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forlorn
/fəˈlɔːn/
adjective
opuszczony
Also
smutny(m)beznadziejny(m)
Definition
Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely; unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled.
Examples
The forlorn dog waited patiently by the gate for its owner.
Opuszczony pies cierpliwie czekał przy bramie na swojego właściciela.
He made a forlorn attempt to fix the broken machine.
Podjął beznadziejną próbę naprawienia zepsutej maszyny.
Collocations
forlorn hopeforlorn figureforlorn expression
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