgraciadamente falleció
it is a sadly familiar pattern → es un hecho por desgracia familiar
sadly for him → lamentablemente or desgraciadamente para él
3. (= severely) their education has been sadly neglected → han descuidado su educación de forma lamentable
to be sadly lacking in sth → ser muy deficiente en algo
he will be sadly missed → se le echará mucho de menos
you are sadly mistaken → estás muy equivocado
to be sadly in need of sth → necesitar imperiosamente algo
to be sadly lacking in sth → ser muy deficiente en algo
he will be sadly missed → se le echará mucho de menos
you are sadly mistaken → estás muy equivocado
to be sadly in need of sth → necesitar imperiosamente algo
sadly
[ˈsædli] adv (= in a sad way) → tristement
"She's gone," he said sadly → "Elle est partie," a-t-il dit tristement.
"She's gone," he said sadly → "Elle est partie," a-t-il dit tristement.
(= regrettably) → malheureusement
Sadly, it was too late → Malheureusement, il était trop tard.
to be sadly lacking in sth → manquer cruellement de qch
Sadly, it was too late → Malheureusement, il était trop tard.
to be sadly lacking in sth → manquer cruellement de qch
sadly
adv
(= unfortunately) → bedauerlicherweise, leider; sadly (enough) he has … → bedauerlicherweise hat er …; sadly for the dolphins, there are no regulations to protect them → leider gibt es keine Bestimmungen zum Schutz der Delfine or Delphine
(= regrettably, woefully) → bedauerlicherweise; he is sadly lacking in any sensitivity → ihm fehlt absolut jegliches Feingefühl; the house had been sadly neglected → es war traurig, wie vernachlässigt das Haus war; to be sadly in need of something → etw dringend benötigen or brauchen; to be sadly mistaken → sich sehr or arg täuschen; if you think you can hide the truth from us, you are sadly mistaken → wenn du glaubst, dass du uns die Wahrheit verheimlichen kannst, hast du dich sehr getäuscht
sadly
[ˈsædlɪ] adv (unhappily) → tristemente; (regrettably) → sfortunatamentesadly lacking in ... → completamente privo/a di...
sad
(sӕd) adjective unhappy or causing unhappiness. She's sad because her son is ill; a sad face.
ˈsadness nounˈsadden verb
to make or become sad. She was saddened by her son's ingratitude.
ˈsadly adverbHe stared sadly at the ruins of his house.