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1 dispiriting
adjective* * *dis·pir·it·ing[dɪˈspɪrɪtɪŋ, AM -t̬-]adj deprimierend▪ to be \dispiriting to sb jdn entmutigen* * *1. adj dispiritingly2. adv[dI'spIrItIŋ, -lɪ] entmutigend* * *adjective -
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3 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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(EN) daunting; dismaying; dispiriting
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