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1 depressing
adjective (tending to make one sad or gloomy: What a depressing piece of news!) deprimentedepressing adj deprimentetr[dɪ'presɪŋ]1 deprimentedepressing [di'prɛsɪŋ] adj: deprimente, tristeadj.• deprimente adj.dɪ'presɪŋadjective deprimente[dɪ'presɪŋ]ADJ deprimentewhat a depressing thought! — ¡qué idea tan deprimente!
* * *[dɪ'presɪŋ]adjective deprimente -
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 dismal
'dizməl(gloomy: dismal news; Don't look so dismal!) deprimente, triste, desalentador, abatido- dismallydismal adj triste / deprimentewhat dismal weather! ¡qué tiempo más deprimente!tr['dɪzməl]1 (gloomy - place) sombrío,-a, deprimente, lúgubre; (person) triste; (tone, look, manner) sombrío,-a, deprimente; (prospect, outlook, news) sombrío,-a; (future) negro,-a2 familiar (very bad - weather) malísimo,-a, pésimo,-a; (performance, music, result, etc) pésimo,-a, lamentabledismal ['dɪzməl] adj1) gloomy: sombrío, lúgubre, tétrico2) depressing: deprimente, tristeadj.• lúgubre adj.• miserable adj.• negro, -a adj.• sombrío, -a adj.• triste adj.'dɪzməla) ( gloomy) <place/tone> sombrío, deprimente, lúgubreb) ( very bad) <news/prophecy> funesto; < future> muy negro; < weather> malísimo; <results/performance> pésimo['dɪzmǝl]ADJ1) (=gloomy, depressing) [weather] deprimente; [place] sombrío, deprimente; [day, tone, thought] sombrío; [person] taciturno, de carácter sombríoto be in a dismal mood — estar or sentirse abatido
2) (=poor) [performance, condition] pésimo; [future] desalentador, poco prometedormy prospects of getting a job are dismal/pretty dismal — mis posibilidades de conseguir un trabajo son ínfimas/bastante escasas
* * *['dɪzməl]a) ( gloomy) <place/tone> sombrío, deprimente, lúgubre -
4 gloomy
1) (sad or depressed: Don't look so gloomy.) triste, melancólico, sombrío2) (depressing: gloomy news.) triste, pesimista3) (dim; dark: gloomy rooms.) oscuro, lóbrego, tenebrosogloomy adj triste / pesimistatr['glʊːmɪ]1 (dark) lóbrego,-a, oscuro,-a, tenebroso,-a2 (sad) melancólico,-a, triste; (depressing) deprimente, desalentador,-ra3 (pessimistic) pesimista4 (weather) gris, encapotado,-a1) dark: oscuro, tenebrosogloomy weather: tiempo gris2) melancholy: melancólico3) pessimistic: pesimista4) depressing: deprimente, lúgubreadj.• abatido, -a adj.• adusto, -a adj.• funeral adj.• fúnebre adj.• lóbrego, -a adj.• lúgubre adj.• melancólico, -a adj.• obscuro, -a adj.• oscuro, -a adj.• sepulcral adj.• sombrío, -a adj.• tenebroso, -a adj.• triste adj.• tétrico, -a adj.'gluːmiadjective -mier, -miestb) ( dismal) < person> lúgubre, fúnebre; < prospect> nada halagüeño; < prediction> pesimista, negativo['ɡluːmɪ]ADJ (compar gloomier) (superl gloomiest)1) (=dark) [place] sombrío, lúgubre; [day, weather] triste, sombrío2) (=sad) [atmosphere] triste, lúgubre3) (=pessimistic) [person] pesimista; [forecast, assessment] pesimista, nada prometedor•
to be gloomy about sth — ser pesimista acerca de algo•
no wonder shopkeepers are feeling gloomy — no es de extrañar que los comerciantes se sientan pesimistas•
things are looking gloomy for the England team — la cosa no se presenta muy halagüeña para el equipo inglés•
the outlook for next year is gloomy — las perspectivas para el próximo año no son nada prometedoras•
he takes a gloomy view of everything — tiene una visión muy negativa de todo* * *['gluːmi]adjective -mier, -miestb) ( dismal) < person> lúgubre, fúnebre; < prospect> nada halagüeño; < prediction> pesimista, negativo -
5 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
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