"the house looked run down and forlorn" in German The house looked run-down and forlorn. Das Haus machte einen heruntergekommenen, tristen Eindruck. Detailed translations for "the house looked run down and forlorn" The house looked run-down and forlorn. The house looked run-down and forlorn. Das Haus machte einen heruntergekommenen, tristen Eindruck.