French-English translations for désolation

affliction
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desolation
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Yesterday I was in Galicia, where the desolation of the fishermen is truly striking. Je m'y suis rendue hier et la désolation des pêcheurs est réellement frappante. The Mediterranean must remain the link between our civilisations rather than a place of misery and desolation. La Méditerranée doit demeurer le trait d'union entre nos civilisations plutôt qu'un lieu de misère et de désolation. Desolation, helplessness and anger: that is how you feel when you cross these areas that have been burnt to a cinder. Désolation, désarroi, colère, c'est ce que l'on ressent lorsque l'on traverse ces zones calcinées.

distress
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a pair of distressed jeansShe distressed the new media cabinet so that it fit with the other furniture in the room
pain
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The greatest difficulty lies in treating patients with chronic pain.I had to stop running when I started getting pains in my feet.In the final analysis, pain is a fact of life.
sadness
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She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years
sorrow
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Parting is such sweet sorrow
woe
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