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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesउजड़ा हुआ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ujada hua
"वे एक उजड़े हुए इलाके से गुजरे।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
-(Of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak and empty loneliness.
"They walked across the desolate moor."
- 1
Make (a place) bleak and empty.
"The town was desolated by floods."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin desolatus 'forsaken, lonely', past participle of desolare, from de- 'completely' + solare 'make lonely' (from solus 'alone').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "desolate" is said worldwide
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désolé
Transliteration: desole
"C'est un paysage désolé et balayé par les vents."
öde
Transliteration: ode
"Sie wanderten durch eine öde Landschaft."
desolato
Transliteration: desolato
"Camminavano attraverso una brughiera desolata."
desolado
Transliteration: desolado
"El pueblo quedó desolado tras el terremoto."
desolado
Transliteration: desolado
"Eles caminharam por uma paisagem desolada."
उजड़ा हुआ
Transliteration: ujada hua
"वे एक उजड़े हुए इलाके से गुजरे।"
荒凉的
Transliteration: huangliang de
"他们走过一片荒凉的原野。"
황량한
Transliteration: hwangnyanghan
"그들은 황량한 벌판을 걸었다."
荒涼とした
Transliteration: kouryo to shita
"彼らは荒涼とした原野を歩いた。"
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