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1 bleak prospects
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adj. koud; treurig; ontbloot, blootgesteld--------n. troosteloos[ blie:k]2 ontmoedigend ⇒ deprimerend, somber3 onbeschut ⇒ aan weer en wind blootgesteld, kaal♦voorbeelden:a bleak sky • een donkere/grauwe lucht3 a bleak place • een winderige/onbeschermde plaats
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