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1 gloomy
['gluːmɪ]1) (dark) oscuro, buio, tetro2) (sad) [expression, person, voice] malinconico, depresso, triste; [ weather] scuro; [news, outlook] deprimenteto be gloomy about sth. — essere pessimista a proposito di qcs
* * *1) (sad or depressed: Don't look so gloomy.) triste2) (depressing: gloomy news.) deprimente3) (dim; dark: gloomy rooms.) buio* * *gloomy /ˈglu:mɪ/a.2 malinconico; triste; tetro; lugubre; deprimente: a gloomy landscape, un paesaggio tetro; a gloomy young man, un giovane malinconico; a gloomy prediction, una previsione deprimente3 depresso; pessimista; sfiduciato● (fam. USA) gloomy Gus, individuo depresso (o, fam., con una faccia lunga così).* * *['gluːmɪ]1) (dark) oscuro, buio, tetro2) (sad) [expression, person, voice] malinconico, depresso, triste; [ weather] scuro; [news, outlook] deprimenteto be gloomy about sth. — essere pessimista a proposito di qcs
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2 gloomy adj
['ɡluːmɪ]- ier comp - iest superl (place, character) cupo (-a), tetro (-a), (person) triste, (atmosphere, weather, day) deprimente, (sky) fosco (-a), (outlook) nero (-a)to feel gloomy — sentirsi giù or depresso (-a)
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3 prospect
I 1. ['prɒspekt]1) (hope, expectation) (of change, improvement) prospettiva f., speranza f.; (of success) possibilità f. ( of doing di fare)a bleak, gloomy prospect — una prospettiva triste, deprimente
2) (outlook) prospettiva f.to be in prospect — [changes, cuts] essere in vista, essere previsto
3) (good option) (for job) candidato m. (-a); (for sports team) speranza f.5) lett. (view) vista f. (of di, su)2. II 1. [prə'spekt] [AE 'prɒspekt]verbo transitivo fare ricerche minerarie in [land, region]2.verbo intransitivo fare ricerche minerarieto prospect for — cercare [gold, oil]
* * *1. ['prospekt] noun1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) prospettiva2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) vista2. [prə'spekt, ]( American[) 'prospekt] verb(to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) (fare prospezioni)- prospectus* * *I 1. ['prɒspekt]1) (hope, expectation) (of change, improvement) prospettiva f., speranza f.; (of success) possibilità f. ( of doing di fare)a bleak, gloomy prospect — una prospettiva triste, deprimente
2) (outlook) prospettiva f.to be in prospect — [changes, cuts] essere in vista, essere previsto
3) (good option) (for job) candidato m. (-a); (for sports team) speranza f.5) lett. (view) vista f. (of di, su)2. II 1. [prə'spekt] [AE 'prɒspekt]verbo transitivo fare ricerche minerarie in [land, region]2.verbo intransitivo fare ricerche minerarieto prospect for — cercare [gold, oil]
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4 darken
['dɑːkən] 1.1) (reduce light in) oscurare [sky, room]2) (in colour) scurire [colour, skin]3) (cloud) rattristare [ atmosphere]2.1) (lose light) [sky, room] oscurarsi, farsi buio2) (in colour) [skin, hair] scurirsi3) (show anger) [ face] rabbuiarsi4) (become gloomy) [mood, outlook] incupirsi••* * *verb (to make or become dark or darker.) oscurarsi* * *['dɑːkən] 1.1) (reduce light in) oscurare [sky, room]2) (in colour) scurire [colour, skin]3) (cloud) rattristare [ atmosphere]2.1) (lose light) [sky, room] oscurarsi, farsi buio2) (in colour) [skin, hair] scurirsi3) (show anger) [ face] rabbuiarsi4) (become gloomy) [mood, outlook] incupirsi•• -
5 cheerless
['tʃɪəlɪs]* * *adjective (gloomy: a cheerless room.) triste, squallido* * *cheerless /ˈtʃɪələs/a.squallido; tetro; malinconico; triste: a cheerless room, una stanza squallida; a cheerless prospect, una triste prospettivacheerlessly avv. cheerlessness n. [u].* * *['tʃɪəlɪs]
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