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['dɪzməl]1) [ place] tetro, lugubre2) colloq. [failure, attempt] penoso* * *['dizməl](gloomy: dismal news; Don't look so dismal!) lugubre, triste- dismally* * *dismal /ˈdɪzməl/a.1 cupo; lugubre: The report paints a dismal picture, il rapporto traccia un quadro cupo; dismal weather, tempo cupo; The house was dark and dismal, la casa era buia e lugubre2 (fam.) penoso, pessimo: a dismal performance [season], una prestazione [una stagione] pessima; a dismal result, un risultato penoso; a dismal defeat, una sconfitta tremenda● dismal efforts, sforzi risibili □ (scherz.) the dismal science, la scienza triste ( detto dell'economia)dismally avv. dismalness n. [u].* * *['dɪzməl]1) [ place] tetro, lugubre2) colloq. [failure, attempt] penoso
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