Sad - Triste (The 1843rd Most Common French Word)

The translation for Sad in French is Triste. It can be used as adjective. It is the 1843rd most commonly used word in French, classified as a B1 word. This word often comes up when talking about emotions. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: sad

French: triste

Examples


I am as sad and lonely as can be.	Je suis aussi triste et solitaire que possible.
I'm sad.	Je suis triste.
This is such a sad story.	C’est une histoire tellement triste.
That would be very sad.	Ce serait très triste.
Your story is sad.	Ton histoire est triste.
I am very sad.	Je suis très triste.
I think it's sad not to have any friends.	Je pense qu'il est triste de ne pas avoir amis.
Without your love, my life would be very sad.	Sans ton amour ma vie serait très triste.

Death isn't sad. What's sad is that most people don't live at all.	La mort n'est pas triste. Ce qui est triste, c'est que la plupart des gens ne vivent pas du tout.
It made me a little sad.	Ça m'a rendu un peu triste.
He was so sad that he almost went mad.	Il était si triste qu'il est presque devenu fou.
It is a very sad tale.	C'est une bien triste histoire.
Hearing the sad news, she collapsed in tears.	En apprenant la triste nouvelle, elle s'est effondrée en larmes.
I like stories that have sad endings.	J'aime les histoires ayant une fin triste.
The lady looked sad, also tired.	La dame semblait triste, et aussi fatiguée.
I listen to this song when I'm sad.	J'écoute cette chanson quand je suis triste.
If one day you leave, I will be very sad.	Si un jour tu partais, je serais triste.
Sad as she was, she said good-bye to him with a smile.	Tout triste qu'elle était, elle lui dit au revoir avec un sourire.
The sad part is that nobody will ever know.	Le plus triste, c'est que personne ne le saura jamais.
His shadow on the wall looked sad.	Son ombre sur le mur paraît triste.
Anyway, as long as it's a man, anybody should do. It's sad that you don't have a boyfriend yet.	Quoi qu'il en soit, tant que c'est un homme, n'importe qui devrait le faire. C'est triste que tu n'aies pas encore de petit ami.