avec déception

"Tomber des nues"

To be astounded / to be flabbergasted

Quand il a appris la nouvelle, il est tombé des nues. (When he learned the news, he was astounded.)

"Avoir le cafard"

To feel down / to have the blues

Depuis qu'il a déménagé, il a souvent le cafard. (Since he moved, he often feels down.)

"Faire grise mine"

To look glum / to be in a bad mood

Elle faisait grise mine après avoir reçu les résultats. (She looked glum after receiving the results.)

"Avoir un nœud à l'estomac"

To have a knot in one's stomach (from anxiety or disappointment)

Avant son examen, elle avait un nœud à l'estomac. (Before her exam, she had a knot in her stomach.)

"Déchanter"

To be disillusioned / to come back to reality with a bump

Il a vite déchanté quand il a vu la difficulté du travail. (He was quickly disillusioned when he saw the difficulty of the work.)

"Se faire des illusions"

To delude oneself / to harbor illusions

Il se fait des illusions s'il pense que ce sera facile. (He's deluding himself if he thinks it will be easy.)

"Avoir le cœur gros"

To be heavy-hearted / to feel sad

Elle avait le cœur gros de devoir partir. (She was heavy-hearted to have to leave.)

"Rester sur sa faim"

To be left wanting more / to be disappointed (often in an intellectual or emotional sense)

Le film m'a laissé sur ma faim. (The movie left me wanting more.)

"En avoir gros sur le cœur"

To have a heavy heart (due to unspoken sadness or resentment)

Elle en avait gros sur le cœur après la dispute. (She had a heavy heart after the argument.)

"Laisser un goût amer"

To leave a bitter taste (of disappointment)

Cette expérience lui a laissé un goût amer. (This experience left a bitter taste for him/her.)