No. 12,075 in French
tristesse
Sadness.
In a sentence
La tristesse envahit son cœur après avoir dit au revoir.
Sadness overwhelmed his heart after saying goodbye.
In this sentence, 'tristesse' is a noun used to describe the emotional state affecting an individual's heart.
Il décrivit la tristesse de l'hiver comme une mélancolie profonde.
He described the sadness of winter as a deep melancholy.
Here, 'tristesse' is employed metaphorically to characterize the season, aligning it with feelings of melancholy.
Le film m'a laissé une impression de tristesse poignante.
The movie left me with a profound sense of sadness.
In this example, 'tristesse' refers to a lasting emotional impression caused by a particular experience.
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