Translation of "sadness" to French

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Dictionary translations for "sadness"

sadness [ˈsædnɪs] noun

pl. sadnesses

la tristesse f

She helped him overcome his sadness.

Elle l'a aidé à surmonter sa tristesse.

le chagrin m (feelings)

Contexts with "sadness"

She helped him overcome his sadness. Elle l'a aidé à surmonter sa tristesse.

Her eyes were full of sadness. Ses yeux étaient remplis de tristesse.

He hid his sadness behind a smile. Il cache sa tristesse derrière un sourire.

Her wistful smile belied the sadness she felt at having to leave. Son sourire mélancolique trahissait la tristesse qu'elle éprouvait à devoir partir.

But, knowing precisely sadness and love and death, and that they are vain images when we observe them from the calm space where we should shut ourselves in, he kept on weeping, and desiring love, and fearing death. Mais, connaissant exactement la tristesse et l’amour et la mort, et que ce sont de vaines images lorsqu’on les contemple de l’espace calme où il faut s’enfermer, il continua de pleurer, et de désirer l’amour, et de craindre la mort.

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