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21 dismal science
Общая лексика: "мрачная наука" (i.e. economics (Thomas Carlyle (Томас Карлейль (1795-1881)), after reading Malthus (Томас Роберт Мальтус), called political economy the 'dismal science')) -
22 Dismal Swamp
Участок заболоченного побережья Атлантического океана (более 30 км), между г. Норфолк, шт. Вирджиния, и г. Элизабет-Сити, шт. Северная Каролина. В центре болота - озеро Драммонд [Drummond Lake] (диаметр 5 км), связанное с каналом Дисмал-Суомп [Dismal Swamp Canal]. Болото частично покрыто лесом. На остальных участках выращиваются овощиEnglish-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Dismal Swamp
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23 dismal mood
подавленное настроение имя существительное: -
24 dismal (the dismals)s
Разговорное выражение: мрачное настроение, уныние -
25 dismal face
Общая лексика: угрюмое лицо -
26 dismal facts
Общая лексика: удручающие факты -
27 dismal figure
СМИ: печальная цифра -
28 dismal forecast
Общая лексика: не обещающие ничего хорошего прогнозы -
29 dismal habitation
Макаров: жалкое жилище -
30 dismal mood
Общая лексика: подавленное настроение, угнетенное настроение -
31 dismal opposition
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32 dismal outlook
Экономика: мрачная перспектива, мрачный прогноз -
33 dismal prediction
Общая лексика: не обещающие ничего хорошего прогнозы -
34 dismal prophecy
Макаров: зловещее предсказание -
35 dismal prospects
1) Общая лексика: мрачные перспективы2) Экономика: мрачная перспектива -
36 dismal result
СМИ: печальный результат -
37 dismal results
Общая лексика: удручающие результаты -
38 dismal rooms
Общая лексика: мрачные комнаты -
39 dismal sound
Макаров: заунывный звук -
40 dismal weather
Общая лексика: гнетущая погода, мрачная погода, тяжелая погода
См. также в других словарях:
Dismal — Dis mal, a. [Formerly a noun; e. g., I trow it was in the dismalle. Chaucer. Of uncertain origin; but perh. (as suggested by Skeat) from OF. disme, F. d[^i]me, tithe, the phrase dismal day properly meaning, the day when tithes must be paid. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dismal — dismal, dreary, cheerless, dispiriting, bleak, desolate are comparable when they mean devoid of all that makes for cheer or comfort. Dismal and dreary are often interchangeable. Dismal may indicate extreme gloominess or somberness utterly… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dismal — UK US /ˈdɪzməl/ adjective ► very bad: »In January, after a dismal holiday sales season, the retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. dismal picture/news/outlook »Another damper on investment is the dismal picture for corporate profits … Financial and business terms
dismal — c.1400, from Anglo Fr. dismal (mid 13c.), from O.Fr. (li) dis mals (the) bad days, from M.L. dies mali evil or unlucky days (also called dies Ægyptiaci), from L. dies days (see DIURNAL (Cf. diurnal)) + mali, pl. of malus bad (see MAL … Etymology dictionary
dismal — I adjective black, bleak, cheerless, cloudy, comfortless, dark, deplorable, depressing, despairing, despondent, dim, dingy, dire, disagreeable, disconsolate, dreary, dull, dusky, flat, foggy, gloomy, gray, joyless, lamentable, lifeless, lowering … Law dictionary
dismal — [adj] bleak, dreary, gloomy afflictive, black, boring, cheerless, cloudy, dark, depressed, depressing, desolate, despondent, dim, dingy, disagreeable, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting, doleful, dolorous, dull, forlorn, frowning, funereal … New thesaurus
dismal — ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing or showing gloom or depression. 2) informal pitifully or disgracefully bad. DERIVATIVES dismally adverb. ORIGIN from obsolete dismals, the two days in each month which in medieval times were believed to be unlucky, from Old … English terms dictionary
dismal — [diz′məl] adj. [ME, orig. n., evil days (of the medieval calendar) < OFr dis mal < ML dies mali, evil days: see DEITY & MAL ] 1. causing gloom or misery; depressing 2. dark and gloomy; bleak; dreary 3. depressed; miserable dismally adv … English World dictionary
dismal — [[t]dɪ̱zm(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is dismal is bad in a sad or depressing way. ...Israel s dismal record in the Olympics... My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal... It was a dismal failure. Syn: terrible Derived… … English dictionary
dismal — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from dismal, noun, days marked as unlucky in medieval calendars, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin dies mali, literally, evil days Date: 15th century 1. obsolete disastrous, dreadful 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
dismal — adjective 1 a dismal place, situation, thought etc has nothing pleasant in it and makes it difficult for you to feel happy and hopeful: The future looks pretty dismal right now. | a dismal, grey November afternoon 2 bad and unsuccessful: Your… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English