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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 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 -
3 heavy
['hevɪ] 1.to make sth. heavier — appesantire qcs.
2) (thick) [fabric, coat] pesante; [shoes, frame] grosso, pesante; [ line] spesso, pesante; [ features] pesante3) fig. (weighty) [movement, step, legs] pesante, appesantito; [irony, responsibility, blow] pesante; [ sigh] profondowith a heavy heart — con il cuore gonfio, a malincuore
4) (abundant) [traffic, gunfire] intenso; [ bleeding] copiosoto be a heavy drinker, smoker — essere un forte bevitore, un accanito fumatore
to be heavy on — [ machine] consumare una grande quantità di [ fuel]
5) (severe) [loss, debt] pesante; [ attack] intenso; [prison sentence, fine] severo; [ criticism] pesante, forte; [ cold] forteheavy fighting — lotta intensa, violenta
7) meteor. [ rain] forte; [ frost] intenso; [ fog] fitto; [ snow] abbondante; [ sky] coperto, minaccioso8) gastr. [meal, food] pesante10) (difficult, serious) [book, film, lecture] pesante, impegnativo2. 3.* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) pesante2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) pesante3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) forte; violento4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) grande, accanito5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) pesante6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) pesante7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) pesante8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) pesante•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *['hevɪ] 1.to make sth. heavier — appesantire qcs.
2) (thick) [fabric, coat] pesante; [shoes, frame] grosso, pesante; [ line] spesso, pesante; [ features] pesante3) fig. (weighty) [movement, step, legs] pesante, appesantito; [irony, responsibility, blow] pesante; [ sigh] profondowith a heavy heart — con il cuore gonfio, a malincuore
4) (abundant) [traffic, gunfire] intenso; [ bleeding] copiosoto be a heavy drinker, smoker — essere un forte bevitore, un accanito fumatore
to be heavy on — [ machine] consumare una grande quantità di [ fuel]
5) (severe) [loss, debt] pesante; [ attack] intenso; [prison sentence, fine] severo; [ criticism] pesante, forte; [ cold] forteheavy fighting — lotta intensa, violenta
7) meteor. [ rain] forte; [ frost] intenso; [ fog] fitto; [ snow] abbondante; [ sky] coperto, minaccioso8) gastr. [meal, food] pesante10) (difficult, serious) [book, film, lecture] pesante, impegnativo2. 3. -
4 shade
I 1. [ʃeɪd]1) (shadow) ombra f.2) (tint) sfumatura f. (anche fig.)3) (small amount, degree)a shade too loud — un tantino o un po' troppo forte
4) (anche lamp shade) paralume m.5) (eyeshade) visiera f.2.1) colloq. (sunglasses) occhiali m. da sole2) (undertones)••II 1. [ʃeɪd]to put sb., sth. in the shade — mettere in ombra qcn., qcs
1) (screen) fare ombra a, proteggere dal sole2) shade in2.- shade in* * *[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ombra2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) ombra3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) ombra parasole4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) tonalità, gradazione5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) un po', leggermente2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) proteggere2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ombreggiare3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) sfumare•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *I 1. [ʃeɪd]1) (shadow) ombra f.2) (tint) sfumatura f. (anche fig.)3) (small amount, degree)a shade too loud — un tantino o un po' troppo forte
4) (anche lamp shade) paralume m.5) (eyeshade) visiera f.2.1) colloq. (sunglasses) occhiali m. da sole2) (undertones)••II 1. [ʃeɪd]to put sb., sth. in the shade — mettere in ombra qcn., qcs
1) (screen) fare ombra a, proteggere dal sole2) shade in2.- shade in
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