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"Deprimente" is an adjective which is often translated as "depressing", and "depresivo" is an adjective which is also often translated as "depressing". Learn more about the difference between "deprimente" and "depresivo" below.
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (saddening)
a. depressing
Ver películas románticas mientras comes helado y lloras me parece muy deprimente.Watching romantic movies while you eat ice cream and cry seems very depressing.
depresivo, el depresivo, la depresiva(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (saddening)
a. depressing
El aumento de la pobreza es un dato depresivo.The increase in poverty is a depressing fact.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. depressive
Sandra es psiquiatra, y como tal, ha tratado a muchos depresivos.Sandra is a psychiatrist, and as such, has treated many depressives.
