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1 despondent
adjectiveniedergeschlagen; bedrücktbe despondent about something — wegen etwas od. über etwas (Akk.) bedrückt sein
grow or get despondent — mutlos werden
* * *[di'spondənt](feeling miserable, unhappy, gloomy etc: She was utterly despondent at her failure.) verzagt- academic.ru/86121/despondently">despondently- despondency* * *de·spond·ent[dɪˈspɒndənt, AM -ˈspa:n-]adj niedergeschlagen, mutlosshe felt \despondent about ever finding a proper job sie hatte fast schon die Hoffnung aufgegeben, je einen richtigen Job zu finden* * *[dɪ'spɒndənt]adjniedergeschlagen, mutlosto be or feel despondent about sth — über etw (acc) bedrückt sein
to grow despondent — den Mut verlieren
* * *despondent adj (adv despondently) mutlos, verzagt, verzweifelt:* * *adjectiveniedergeschlagen; bedrücktbe despondent about something — wegen etwas od. über etwas (Akk.) bedrückt sein
grow or get despondent — mutlos werden
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2 despondent
niedergeschlagen, mutlos;she felt \despondent about ever finding a proper job sie hatte fast schon die Hoffnung aufgegeben, je einen richtigen Job zu finden -
3 depressed
[dɪ'prest] adjective deprimiert [Person, Stimmung]; geschwächt [Industrie]* * *1) (sad or unhappy: The news made me very depressed.) deprimiert2) (made less active: the depressed state of the stock market.) verringert, flau* * *de·pressed[dɪˈprest]to be clinically \depressed krankhaft depressiv seinto feel \depressed sich akk niedergeschlagen fühlen2. (affected by economic depression)\depressed fracture of the skull Schädelfraktur f mit Impression* * *[dɪ'prest]adjto look depressed —
to feel depressed — sich deprimiert or niedergeschlagen fühlen
2) (ECON: run-down) market flau, schleppend; economy, industry geschwächt; region Not leidend; share prices fallend; sales rückläufigthe depressed state of the property market — die schlechte Marktlage bei Immobilien
3) (form: sunken) tief liegend* * *depressed [dıˈprest] adj1. deprimiert, niedergeschlagen, -gedrückt, bedrückt (Person)3. eingedrückt, vertieft4. flau, matt, schwach:6. unterdurchschnittlich7. BOT, ZOOL abgeflacht, abgeplattet* * *[dɪ'prest] adjective deprimiert [Person, Stimmung]; geschwächt [Industrie]depressed area — Notstandsgebiet, das
* * *adj.bedrückt adj.deprimiert adj.gedrückt adj. n.niedergeschlagen adj. -
4 gloomy
adjective1) (dark) düster; finster; dämmrig [Tag, Nachmittag usw.]2) (depressing) düster, finster [stimmend]; bedrückend; (depressed) trübsinnig [Person]; bedrückt [Gesicht]he always tends to see the gloomy side of things — er sieht immer gleich schwarz
* * *1) (sad or depressed: Don't look so gloomy.) schwermütig2) (depressing: gloomy news.) traurig3) (dim; dark: gloomy rooms.) düster* * *[ˈglu:mi]1. (dismal) trostlos\gloomy thoughts trübe Gedankento turn \gloomy trüb werden* * *['gluːmɪ]adj (+er)1) (= dark) place, sky düster; day, weather, light trüb2) (= dismal, despondent) person, mood niedergeschlagen, bedrückt; voice traurig; (= pessimistic) pessimistisch (about über +acc); thought, expression düster; (= dispiriting) picture, forecast, future düster, bedrückend; news bedrückend; outlook, prospects trübe; assessment, view pessimistischthere is a gloomy future ahead — die Zukunft sieht düster aus
to feel/look gloomy — niedergeschlagen or bedrückt sein/aussehen
to take a gloomy view of things —
just thinking about the situation makes me feel gloomy — es bedrückt mich, wenn ich nur über die Lage nachdenke
he is very gloomy about his chances of success — er beurteilt seine Erfolgschancen sehr pessimistisch
* * *gloomy adj (adv gloomily)2. düster, gedrückt3. hoffnungslos:feel gloomy about the future schwarzsehen* * *adjective1) (dark) düster; finster; dämmrig [Tag, Nachmittag usw.]2) (depressing) düster, finster [stimmend]; bedrückend; (depressed) trübsinnig [Person]; bedrückt [Gesicht]* * *adj.dunkel adj.düster adj.
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