sad

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'sad', 'SAD': /ˈsæd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sæd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sad)

Inflections of 'sad' (adj):
sadder
adj comparative
saddest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sad adj (feeling sorrowful)triste adj mf
 Since his marriage ended, Pete has been sad.
 The sad child had tears running down her face.
 Desde que terminó su matrimonio, Pete ha estado triste. // El niño triste tenía lágrimas corriéndole por las mejillas.
sad adj (looking sorrowful)triste adj
 Jim has a sad expression on his face.
 Jim tiene una expresión triste.
sad adj (lamentable)triste adj mf
  lamentable adj mf
 This is a sad situation.
 Es una situación muy triste.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
sad adj informal (in poor condition)lamentable adj mf
  (ES, vulgar)hecho unos zorros loc adj
 The house was in a sad state.
 La casa estaba en un estado lamentable.
 La casa estaba hecha unos zorros.
sad adj informal (uncool)patético/a adj
  triste adj mf
 You're so sad, wearing flares and bandanas like that! You'd rather do homework than go to a party? That's sad.
 ¡Qué patético, con esos pantalones acampanados y esas vinchas! ¿Prefieres hacer la tarea a ir a una fiesta? Qué patético.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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SAD n acronym (seasonal affective disorder) (trastorno afectivo estacional)TAE nm
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Compound Forms:
sad | SAD
InglésEspañol
night jasmine,
hursinghar,
sad tree,
tree of sadness n		 (Indian shrub)dama de noche loc nom f
  galán de noche loc nom m
on a sad note expr (in a tragic or miserable way)lo triste es que loc adv
  lamentablemente adv
Note: Commonly used after the following verbs: start; begin; end; finish; conclude; go out; leave.
sad case n ([sb] to be pitied) (persona)caso digno de compasión grupo nom
 Andrew's such a sad case: his father beats him, his mother's on the bottle, and he has no friends either.
 Andrés es un caso digno de compasión: su padre le pega, su madre le da al trago y tampoco tiene amigos.
  (persona)caso triste grupo nom
 Andrés es un caso triste: su padre le pega, su madre le da al trago y tampoco tiene amigos.
sad case n (unfortunate situation or instance)caso triste nm + adj
 The disease will get progressively worse, I'm afraid – yes, it's a sad case indeed.
 Me temo que la enfermedad se irá agravando progresivamente. Ciertamente es un caso triste.
sad person n ([sb] who feels unhappy)persona triste nf + adj
 She's such a sad person because she has nothing in her life to make her happy.
 Es una persona triste porque no tiene nada en la vida que la haga feliz.
sad person n ([sb] to be pitied)persona digna de lástima grupo nom
 George was one of those sad people who never have much luck in life.
sad sack (pathetically inept person)incompetente n común
sad times npl (period of severe misfortune)malos tiempos adj + nmpl
 Let's hope that the happy times in our lives outnumber the sad times.
 Esperemos que los buenos tiempos en nuestras vidas sean más que los malos tiempos.
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'sad' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
aching - blue - break your heart - bring down - bummed - cast a gloom over - cheer up - cloud over - depress - depressed - doleful - down - down in the mouth - downcast - downhearted - feel blue - feel down - forlorn - frown - gloom - gloomy - heart-wrenching - heartbreaking - heartrending - heartsick - heavyhearted - lonely - long face - low-spirited - melancholic - melancholy - miserable - miserably - mourn - mourn the loss of - mournful - pity - rueful - sadden - saddened - sadder - sadly - seasonal affective disorder - shame - sink - sorrow - sorrowful - sorry - tearful - torch song
Spanish:
mohíno - triste - apenado - luctuoso - opaco - agüitado - cabizbajo - acongojar - agüitarse - amargo - andar por la calle de la amargura - apenar - apesadumbrar - chipil - compungido - dar pena - dar tristeza - desdichado - desgraciado - ensombrecer - entristecer - lamentable - lúgubre - mal - ojos de cordero degollado - penoso - pesaroso - ser una triste gracia - yaraví

Collocations: am sad to [see you go, hear that, leave], sad about [leaving, forgetting], am sad for those who have, more...

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