forlorn
US /fɚˈlɔːrn/
UK /fɚˈlɔːrn/
1.
desamparado, desolado, abandonado
pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
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The forlorn puppy whimpered by the side of the road.
El cachorro desamparado gimoteaba al lado de la carretera.
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She looked forlorn as she watched her friends leave.
Se veía desolada mientras veía a sus amigos irse.
2.
desesperado, perdido, sin esperanza
unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless
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Their efforts to save the old building seemed forlorn.
Sus esfuerzos por salvar el edificio antiguo parecían desesperados.
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It was a forlorn hope that they would ever meet again.
Era una esperanza perdida que se volvieran a encontrar.