triste
Portuguese, adjective/ˈtɾis.t͡ʃi/
triste is spelled T-R-I-S-T-E (6 letters) and appears 81 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,196th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Triste is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “sad; unhappy; down” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “afetado por infelicidade ou dor”.
What does triste mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesad; unhappy; down
Eles estavam tristes porque o inverno começou.
- 2
femininemasculinesad (causing sadness)
Era um filme bastante triste.
- 3
femininemasculinedisappointed
Estou muito triste com você.
- 4
femininemasculinelamentable; pitiful
A situação das escolas é triste.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. afetado por infelicidade ou dor 2. caracterizado por dor, sofrimento 3. que causa tristeza 4. preguiçoso, vadio, bagunceiro
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of triste
- tristes plural
- mais triste comparative
- o mais triste superlative
- tristíssimo superlative
- tristinho diminutive
- tristão augmentative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce triste?
- Brazil /ˈtɾis.t͡ʃi/
- /ˈtɾiʃ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈtɾiʃ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to triste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is triste in Portuguese?
triste appears 81 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).