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1 gloomy
['gluːmɪ]1) (dark) oscuro, buio, tetro2) (sad) [expression, person, voice] malinconico, depresso, triste; [ weather] scuro; [news, outlook] deprimenteto be gloomy about sth. — essere pessimista a proposito di qcs
* * *1) (sad or depressed: Don't look so gloomy.) triste2) (depressing: gloomy news.) deprimente3) (dim; dark: gloomy rooms.) buio* * *gloomy /ˈglu:mɪ/a.2 malinconico; triste; tetro; lugubre; deprimente: a gloomy landscape, un paesaggio tetro; a gloomy young man, un giovane malinconico; a gloomy prediction, una previsione deprimente3 depresso; pessimista; sfiduciato● (fam. USA) gloomy Gus, individuo depresso (o, fam., con una faccia lunga così).* * *['gluːmɪ]1) (dark) oscuro, buio, tetro2) (sad) [expression, person, voice] malinconico, depresso, triste; [ weather] scuro; [news, outlook] deprimenteto be gloomy about sth. — essere pessimista a proposito di qcs
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2 gloomy adj
['ɡluːmɪ]- ier comp - iest superl (place, character) cupo (-a), tetro (-a), (person) triste, (atmosphere, weather, day) deprimente, (sky) fosco (-a), (outlook) nero (-a)to feel gloomy — sentirsi giù or depresso (-a)
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3 Black
I 1. [blæk]to paint sth. black — pitturare qcs. di nero
to turn black — diventare nero, annerirsi
a black man, woman — un uomo, una donna di colore
3) (without milk) [ coffee] nero; [ tea] senza latte4) (dirty) [face, towel] nero6) (gloomy) [mood, thoughts] nero, tetro; [ picture] nero, a tinte fosche; [ despair] cupo; [ future] fosco; [ news] funesto; [ day] nero2.1) (colour) nero m.3) econ.to be in the black — essere in credito o in attivo
4) (in chess, draughts) nero m., neri m.pl.; (in roulette) nero m.; (in snooker or pool) (palla) nera f.••to beat sb. black and blue — fare qcn. nero di botte
II [blæk]to give sb. a black eye — fare un occhio nero a qcn
1) (put black onto) annerire, sporcare [sb.'s face, hands]; lucidare (di nero) [ boots]2) BE (boycott) boicottare•* * *[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) nero2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) nero, scuro3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) nero4) (without milk: black coffee.) nero5) (evil: black magic.) nero6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) negro7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) nero2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) nero2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) nero3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) negro, nero3. verb(to make black.) annerire- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) mettere sulla lista nera5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) ricatto- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white* * *(Surnames) Black /blæk/* * *I 1. [blæk]to paint sth. black — pitturare qcs. di nero
to turn black — diventare nero, annerirsi
a black man, woman — un uomo, una donna di colore
3) (without milk) [ coffee] nero; [ tea] senza latte4) (dirty) [face, towel] nero6) (gloomy) [mood, thoughts] nero, tetro; [ picture] nero, a tinte fosche; [ despair] cupo; [ future] fosco; [ news] funesto; [ day] nero2.1) (colour) nero m.3) econ.to be in the black — essere in credito o in attivo
4) (in chess, draughts) nero m., neri m.pl.; (in roulette) nero m.; (in snooker or pool) (palla) nera f.••to beat sb. black and blue — fare qcn. nero di botte
II [blæk]to give sb. a black eye — fare un occhio nero a qcn
1) (put black onto) annerire, sporcare [sb.'s face, hands]; lucidare (di nero) [ boots]2) BE (boycott) boicottare• -
4 miserable
['mɪzrəbl]2) colloq. (small) [ quantity] misero; [ wage] da fame; (pathetic) [ attempt] patetico; [failure, performance, result] penoso* * *['mizərəbl]1) (very unhappy; She's been miserable since he went away.) infelice2) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserabile•* * *miserable /ˈmɪzrəbl/a.1 misero; miserando; infelice; sventurato: miserable living conditions, condizioni di vita miserande; miserable fate, destino infelice; sventurata sorte3 miserabile; meschino; misero; povero: a miserable hovel, un miserabile tugurio; a miserable meal, un pasto misero● a miserable day, una gran brutta giornata: DIALOGO → - Weather- What a miserable day!, che giornataccia! □ a miserable face, un viso dolente (o sofferente) □ a miserable failure, un fiasco avvilente; un insuccesso clamoroso □ a miserable salary, uno stipendio da fame □ to feel miserable, sentirsi depresso (o triste); sentirsi giù di corda (fam.)miserably avv. miserableness n. [u].* * *['mɪzrəbl]2) colloq. (small) [ quantity] misero; [ wage] da fame; (pathetic) [ attempt] patetico; [failure, performance, result] penoso -
5 murky
['mɜːkɪ]1) (gloomy) [ night] cupo, buio; [ water] scuro; [ colour] tetro; [ weather] cupo, fosco; [ distance] indistinto* * *murky /ˈmɜ:kɪ/a.1 oscuro ( anche fig.); tenebroso; buio; nero: a murky night, una notte tenebrosa; murky language, linguaggio oscuro● murky darkness, densa tenebra; buio fitto; buio pesto □ to have a murky past, avere un passato poco chiaro (o poco pulito)murkilyavv.oscuramente; tenebrosamente; torbidamentemurkinessn. [u]* * *['mɜːkɪ] -
6 dark
I [dɑːk]1) (lacking in light) buio2) (in colour) scurodark blue, green — blu, verde scuro
3) (physically) [hair, eyes, skin] scuro4) (gloomy) [period, mood] triste, nero5) (sinister) [secret, thought] oscurothe dark side of — il lato oscuro di [person, regime]
6) (evil) [force, power] malefico7) (angry)II [dɑːk]the dark — il buio, l'oscurità
in the dark — al buio, nell'oscurità
before dark — prima del buio, prima di notte
until, after dark — fino al, dopo il calar della notte
••to be in the dark (about sth.) — essere all'oscuro (di qcs.)
to leave, keep sb. in the dark — lasciare, tenere qcn. all'oscuro
* * *1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) scuro2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) scuro3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) oscuro2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) oscurità, buio- darken- darkness
- keep it dark* * *I [dɑːk]1) (lacking in light) buio2) (in colour) scurodark blue, green — blu, verde scuro
3) (physically) [hair, eyes, skin] scuro4) (gloomy) [period, mood] triste, nero5) (sinister) [secret, thought] oscurothe dark side of — il lato oscuro di [person, regime]
6) (evil) [force, power] malefico7) (angry)II [dɑːk]the dark — il buio, l'oscurità
in the dark — al buio, nell'oscurità
before dark — prima del buio, prima di notte
until, after dark — fino al, dopo il calar della notte
••to be in the dark (about sth.) — essere all'oscuro (di qcs.)
to leave, keep sb. in the dark — lasciare, tenere qcn. all'oscuro
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7 darken
['dɑːkən] 1.1) (reduce light in) oscurare [sky, room]2) (in colour) scurire [colour, skin]3) (cloud) rattristare [ atmosphere]2.1) (lose light) [sky, room] oscurarsi, farsi buio2) (in colour) [skin, hair] scurirsi3) (show anger) [ face] rabbuiarsi4) (become gloomy) [mood, outlook] incupirsi••* * *verb (to make or become dark or darker.) oscurarsi* * *['dɑːkən] 1.1) (reduce light in) oscurare [sky, room]2) (in colour) scurire [colour, skin]3) (cloud) rattristare [ atmosphere]2.1) (lose light) [sky, room] oscurarsi, farsi buio2) (in colour) [skin, hair] scurirsi3) (show anger) [ face] rabbuiarsi4) (become gloomy) [mood, outlook] incupirsi•• -
8 misery
['mɪzərɪ]1) (distress) sofferenza f.; (gloom) infelicità f.to make sb.'s life a misery — rendere la vita impossibile a qcn.
to put sb. out of their misery — eufem. porre fine alle sofferenze di qcn
2) (poverty) miseria f.3) BE colloq. (gloomy person) lagna f.* * *['mizəri]plural - miseries; noun((something that causes) unhappiness: the misery of the fatherless children; Forget your miseries and come out with me!) miseria, infelicità* * *['mɪzərɪ]1) (distress) sofferenza f.; (gloom) infelicità f.to make sb.'s life a misery — rendere la vita impossibile a qcn.
to put sb. out of their misery — eufem. porre fine alle sofferenze di qcn
2) (poverty) miseria f.3) BE colloq. (gloomy person) lagna f. -
9 much
[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below -
10 prospect
I 1. ['prɒspekt]1) (hope, expectation) (of change, improvement) prospettiva f., speranza f.; (of success) possibilità f. ( of doing di fare)a bleak, gloomy prospect — una prospettiva triste, deprimente
2) (outlook) prospettiva f.to be in prospect — [changes, cuts] essere in vista, essere previsto
3) (good option) (for job) candidato m. (-a); (for sports team) speranza f.5) lett. (view) vista f. (of di, su)2. II 1. [prə'spekt] [AE 'prɒspekt]verbo transitivo fare ricerche minerarie in [land, region]2.verbo intransitivo fare ricerche minerarieto prospect for — cercare [gold, oil]
* * *1. ['prospekt] noun1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) prospettiva2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) vista2. [prə'spekt, ]( American[) 'prospekt] verb(to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) (fare prospezioni)- prospectus* * *I 1. ['prɒspekt]1) (hope, expectation) (of change, improvement) prospettiva f., speranza f.; (of success) possibilità f. ( of doing di fare)a bleak, gloomy prospect — una prospettiva triste, deprimente
2) (outlook) prospettiva f.to be in prospect — [changes, cuts] essere in vista, essere previsto
3) (good option) (for job) candidato m. (-a); (for sports team) speranza f.5) lett. (view) vista f. (of di, su)2. II 1. [prə'spekt] [AE 'prɒspekt]verbo transitivo fare ricerche minerarie in [land, region]2.verbo intransitivo fare ricerche minerarieto prospect for — cercare [gold, oil]
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11 ♦ atmosphere
♦ atmosphere /ˈætməsfɪə(r)/n.1 (geogr.) atmosfera2 aria; atmosfera3 (fig.) atmosfera; aria: an atmosphere of calm, un'atmosfera di calma; gloomy atmosphere, atmosfera cupa; a place full of atmosphere, un posto pieno di atmosfera4 (fig. fam.) atmosfera tesa; tensione5 (fis.) atmosfera. -
12 cheerless
['tʃɪəlɪs]* * *adjective (gloomy: a cheerless room.) triste, squallido* * *cheerless /ˈtʃɪələs/a.squallido; tetro; malinconico; triste: a cheerless room, una stanza squallida; a cheerless prospect, una triste prospettivacheerlessly avv. cheerlessness n. [u].* * *['tʃɪəlɪs] -
13 dejected
[dɪ'dʒektɪd]aggettivo abbattuto, depresso* * *[di'‹ektid](gloomy or miserable: He looked rather dejected.) abbattuto- dejection* * *dejected /dɪˈdʒɛktɪd/a.abbattuto (fig.); demoralizzatodejectedly avv. dejectedness n. [u].* * *[dɪ'dʒektɪd]aggettivo abbattuto, depresso -
14 depressing
[dɪ'presɪŋ]aggettivo deprimente* * *adjective (tending to make one sad or gloomy: What a depressing piece of news!) deprimente* * *depressing /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ/a.deprimente, desolante: depressing news, notizie deprimenti; a depressing book [speech], un libro [un discorso] deprimente; The report paints a depressing picture, il resoconto traccia un quadro desolantedepressinglyavv.tristemente, in modo desolante: a depressingly familiar story, una storia tristemente familiare; The town is depressingly dull, la città è noiosa in modo desolante.* * *[dɪ'presɪŋ]aggettivo deprimente -
15 despondent
[dɪ'spɒndənt]aggettivo abbattuto, scoraggiato* * *[di'spondənt](feeling miserable, unhappy, gloomy etc: She was utterly despondent at her failure.) scoraggiato- despondency* * *despondent /dɪˈspɒndənt/a.abbattuto, scoraggiato: to feel despondent, sentirsi scoraggiato; to become (o to grow) despondent, scoraggiarsi; People are despondent about the future, la gente è scoraggiata riguardo al futurodespondently avv.* * *[dɪ'spɒndənt]aggettivo abbattuto, scoraggiato -
16 dismal
['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 -
17 dreary
['drɪərɪ]aggettivo [ weather] tetro, uggioso; [ landscape] desolato, cupo; [ person] noioso; [life, routine] noioso, monotono* * *['driəri]1) (gloomy: What dreary weather!) cupo2) (very dull: I've got to go to another dreary meeting tomorrow.) noioso•- drearily- dreariness* * *dreary /ˈdrɪərɪ/a.2 tedioso; uggioso: dreary work, lavoro tedioso; dreary weather, tempo uggioso; dreary food, una dieta monotonadrearily avv. dreariness n. [u].* * *['drɪərɪ] -
18 gloom
[gluːm]1) (darkness) oscurità f., buio m., tetraggine f.2) (dejection) malinconia f., depressione f., tristezza f.to cast a gloom over sb. — rattristare qcn.
to cast a gloom over sth. — rendere qcs. triste o malinconico
* * *[ɡlu:m]1) (a state of not quite complete darkness: I could not tell the colour of the car in the gloom.) oscurità2) (sadness: The king's death cast a gloom over the whole country.) tristezza•- gloomy- gloominess* * *gloom /glu:m/n. [u]1 (lett.) oscurità; buio; tenebre2 (fig.) malinconia; tristezza; tetraggine3 (fig., econ.) crisi; depressione4 (meteor.) gloom(to) gloom /glu:m/A v. i.B v. t.1 immalinconire; rattristare2 (arc.) oscurare; rabbuiaregloomilyavv.tristemente; tetramente; malinconicamente.* * *[gluːm]1) (darkness) oscurità f., buio m., tetraggine f.2) (dejection) malinconia f., depressione f., tristezza f.to cast a gloom over sb. — rattristare qcn.
to cast a gloom over sth. — rendere qcs. triste o malinconico
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19 glum
[glʌm]aggettivo cupo, tetro, depresso* * *(gloomy and sad: a glum expression.) tetro- glumly- glumness* * *glum /glʌm/a.accigliato; cupo; depresso; squallido; triste; tetroglumlyavv.cupamente; tetramenteglumnessn. [u]cupezza; squallore; tristezza; tetraggine.* * *[glʌm]aggettivo cupo, tetro, depresso -
20 prediction
[prɪ'dɪkʃn]nome predizione f., previsione f.; (prophecy) profezia f.* * *[-ʃən]noun I'm making no predictions about the result of the race.) predizione, pronostico* * *prediction /prɪˈdɪkʃn/n. [cu]2 (meteor.) previsione.* * *[prɪ'dɪkʃn]nome predizione f., previsione f.; (prophecy) profezia f.
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gloomy — ► ADJECTIVE (gloomier, gloomiest) 1) dark or poorly lit, especially so as to cause fear or depression. 2) causing or feeling depression or despondency. DERIVATIVES gloomily adverb gloominess noun … English terms dictionary
gloomy — [glo͞om′ē] adj. gloomier, gloomiest 1. overspread with or enveloped in darkness or dimness 2. a) very sad or dejected; hopeless; melancholy b) morose or sullen 3. causing gloom; dismal; depressing SYN. DARK … English World dictionary
gloomy — [[t]glu͟ːmi[/t]] gloomier, gloomiest 1) ADJ GRADED If a place is gloomy, it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well. Inside it s gloomy after all that sunshine... All the electric lamps in this huge gloomy church were extinguished. 2) ADJ … English dictionary
gloomy */ — UK [ˈɡluːmɪ] / US [ˈɡlumɪ] adjective Word forms gloomy : adjective gloomy comparative gloomier superlative gloomiest 1) feeling sad and without hope He became very gloomy and depressed. 2) showing that things are not going well and will probably… … English dictionary