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désolé — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • forsaken adj Left alone and abandoned; deserted.
  • hungry adjective Feeling the need or desire to eat.
  • pardon noun Forgiveness for an offence.
  • sorry adj Feeling regret or wanting to apologize for something one did.
  • woebegone adj Of a person: deeply affected or overwhelmed by suffering or trouble, and so filled with woe (“great distress or sadness”); (loosely) forlorn, sad, unhappy.

Senses

désolé is used for these senses in English:

  • I'm sorry Indicates the speaker's apology.
  • I'm sorry (with an upward inflection) Indicates that the speaker is confused or requests information to be repeated; come again?, say again?, I beg your pardon?; see also Thesaurus:say again
  • forsaken Deserted; abandoned.
  • hungry Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.
  • pardon Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.
  • sorry (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
  • sorry (of a person) Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
  • sorry Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

hungry — full definition

  1. adjective Feeling the need or desire to eat.
  2. adjective Having a strong eagerness or desire for something.

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