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1 baleful
'beilful(evil or harmful: a baleful influence.) siniestro, vil, ignominiosotr['beɪlfʊl]1 (menacing) hosco,-a, ceñudo,-abaleful ['beɪlfəl] adj1) deadly: mortífero2) sinister: siniestro, funesto, torvoa baleful glance: una mirada torvaadj.• funesto, -a adj.• triste adj.'beɪlfəladjective torvo['beɪlfʊl]ADJ [influence, presence] funesto, siniestro; [look, stare] torvo, hoscoto give sb a baleful look — dirigir a algn una mirada torva or hosca, mirar a algn de forma torva or hosca
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2 grim
ɡrim1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) horrible, horroroso, macabro, nefasto2) (angry; fierce-looking; not cheerful: The boss looks a bit grim this morning.) ceñudo; austero, severo3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) inflexible, inexorable•- grimness- grimly
- like grim death
grim adj1. deprimente / negro / triste / preocupante2. lúgubretr[grɪm]1 (serious - person, manner) austero,-a, adusto,-a, severo,-a; (expression, look) ceñudo,-a2 (unpleasant, depressing - news, picture) horroroso,-a, pesimista; (- prospect, outlook) nefasto,-a, desalentador,-ra; (- reality) crudo,-a, duro,-a3 (gloomy - landscape, place) lúgubre, sombrío,-a4 (resolute, unyielding) inflexible, inexorable5 (sinister - joke) macabro,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto hang on like grim death / hold on like grim death aferrarse con todas sus fuerzas, agarrarse con todas sus fuerzasGrim Reaper la Parca, la muerte1) cruel: cruel, feroz2) stern: adusto, severoa grim expression: un gesto severo3) gloomy: sombrío, deprimente4) sinister: macabro, siniestro5) unyielding: inflexible, persistentewith grim determination: con una voluntad de hierroadj.• austero, -a adj.• ceñoso, -a adj.• desagradable adj.• feroz adj.• fruncido, -a adj.• horroroso, -a adj.• inflexible adj.• severo, -a adj.• torvo, -a adj.grɪma) ( stern) <person/expression> adustob) ( gloomy) <outlook/situation> nefasto, desalentador; < landscape> sombrío, lúgubre; < weather> deprimentec) ( unyielding) < struggle> denodadoshe carried on with grim determination — siguió adelante, resuelta a no dejarse vencer
d) ( below par) (colloq)[ɡrɪm] (compar grimmer) (superl grimmest)I feel pretty grim — me siento or me encuentro fatal (fam)
1. ADJ1) (=gloomy) [news, situation, prospect] desalentador; [reminder] duro, crudo; [building, place, town] sombrío, lúgubre•
where she made the grim discovery of a body — donde hizo el macabro descubrimiento de un cadáver•
the situation looked grim — la situación se presentaba muy negra•
to paint a grim picture of sth — pintar un cuadro muy negro de algo•
he gave a grim warning to the British people — hizo una advertencia nada alentadora al pueblo británico•
the weather has been grim — el tiempo ha estado deprimente2) (=stern) [person] adusto; [face, expression] serio, adusto; [smile] forzado•
she hung or held on to the rope like grim death — se agarró or aferró a la cuerda como si la vida le fuera en ello•
he looked grim — tenía una expresión seria or adusta•
his voice was grim — su voz tenía un tono severo or adusto3) (=macabre) [humour, joke, story] macabro4) * (=awful) [experience, effect] espantoso *, penoso *it was pretty grim — fue bastante espantoso or penoso *
to feel grim — estar or encontrarse fatal *
2.CPDthe Grim Reaper N — liter la Parca, la muerte
* * *[grɪm]a) ( stern) <person/expression> adustob) ( gloomy) <outlook/situation> nefasto, desalentador; < landscape> sombrío, lúgubre; < weather> deprimentec) ( unyielding) < struggle> denodadoshe carried on with grim determination — siguió adelante, resuelta a no dejarse vencer
d) ( below par) (colloq)I feel pretty grim — me siento or me encuentro fatal (fam)
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3 ominous
'ominəs(giving a suggestion about something bad that is going to happen: an ominous cloud; an ominous silence.) de mal agüero, siniestrotr['ɒmɪnəs]1 (foreboding evil) de mal agüero, siniestro,-a; (prophetic) agorero,-a; (threatening) amenazador,-ra, amenazante; (worrying) inquietanteominous ['ɑmənəs] adj: ominoso, agorero, de mal agüeroadj.• nefasto, -a adj.• ominoso, -a adj.'ɑːmənəs, 'ɒmɪnəsthere was an ominous silence — se hizo un silencio que no presagiaba or no auguraba nada bueno
that's ominous — eso es de mal agüero or es un mal augurio
['ɒmɪnǝs]ADJ [development, event] de mal agüero; [silence] que no augura nada bueno, que no presagia nada bueno; [sound] siniestro; [cloud] amenazador; [tone] (=sinister) amenazador; (=worrying) inquietantethe silence was ominous — el silencio no auguraba or no presagiaba nada bueno
to look/sound ominous — no augurar or presagiar nada bueno
* * *['ɑːmənəs, 'ɒmɪnəs]there was an ominous silence — se hizo un silencio que no presagiaba or no auguraba nada bueno
that's ominous — eso es de mal agüero or es un mal augurio
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