"triste" meaning in Español

See triste in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈt̪ɾis.t̪e] Forms: tristes [plural], tristísimo [superlative]
Rhymes: is.te Etymology: Del latín tristis.
  1. Que siente tristeza.
    Sense id: es-triste-es-adj-DqgW7Jlp
  2. De carácter propenso a la tristeza.
    Sense id: es-triste-es-adj-aTDWCm~4
  3. Que muestra o denota tristeza.
    Sense id: es-triste-es-adj-PqO4HRr0
  4. Que ocasiona o inspira tristeza.
    Sense id: es-triste-es-adj-Dibs5LzY
  5. Que no satisface eficazmente su propósito.
    Sense id: es-triste-es-adj-tskZDTbp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (De carácter propenso a la tristeza.): melancólico Synonyms (Que no satisface eficazmente su propósito.): ineficaz, insuficiente Synonyms (Que ocasiona o inspira tristeza.): penoso Synonyms (Que siente tristeza.): afligido, apesadumbrado, amarrido Translations: traurig (Alemán), trist (Bretón), triste (Francés), morne (Francés), flétri (Francés), sad (Inglés)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Adjetivos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras bisílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras llanas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
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      "parents": [],
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    {
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Español-Bretón",
      "parents": [],
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    },
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      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Español-Inglés",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del latín tristis.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "acentuación": "llana",
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tristes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tristísimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "tris-te",
  "lang": "Español",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjetivo",
  "raw_tags": [
    "sin género"
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Que siente tristeza."
      ],
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      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "De carácter propenso a la tristeza."
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      "id": "es-triste-es-adj-aTDWCm~4",
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "text": "—Ya, quita esa cara triste; verás que en la fiesta te animas un poco.\n—¿Tú crees?\n—Claro. Venga, vámonos."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Que muestra o denota tristeza."
      ],
      "id": "es-triste-es-adj-PqO4HRr0",
      "sense_index": "3"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Que ocasiona o inspira tristeza."
      ],
      "id": "es-triste-es-adj-Dibs5LzY",
      "sense_index": "4"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Que no satisface eficazmente su propósito."
      ],
      "id": "es-triste-es-adj-tskZDTbp",
      "raw_tags": [
        "predominantemente literario"
      ],
      "sense_index": "5"
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɾis.t̪e]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "is.te"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "Que siente tristeza.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "afligido"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Que siente tristeza.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "apesadumbrado"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Que siente tristeza.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "amarrido"
    },
    {
      "sense": "De carácter propenso a la tristeza.",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "melancólico"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Que ocasiona o inspira tristeza.",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "penoso"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Que no satisface eficazmente su propósito.",
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "ineficaz"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Que no satisface eficazmente su propósito.",
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "insuficiente"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Alemán",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "traurig"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Bretón",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "trist"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Francés",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "triste"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Francés",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "morne"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Francés",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "flétri"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Inglés",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "sad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "triste"
}
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    "ES:Palabras bisílabas",
    "ES:Palabras llanas",
    "ES:Palabras provenientes del latín",
    "ES:Rimas:is.te",
    "Español",
    "Español-Alemán",
    "Español-Bretón",
    "Español-Francés",
    "Español-Inglés"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del latín tristis.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "acentuación": "llana",
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tristes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tristísimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "tris-te",
  "lang": "Español",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjetivo",
  "raw_tags": [
    "sin género"
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Que siente tristeza."
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "De carácter propenso a la tristeza."
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "text": "—Ya, quita esa cara triste; verás que en la fiesta te animas un poco.\n—¿Tú crees?\n—Claro. Venga, vámonos."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Que muestra o denota tristeza."
      ],
      "sense_index": "3"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Que ocasiona o inspira tristeza."
      ],
      "sense_index": "4"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Que no satisface eficazmente su propósito."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "predominantemente literario"
      ],
      "sense_index": "5"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɾis.t̪e]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "is.te"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "Que siente tristeza.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "afligido"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Que siente tristeza.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "apesadumbrado"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Que siente tristeza.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "amarrido"
    },
    {
      "sense": "De carácter propenso a la tristeza.",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "melancólico"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Que ocasiona o inspira tristeza.",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "penoso"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Que no satisface eficazmente su propósito.",
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "ineficaz"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Que no satisface eficazmente su propósito.",
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "insuficiente"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Alemán",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "traurig"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Bretón",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "trist"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Francés",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "triste"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Francés",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "morne"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Francés",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "flétri"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Inglés",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "sad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "triste"
}

Download raw JSONL data for triste meaning in Español (2.3kB)

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  "title": "triste",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
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