Zoeken
desolate
01
verlaten, verloederd
(of places) lacking inhabitants or signs of life, often causing a sense of loneliness or abandonment
to desolate
01
verwoesten, verlaten
to make a place appear bleak, deserted, or abandoned
Transitive: to desolate a place
02
verwoesten, vernielen
to cause widespread and complete destruction
Transitive: to desolate sth
03
verwoesten, verlaten
to forsake or abandon a place or person
Transitive: to desolate a person or place
04
verwoesten, verdrietig maken
to make someone feel extremely miserable and unhappy
Transitive: to desolate sb
desolate
adj
desolately
adv
desolately
adv
Voorbeeld
The abandoned house stood in a desolate state, with broken windows and overgrown weeds.
After the war, the once-thriving city became desolate, with empty streets and dilapidated buildings.
The cheerless landscape looked even more desolate under the gray sky.
The prolonged drought transformed fertile fields into a desolate wasteland.
The anguished cries of the wounded soldiers resonated across the desolate battlefield, a haunting chorus of pain and despair.
