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dreari·ness [drɪərɪnəs, Am drɪr-] nthe area is noted for the \dreariness of its weather die Gegend ist bekannt für ihr trübes Wetterhe lamented the \dreariness of his life er beklagte sich über sein eintöniges Leben -
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abbrev of seasonal affective disorder jahreszeitlich bedingte Depression1) ( unhappy) traurig, betrübt, bekümmert;they were \SAD to hear that you were sick es machte sie traurig zu hören, dass du krank seiest;the old lady felt \SAD because her pet had died die alte Dame war traurig, weil ihr Haustier gestorben war;to look \SAD betrübt aussehen;to make sb \SAD jdn betrüben [o traurig machen];2) ( unsatisfactory) traurig, bedauerlich, schade;it's so \SAD [that] you can't remember his address es ist jammerschade, dass du dich nicht an seine Adresse erinnern kannst;it's a \SAD comment on our society that many old people die of cold each winter es ist ein Armutszeugnis für unsere Gesellschaft, dass jeden Winter viele alte Menschen den Kältetod sterben;the \SAD fact is we cannot afford a new car die traurige Tatsache ist, dass wir uns kein neues Auto leisten können;\SAD to say bedauerlicherweise4) ( deplorable) bedauernswert, bemitleidenswert, beklagenswert, bedauerlich; (hum, pej) jämmerlich, erbärmlich, elend;he's a \SAD case er ist ein bedauernswerter Fall;give those flowers some water - they're looking a bit \SAD gib den Blumen da etwas Wasser - sie sehen etwas mitgenommen aus;what a \SAD person - still living with his parents at the age of 45 was für ein Jammerlappen - lebt mit 45 Jahren immer noch bei seinen Eltern;a \SAD relaxation of morals eine beklagenswerte Lockerung der SittenPHRASES:to be \SADder but wiser ( saying) durch Schaden klug geworden sein -
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abbrev of seasonal affective disorder jahreszeitlich bedingte Depression1) ( unhappy) traurig, betrübt, bekümmert;they were \sad to hear that you were sick es machte sie traurig zu hören, dass du krank seiest;the old lady felt \sad because her pet had died die alte Dame war traurig, weil ihr Haustier gestorben war;to look \sad betrübt aussehen;to make sb \sad jdn betrüben [o traurig machen];2) ( unsatisfactory) traurig, bedauerlich, schade;it's so \sad [that] you can't remember his address es ist jammerschade, dass du dich nicht an seine Adresse erinnern kannst;it's a \sad comment on our society that many old people die of cold each winter es ist ein Armutszeugnis für unsere Gesellschaft, dass jeden Winter viele alte Menschen den Kältetod sterben;the \sad fact is we cannot afford a new car die traurige Tatsache ist, dass wir uns kein neues Auto leisten können;\sad to say bedauerlicherweise4) ( deplorable) bedauernswert, bemitleidenswert, beklagenswert, bedauerlich; (hum, pej) jämmerlich, erbärmlich, elend;he's a \sad case er ist ein bedauernswerter Fall;give those flowers some water - they're looking a bit \sad gib den Blumen da etwas Wasser - sie sehen etwas mitgenommen aus;what a \sad person - still living with his parents at the age of 45 was für ein Jammerlappen - lebt mit 45 Jahren immer noch bei seinen Eltern;a \sad relaxation of morals eine beklagenswerte Lockerung der SittenPHRASES:to be \sadder but wiser ( saying) durch Schaden klug geworden sein
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