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1 lugubre
dismal, rueful -
2 morne
morne [mɔʀn]adjective* * *mɔʀn1) [personne, attitude, silence] gloomy; [visage] glum; [regard] doleful2) [paysage, lieu, existence, débat, vacances] dreary; [temps, journée] dismal* * *mɔʀn adj1) (personne, visage) glum, gloomy* * *morne adj1 [personne, attitude, silence] gloomy; [visage] glum; [regard] doleful;2 [paysage, lieu, existence, débat, vacances] dreary; [temps, journée] dismal; une rue morne a drab street.[mɔrn] adjectif4. [terne - couleur, style] dull————————[mɔrn] nom masculin -
3 lugubre
lugubre [lygybʀ]adjective* * *lygybʀadjectif [paysage, pensée] gloomy; [son, chant] mournful* * *lyɡybʀ adj* * *[lygybr] adjectif1. [personne] lugubrious2. [endroit] gloomy3. [atmosphère] dismal -
4 pourri
pourri, e [puʀi]1. adjective• être pourri [pomme] to have gone badb. [temps, été, personne, société] rotten2. masculine noun( = partie gâtée) bad part* * *
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pourrie puʀi adjectif1) ( avarié) [aliment] rotten2) ( décomposé) [végétal] decayed, rotting; [bois] rotten; [mur, roche] rotten, crumbling3) (colloq) ( mauvais) [temps] rotten (colloq), dismal4) (colloq) ( de mauvaise qualité) rotten (colloq), lousy (colloq)5) ( déplaisant) [lieu] awful6) (colloq) ( corrompu) [personne, mentalité] crooked (colloq), corrupt; [société] corrupt, rotten (colloq)7) (colloq) ( gâté) [enfant] spoiled rotten (colloq) (jamais épith), spoiled
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nom masculin rotten part* * *puʀi pourri, -e1. adj1) (= qui se décompose) rotten3) (roche, pierre) crumbling4) * (= mauvais) (temps) filthy, foul, (climat) rotten2. nm1) * (= personne) scumbag *2) (= odeur)* * *A pp ⇒ pourrir.B pp adj3 ○( mauvais) [temps, climat, été] rotten○, dismal;4 ○( de mauvaise qualité) [appareil, objet, véhicule, système] rotten○, lousy○;5 ( déplaisant) [lieu, quartier, coin] awful;6 ○( corrompu) [personne, mentalité] crooked○, corrupt; [société] corrupt, rotten○; [magistrat, policier] crooked○, bent○;7 ○( gâté) [enfant] spoiled rotten○ ( jamais épith), spoiled; être pourri de fric○ to be filthy○ rich.D ◑nm,f swine◑.être pourri jusqu'à l'os to be rotten to the core.[planche, arbre, plante] rottenelle est complètement pourrie ta voiture! your car is a wreck ou is nothing but a pile of rust!3. [trop gâté - enfant] spoilt4. (familier)être pourri d'orgueil/d'ambition to be eaten up with pride/ambition————————, pourrie [puri] nom masculin, nom féminin(familier) [terme d'injure] swine————————nom masculin[partie pourrie] rotten ou bad part -
5 endeuiller
endeuiller [ɑ̃dœje]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb( = toucher par une mort) to plunge into mourning ; ( = attrister) to plunge into grief ; [+ épreuve sportive, manifestation] to cast a pall over* * *ɑ̃dœjeverbe transitif to plunge [somebody] into mourning [famille]; to cast a shadow over [cérémonie, réunion sportive]* * *ɑ̃dœje vt[famille, pays] to plunge into mourningL'incident a endeuillé la manifestation. — The incident turned the demonstration into a day of mourning.
* * *endeuiller verb table: aimer vtr to plunge [sb] into mourning [famille, amis]; to cast a shadow over [cérémonie, réunion sportive]; village/pays endeuillé griefstricken village/country; ongles endeuillés hum dirty fingernails.[ɑ̃dɶje] verbe transitif1. [famille, personne] to plunge into mourning2. [réception, course] to cast a tragic shadow over3. (littéraire) [tableau, paysage] to give a dismal aspect to -
6 maussade
maussade [mosad]adjective* * *mosadadjectif [voix, humeur] sullen; [temps] dull; [paysage, perspective] bleak* * *mosad adj(air, personne) sullen, (ciel, temps) gloomy* * *maussade adj [voix, humeur] sullen; [temps] dull; [paysage, perspective, conjoncture] bleak; [Bourse, marché] sluggish.[mosad] adjectif -
7 pitoyable
pitoyable [pitwajabl]adjective* * *pitwajabl1) ( digne de pitié) pitiful2) ( lamentable) pathetic* * *pitwajabl adj* * *pitoyable adv1 ( digne de pitié) pitiful;2 ( lamentable) pathetic.[pitwajabl] adjectif1. [triste - destin] pitifulc'est pitoyable à voir it's a pitiful ou pathetic sight -
8 sinistre
sinistre [sinistʀ]1. adjective• tu es sinistre ce soir ! you're in a very sombre mood tonight!• ce pays détient le sinistre record du nombre de tués sur la route this country holds the gruesome record for road fatalities2. masculine noun• l'assuré doit déclarer le sinistre dans les 24 heures any accident claim must be notified within 24 hours* * *sinistʀ
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1) [personnage, projet] sinister; [bruit, lueur] sinister, ominous; [lieu, paysage, avenir] bleak; [soirée, invité] dreary2) (before n)de sinistres crétins (colloq)/crapules — absolute idiots/crooks
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* * *sinistʀ1. adj1) (ton, lieu, atmosphère) sinister2) (intensif)2. nm1) (= incendie) blaze2) (= catastrophe) disaster3) (= accident) accident4) ASSURANCES accident (causing damage giving rise to a claim)* * *A adj1 [personnage, projet] sinister; [bruit, lueur] sinister, ominous; [lieu, paysage, avenir] bleak; [soirée, invité] dreary;2 (before n) de sinistres crétins○/crapules absolute idiots/crooks.B nm ( désastre) disaster; ( accident) accident; ( incendie) blaze; déterminer l'étendue du sinistre to assess the extent of the damage.[sinistr] adjectif2. [triste - personne, soirée] dismal3. (avant le nom) [en intensif]c'est un sinistre imbécile/une sinistre canaille he's a total idiot/crook————————[sinistr] nom masculin[inondation, séisme] disaster[accident de la circulation] accident
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