lonely in French

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• seul (masc.) / seule (fem.): lonely, alone.
• solitaire: wanting to be alone, solitary.
• triste: sad, down (loneliness can cause sadness)
• avoir envie d'être seul: to want to be alone
• avoir besoin de compagnie: to need company, to be lonely
• se sentir seul / se sentir seule: to feel lonely (a common and natural feeling)

"seul / seule" can also mean "alone" in the sense of "by yourself", without anyone else there. ex: Je suis seul. (I am alone / I am lonely.) The distinction is often in tone and context.

Related Topics: Feelings, Single Life, Adjectives, Having a need

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