Grammatical class

Adjective

déchirant

heartbreaking, heartrending, heart-splitting, heartwrenching

Details

Syllables

dé-chi-rant

Phonetics

de.ʃi.ʁɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

13382

Freq. (movies)

26466

Freq. (news)

30041

Sentences

C'est un jour particulièrement déchirant pour tous nos amis -- nos compatriotes américains-- qui sont lesbienne, gai, bisexuels-le ou transgenre.

This is an especially heartbreaking day for all our friends -- our fellow Americans -- who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

A1

C'est vraiment déchirant.

This is really heartbreaking.

A2