forlorn

[US]/fəˈlɔːn/
[UK]/fərˈlɔːrn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. mchumia, mshumia, mchumia, mchumia

Phrases & Collocations

a forlorn hope

maana ya kushangaza

a forlorn figure

mtu mwenye mshangao

forlorn expression

mshangao mwingi

forlorn hope

matumaini yaliyopotea

Example Sentences

forlorn of all hope.

kwa maktaba ya ujumbe wote.

a forlorn attempt to escape.

jaribio lenye uchoyo/masikitiko la kuepuka.

the forlorn hope of finding a peace formula.

moyo wa kuchangia uchaguzi wa formula ya usalama.

The house stood forlorn and empty.

Nyumba ilikuwa ya maktaba na ya mchana.

forlorn figures at bus stops.

picha za maktaba katika makampuni ya basi.

She didn’t belong, and felt utterly forlorn.

Hakuwahi kuingia, na alihisi kabisa hana furaha.

It seemed a forlorn hope that we would find a taxi.

Ilhakika moyo wa kuchangia tunapata motokabili.

Real-world Examples

The sheds and buildings were empty and forlorn.

Mashamba na maktaba yalikuwa mengi na mabaya.

Source: Charlotte's Web

We are now in a truly forlorn condition.

Tunakuwa mabaya sana.

Source: America The Story of Us

It's a little bit forlorn and a little bit melodic.

Haya ni mabaya sikitiliku na melodi sikitiliku.

Source: English Accent Showdown

He came to her, his black face as forlorn as a lost and masterless hound.

Alikuwa na mke yake, mke yake alikuwa mabaya kama pango aliyekuwa na mwenyewe.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Lawyer's trainer led him away, forlorn.

Mchezaji wa mwanahukumu alimwacha mwenyewe, mabaya.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

I look dejected and forlorn, as if I had no home to go to.

Ninaona mabaya na mabaya, kama ninakosa nyumba ya kufika.

Source: Tao Te Ching

Hope you don't mind. Pianos get forlorn if you don't play 'em.

Tupateka kama utakapotea. Pianos hupata mabaya kama utakapotea kusikiliza.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

The Fair Grounds were soon deserted. The sheds and buildings were empty and forlorn.

Mipangi ya Fair Grounds yalikuwa mabaya sana. Mashamba na maktaba yalikuwa mengi na mabaya.

Source: Charlotte's Web

It was empty and he looked at it in forlorn bewilderment.

Haya yalikuwa mengi na aliondoka kwa mabaya na kushangaza.

Source: Gone with the Wind

I drove by Eileen's, and I saw my little buddy standing out there. He looked so forlorn.

Nilipita kwa Eileen, na niliona mshindi wangu mwenyewe akifika kwenye kwenye. Aliondoka mabaya sana.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

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