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[grɪm]1) (depressing) [ news] sinistro, spiacevole; [ town] tetro, sinistro; [sight, conditions] opprimente, spaventoso; [ reality] duro; [ future] cupo2) (unrelenting) [ struggle] feroce, accanito; [ resolve] spietatoto hold onto sb. like grim death — aggrapparsi a qcn. con le unghie e con i denti
3) (unsmiling) [ expression] arcigno, severoto be grim-faced — avere un volto torvo o truce
4) colloq. (poor) [accommodation, food] pessimoI'm feeling pretty grim — (ill) mi sento malissimo; (depressed) ho il morale a terra
* * *[ɡrim]1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) macabro2) (angry; fierce-looking; not cheerful: The boss looks a bit grim this morning.) truce3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) risoluto•- grimness- grimly
- like grim death* * *grim /grɪm/a.2 (lett.) deciso; feroce; risoluto; spietato: grim courage, risoluto coraggio; a grim battle, una battaglia feroce5 (fam.) sgradevole; spiacevole6 (fam.) assai brutto; orribile; pessimo● grim news, notizie deprimenti □ (fig.) the Grim Reaper, la morte □ like grim death, fino alla morte (fig.); a oltranza: to hold on like grim death, stare attaccato con le unghie e con i denti.* * *[grɪm]1) (depressing) [ news] sinistro, spiacevole; [ town] tetro, sinistro; [sight, conditions] opprimente, spaventoso; [ reality] duro; [ future] cupo2) (unrelenting) [ struggle] feroce, accanito; [ resolve] spietatoto hold onto sb. like grim death — aggrapparsi a qcn. con le unghie e con i denti
3) (unsmiling) [ expression] arcigno, severoto be grim-faced — avere un volto torvo o truce
4) colloq. (poor) [accommodation, food] pessimoI'm feeling pretty grim — (ill) mi sento malissimo; (depressed) ho il morale a terra
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