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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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2 prospect **** pros·pect n vb
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grim-faced — a. Grim visaged … New dictionary of synonyms
grim — [grım] adj [: Old English; Origin: grimm] 1.) making you feel worried or unhappy = ↑harsh ▪ the grim reality of rebuilding the shattered town ▪ When he lost his job, his future looked grim. ▪ Millions of Britons face the grim prospect (=something … Dictionary of contemporary English
-faced — UK [feɪst] US suffix used with some adjectives to make other adjectives describing the face of someone or something a grim faced receptionist a brass faced clock Thesaurus: suffixeshyponym * * * faced «fay … Useful english dictionary
faced — [ feıst ] suffix used with some adjectives to make other adjectives describing the face of someone or something: a grim faced receptionist a brass faced clock … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grim — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, Spartanic, adamant, adamantine, affording no hope, alarming, anguished, anxious, apathetic, appalling, astounding, astringent, atrocious, austere, authoritarian, awe inspiring, awesome, awful, baneful,… … Moby Thesaurus
grim — adjective grimmer, grimmest 1 SITUATION/NEWS making you feel worried and unhappy: There s more grim news from the war zone. | things look grim (for): Things look pretty grim for farmers right now. | grim prospect (=something bad that will… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
-faced — [[t] feɪst[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED faced combines with adjectives to form other adjectives that describe someone s face or expression. → See also , bare faced, , poker faced, , shamefaced, , two faced ...a slim, thin faced man... The committee… … English dictionary
-faced — UK [feɪst] / US suffix used with some adjectives to make other adjectives describing the face of someone or something a grim faced receptionist a brass faced clock … English dictionary
grim-visaged — a. Grim faced … New dictionary of synonyms
long faced — Synonyms and related words: brooding, broody, chapfallen, crestfallen, decorous, demure, dumpish, earnest, formal, frowning, glum, grave, grim, grim faced, grim visaged, grum, heavy, heavyhearted, laden with sorrow, moodish, moody, mopey, moping … Moby Thesaurus
stone faced — Synonyms and related words: decorous, demure, earnest, formal, frowning, grave, grim, grim faced, grim visaged, long faced, sedate, serious, sober, sober minded, sobersided, solemn, somber, staid, straight faced, thoughtful, unsmiling, weighty … Moby Thesaurus