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1 bleak
bli:k1) (cold and unsheltered: a bleak landscape.) inhóspito, desolado2) (not hopeful: a bleak outlook for the future.) desesperanzador, nada prometedorbleak adj inhóspito / desapacible / crudocold, bleak mountains montañas frías e inhóspitastr[bliːk]1 (countryside) desolado,-a2 (weather) desapacible3 (future) poco prometedor,-ra4 (welcome, reception) frío,-ableak ['bli:k] adj1) desolate: inhóspito, sombrío, desolado2) depressing: deprimente, triste, sombríoadj.• crudo, -a adj.• desierto, -a adj.• poco prometedor adj.• solitario, -a adj.• sombrío, -a adj.• yermo, -a adj.bliːkadjective -er, -estc) (miserable, cheerless) <prospects/news> sombrío, funesto[bliːk]1.ADJ(compar bleaker) (superl bleakest) [landscape] desolado, inhóspito; [weather] desapacible, crudo; [smile, voice] lúgubre, sombrío; [future] sombrío; [welcome] poco hospitalario; [room] lúgubreit was a bleak, lonely existence out there — allá la vida era triste y desoladora
it looks or things look rather bleak for him — las cosas no se le presentan muy alentadoras
2.N (=fish) breca f, albur m* * *[bliːk]adjective -er, -estc) (miserable, cheerless) <prospects/news> sombrío, funesto -
2 future
'fju: ə
1. noun1) ((what is going to happen in) the time to come: He was afraid of what the future might bring; (also adjective) his future wife.) futuro2) ((a verb in) the future tense.) futuro
2. adjective((of a tense of a verb) indicating an action which will take place at a later time.) futurofuture n futurotr['fjʊːʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 futuro,-a1 futuro, porvenir nombre masculino■ who knows what the future holds? ¿quién sabe lo que tiene reservado el futuro?2 (verb tense) futuro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin future en el futuro, de aquí en adelantein the future en el futuroin the distant future en un futuro lejanoin the near future en un futuro próximoin the not too distant future en un futuro no muy lejanofuture ['fju:ʧər] adj: futurofuture n: futuro madj.• anticipado, -a adj.• futuro, -a adj.• venidero, -a adj.n.• futuro s.m.• porvenir s.m.
I 'fjuːtʃər, 'fjuːtʃə(r)1) ( time ahead)in the near/distant future — en un futuro próximo/lejano
2) c u ( prospects) futuro m, porvenir m3) ( Ling) futuro m
II
adjective (before n)a) <husband/home> futurob) ( Ling)['fjuːtʃǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) [husband, generations] futuro; [plans] para el futuroreferenceat some future date or time — en un futuro
2) (Gram)2. N1) futuro mwho knows what the future holds? — ¿quién sabe lo que nos depara el futuro?
they see schoolchildren as their customers of the future — ven a los niños en edad escolar como sus clientes del futuro
in the near future — en un futuro próximo or cercano
2) (=prospects) futuro m, porvenir mher future is assured — tiene el futuro or el porvenir asegurado
he believes his future lies in comedy — piensa que su futuro or su porvenir está en la comedia
3) (Gram) futuro m4) futures (Econ) futuros mpl3.CPDthe futures market N — (Econ) el mercado de futuros
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I ['fjuːtʃər, 'fjuːtʃə(r)]1) ( time ahead)in the near/distant future — en un futuro próximo/lejano
2) c u ( prospects) futuro m, porvenir m3) ( Ling) futuro m
II
adjective (before n)a) <husband/home> futurob) ( Ling) -
3 futuro
futuro 1
◊ -ra adjetivofuture ( before n); las futuras generaciones future generations; la futura mamá the mother-to-be
futuro 2 sustantivo masculino 1 ( porvenir) future;◊ ¿qué nos deparará el futuro? what will the future bring?;en un futuro cercano or próximo in the near future; en el or en lo futuro in future; un empleo con/sin futuro a job with good prospects/with no prospects; su relación no tiene futuro their relationship has no future 2 (Ling) future (tense)
futuro,-a
I adjetivo future
II sustantivo masculino future ' futuro' also found in these entries: Spanish: amenaza - auspiciar - esplendorosa - esplendoroso - futura - halagüeña - halagüeño - labrarse - poder - preocupar - visión - ya - augurar - buenaventura - clarividente - después - encarar - enfrentar - esperar - inseguro - ir - lejano - lejos - luego - mientras - previsor - resolver - ser English: affect - ahead - be - bleak - brighten - certain - definite - dim - dismal - doubtful - early - employ - far - finished - foreseeable - foretell - future - gonna - hereafter - hold - immediate - improbable - near - nowhere - prospect - prospective - remind - shall - shape - short-sighted - site - stake - store - tense - think ahead - to - vision - will - yet - beyond - dead - look - perfect - scrap - time - - to-be -
4 gray
see greytr[greɪ]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=grey grey{gray ['greɪ] vt: hacer grisgray vi: encanecer, ponerse grisgray adj1) : gris (dícese del color)2) : cano, canosogray hair: pelo canosoto go gray: volverse cano3) dismal, gloomy: gris, tristegray n: gris madj.• cano, -a adj.• gris (Color) adj.• pardo, -a adj.n.• gris s.m.v.• encanecer v.• volverse gris v.
IBrE grey greɪ adjective -er, -esta) <suit/day> gris; <outlook/future> poco prometedor; < personality> grisb) < beard> canoso, cano (liter)she has gray hair — es canosa, tiene el pelo canoso
she went gray overnight — le salieron canas or se quedó canosa de la noche a la mañana
c) < horse> rucio, gris
II
BrE grey mass noun gris m(US) [ɡreɪ]1. ADJ(compar greyer) (superl greyest)1) (in colour) gris; [face, complexion] ceniciento; [hair, beard] gris, canoso, cano liter; [horse] ruciodark grey — gris oscuro adj inv
light grey — gris claro adj inv
he's very grey for his age — tiene el pelo muy gris or canoso para su edad
to have grey hair — tener el pelo gris or canoso
to go grey — [hair] volverse gris or canoso
to turn grey — [person, face] palidecer
2) (=bleak) [place, day] gris3) (=boring) [person] grispeople are fed up with stereotype politicians, the men in grey suits — la gente está cansada de los políticos estereotipados, los personajes incoloros
4) * [pound, vote] de la tercera edad2. N1) (=colour) gris m2) (=horse) rucio m3.VI [hair] encanecer4.CPDgrey area N — (=unclear area) área f poco definida, área f gris; (=intermediate area) área f intermedia
it's rather a grey area — es un área poco definida or bastante gris
grey friar N — see friar
grey matter N — (Anat, hum) materia f gris
grey mullet N — mújol m
grey squirrel N — ardilla f gris
grey water N — aguas fpl grises
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IBrE grey [greɪ] adjective -er, -esta) <suit/day> gris; <outlook/future> poco prometedor; < personality> grisb) < beard> canoso, cano (liter)she has gray hair — es canosa, tiene el pelo canoso
she went gray overnight — le salieron canas or se quedó canosa de la noche a la mañana
c) < horse> rucio, gris
II
BrE grey mass noun gris m -
5 grey
ɡrei
1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) gris2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) cano, gris
2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) gris2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) gris
3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) encanecer- greyishgrey1 adj1. gris2. gris / blancoto go grey salirle canas / encanecergrey2 n grisif you mix black and white, you get grey si mezclas blanco y negro, te sale gris
grey sustantivo femenino flock ' grey' also found in these entries: Spanish: cabello - cana - cano - canosa - canoso - encanecer - gris - parda - pardo - plomiza - plomizo - saco - torda - tordo - tornarse - vestir English: background - charcoal - fleck - gray - grey - grey area - grey matter - grey-haired - hairtr[greɪ]2 (gloomy) triste, gris1 (colour) gris nombre masculino2 (horse) caballo tordo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgrey area zona grisgrey matter materia grisn.• rucio s.m.adjective/noun (BrE) gray I,II(US) [ɡreɪ]1. ADJ(compar greyer) (superl greyest)1) (in colour) gris; [face, complexion] ceniciento; [hair, beard] gris, canoso, cano liter; [horse] ruciodark grey — gris oscuro adj inv
light grey — gris claro adj inv
he's very grey for his age — tiene el pelo muy gris or canoso para su edad
to have grey hair — tener el pelo gris or canoso
to go grey — [hair] volverse gris or canoso
to turn grey — [person, face] palidecer
2) (=bleak) [place, day] gris3) (=boring) [person] grispeople are fed up with stereotype politicians, the men in grey suits — la gente está cansada de los políticos estereotipados, los personajes incoloros
4) * [pound, vote] de la tercera edad2. N1) (=colour) gris m2) (=horse) rucio m3.VI [hair] encanecer4.CPDgrey area N — (=unclear area) área f poco definida, área f gris; (=intermediate area) área f intermedia
it's rather a grey area — es un área poco definida or bastante gris
grey friar N — see friar
grey matter N — (Anat, hum) materia f gris
grey mullet N — mújol m
grey squirrel N — ardilla f gris
grey water N — aguas fpl grises
* * *adjective/noun (BrE) gray I,II -
6 alentador
alentador
◊ - dora adjetivoencouraging
alentador,-ora adjetivo encouraging: nos pintó un panorama muy poco alentador, he painted a very bleak picture of the future ' alentador' also found in these entries: Spanish: alentadora English: black - heartening - cheerful - encouraging -
7 alentadora
alentador,-ora adjetivo encouraging: nos pintó un panorama muy poco alentador, he painted a very bleak picture of the future
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