- sad
- sæd
adjective(unhappy or causing unhappiness: She's sad because her son is ill; a sad face.) triste, melancólico- sadness- sadden
- sadly
sad adj tristeEl comparativo de sad se escribe sadder; el superlativo se escribe saddestsadtr[sæd]adjective (comp sadder, superl saddest)1 (unhappy) triste■ you look very sad estás muy triste■ we'll be sad to see you go será una pena perderte■ I was sad to hear about your father's death sentí mucho saber lo de la muerte de tu padre2 (deplorable) lamentable■ it's a sad state of affairs es una situación lamentable\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsad to say por desgracia, desgraciadamenteto make somebody sad entristecer a alguien, dar pena a alguiensad ['sæd] adj, sadder ; saddest : triste♦ sadly advsadadj.• cabizbajo, -a adj.• doliente adj.• funesto, -a adj.• lagrimoso, -a adj.• lamentable adj.• lloroso, -a adj.• lutoso, -a adj.• triste adj.mass noun (= seasonal affective disorder) TAE m[sæd]1. ADJ(compar sadder) (superl saddest)1) (=unhappy) [person, eyes, smile] tristeI'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
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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 escarmentado2) (=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 escena3) (=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 — lamentablemente4) * (=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 pena2.CPDsad case * N (=socially inadequate person) —
he's a real sad case — es un tipo patético * or penoso
SADsad sack * N — (US) inútil * mf
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 ... For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *mass noun (= seasonal affective disorder) TAE m
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
