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1 desolate
I ['desələt]1) (deserted) [ place] desolato, disabitato; [ house] abbandonato2) (devastated) [ building] devastato, in rovina3) (forlorn) [ person] solo, abbandonato; [ life] triste, solitario; [ cry] desolato, di desolazione4) (grief-stricken) desolato, afflittoII ['desəleɪt]verbo transitivo devastare, spopolare [town, country]; desolare, affliggere [ person]* * *['desələt]1) ((of landscapes, areas etc) very lonely or barren: desolate moorland.) desolato2) (very sad, lonely and unhappy.) solo•* * *desolate /ˈdɛsələt/a.1 ( di luoghi) desolato, deserto: a desolate landscape [spot], un paesaggio [un posto] desolato; a desolate street [town], una strada [una città] desolata2 ( di persone) triste e solo: He was desolate after his wife died, era triste e solo dopo la morte della mogliedesolately avv. desolateness n. [u]. (to) desolate /ˈdɛsəleɪt/v. t. (form.)1 rendere ( un luogo) desolato; devastare: The country has been desolated by decades of civil war, il paese è stato devastato da decenni di guerra civile2 (di solito al passivo) affliggere; devastare: They were desolated by the news, erano devastati dalle notizie.* * *I ['desələt]1) (deserted) [ place] desolato, disabitato; [ house] abbandonato2) (devastated) [ building] devastato, in rovina3) (forlorn) [ person] solo, abbandonato; [ life] triste, solitario; [ cry] desolato, di desolazione4) (grief-stricken) desolato, afflittoII ['desəleɪt]verbo transitivo devastare, spopolare [town, country]; desolare, affliggere [ person] -
2 desolate deso·late adj
['dɛsəlɪt](place) desolato (-a), deserto (-a), (building) abbandonato (-a), (outlook, future) nero (-a), (person: grief-stricken) affranto (-a) (dal dolore), desolato (-a), (friendless) abbandonato (-a) da tutti -
3 wild
[waɪld] 1.1) (in natural state) [ person] selvaggio; [plant, animal] selvaticowild beast — animale feroce, belva
2) (desolate) [ landscape] selvaggio3) (turbulent) [ wind] furioso, impetuoso; [ sea] tempestoso, burrascoso4) (unrestrained) [ party] sfrenato, scatenato; [ laughter] incontenibile; [ person] sfrenato, scapestrato; [ imagination] fervido; [ applause] fragorosoto go wild — [ audience] impazzire, andare in delirio
5) colloq. (furious) fuori di sé, furioso6) colloq. (enthusiastic)to be wild about — andare matto per, impazzire per [computers, films]
7) (outlandish) [ idea] bizzarro, stravagante; [claim, accusation, story] assurdo2. 3. 4.those children are allowed to run wild! — si permette a quei bambini di comportarsi come dei selvaggi!
* * *1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) selvaggio, selvatico2) ((of land) not cultivated.) incolto3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) selvaggio4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) tempestoso; folle5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) pazzo6) (rash: a wild hope.) folle7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) a caso8) (very angry.) furioso•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West* * *[waɪld] 1.1) (in natural state) [ person] selvaggio; [plant, animal] selvaticowild beast — animale feroce, belva
2) (desolate) [ landscape] selvaggio3) (turbulent) [ wind] furioso, impetuoso; [ sea] tempestoso, burrascoso4) (unrestrained) [ party] sfrenato, scatenato; [ laughter] incontenibile; [ person] sfrenato, scapestrato; [ imagination] fervido; [ applause] fragorosoto go wild — [ audience] impazzire, andare in delirio
5) colloq. (furious) fuori di sé, furioso6) colloq. (enthusiastic)to be wild about — andare matto per, impazzire per [computers, films]
7) (outlandish) [ idea] bizzarro, stravagante; [claim, accusation, story] assurdo2. 3. 4. -
4 desolately
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5 desolateness
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6 gaunt adj
[ɡɔːnt]emaciato (-a), (face) smunto (-a), scarno (-a), (grim, desolate) desolato (-a)
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Desolate — Des o*late, a. [L. desolatus, p. p. of desolare to leave alone, forsake; de + solare to make lonely, solus alone. See {Sole}, a.] 1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desolate — [adj1] unused, barren abandoned, bare, bleak, derelict, desert, destroyed, dreary, empty, forsaken, godforsaken*, isolated, lonely, lonesome, lorn, ruined, solitary, unfrequented, uninhabited, unoccupied, vacant, waste, wild; concepts 485,560 Ant … New thesaurus
Desolate — Des o*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desolating}.] 1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desolate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) giving an impression of bleak and dismal emptiness. 2) utterly wretched and unhappy. ► VERB ▪ make desolate. DERIVATIVES desolation noun. ORIGIN from Latin desolare abandon , from solus alone … English terms dictionary
desolate — [des′ə lit; ] for v. [, des′əlāt΄] adj. [ME desolat < L desolatus, pp. of desolare, to leave alone, forsake, strip of inhabitants < de , intens. + solare, to make lonely < solus, SOLE2] 1. left alone; lonely; solitary 2. uninhabited;… … English World dictionary
desolate — index barren, bleak (exposed and barren), derelict (abandoned), despoil, despondent, destroy (efface) … Law dictionary
desolate — (adj.) mid 14c., without companions, also uninhabited, from L. desolatus, pp. of desolare leave alone, desert, from de completely (see DE (Cf. de )) + solare make lonely, from solus alone (see SOLE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
desolate — 1 forlorn, lorn, lonesome, lone, solitary, lonely, *a!one Analogous words: deserted, forsaken, abandoned (see ABANDON): *miserable, wretched Contrasted words: cheerful, lighthearted, joyful, joyous, happy, *glad 2 *dismal, dreary, cheerless,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
desolate — adj. 1 empty and depressing VERBS ▪ be, seem, stand ▪ The house stands desolate and empty. ▪ become ▪ leave sth … Collocations dictionary
desolate — desolately, adv. desolateness, n. desolater, desolator, n. adj. /des euh lit/; v. /des euh layt /, adj., v., desolated, desolating. adj. 1. barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape … Universalium
desolate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English desolat, from Latin desolatus, past participle of desolare to abandon, from de + solus alone Date: 14th century 1. devoid of inhabitants and visitors ; deserted 2. joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful… … New Collegiate Dictionary