sad

triste

sad(sahd)

adjective

1. (unhappy)

a. triste

I felt very sad when he left.

Me sentí muy triste cuando se marchó.

2. (regrettable)

a. lamentable

It was a sad mistake to buy this house.

Fue un error lamentable comprar esta casa.

3. (pathetic)

a. penoso

Their performance was really sad.

Su actuación fue realmente penosa.

4. (in a poor state)

a. lamentable

The flu put him in a sad state.

La gripe lo puso en un estado lamentable.

sad

adjective

1. (unhappy, depressing)

a. triste

to become sadentristecerse

to make somebody sadentristecer a alguien

2. (colloquial)

a. lamentable, penoso(a) (pathetic)

sad [sæd]

adjective

sadder (comparative)saddest (superlative)

1 (unhappy) [+person, eyes, smile] triste

I'm sad that I won't be able to play football any more estoy triste porque no voy a poder volver a jugar al fútbol; me entristece no poder volver a jugar al fútbol

we were sad about or at the news of her illness nos entristeció or nos apenó enterarnos de su enfermedad

to become sad entristecerse; ponerse triste

to feel sad sentirse triste; estar triste

to grow sad entristecerse; ponerse triste

to be sad at heart estar profundamente triste; tener el corazón oprimido

to make sb sad entristecer or poner triste a algn

he left a sadder and a wiser man cuando se marchó era un hombre escarmentado

2 (distressing) [+story, occasion, loss] triste; [+news] malo; triste

it is my sad duty to inform you that ... tengo el penoso deber de informarle de que ...

the sad fact or truth is that ... la triste realidad es que ...

how sad! ¡qué triste!; ¡qué pena!

it is sad to see such expertise wasted es lamentable or da pena ver tanta pericia echada a perder

it was a sad sight era una triste escena

I have some sad news for you

3 (deplorable) [+situation, state of affairs] lamentable; penoso

it's a sad business es un asunto lamentable

a sad mistake un error lamentable

sad to say lamentablemente

nobody can work out how to change this sad situation It's a sad [state of affairs] when people are afraid to go out at night.

4 (pathetic) [+performance, attempt, joke] penoso

what sad people they must be if they have to complain about a little innocent fun si se quejan de que la gente lo pase bien un rato es realmente como para tenerles pena

he made a sad attempt to be funny/make a joke out of it he made a sad attempt to act the part of Lear he cracked a few sad jokes that nobody laughed at and went into his speech

modifier

sad sack (n) (US) inútil (informal) (m)

Position of "triste"

You should generally put triste after the noun when translating sad in the sense of "unhappy", and before the noun in the sense of "distressing":

He always seemed a sad little boy Siempre pareció un niño triste

... the sad reality ... ... la triste realidad ...

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