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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
См. также в других словарях:
unsmiling — 1826, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + prp. of SMILE (Cf. smile) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
unsmiling — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not smiling; serious or unfriendly. DERIVATIVES unsmilingly adverb … English terms dictionary
unsmiling — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unsmiling — [[t]ʌ̱nsma͟ɪlɪŋ[/t]] ADJ An unsmiling person is not smiling, and looks serious or unfriendly. [LITERARY] He was unsmiling and silent. ...the unsmiling woman in the ticket booth. Syn: dour … English dictionary
unsmiling — un|smil|ing [ʌnˈsmaılıŋ] adj literary looking serious and unfriendly ▪ an unsmiling face … Dictionary of contemporary English
unsmiling — adj.; unsmilingly, adv. * * * … Universalium
unsmiling — adjective Not smiling; serious or grave Ant: smiling … Wiktionary
unsmiling — Synonyms and related words: cheerless, decorous, demure, discontented, earnest, formal, frowning, grave, grim, grim faced, grim visaged, humorless, in bad humor, infestive, joyless, long faced, mirthless, miserable, out of humor, out of sorts,… … Moby Thesaurus
unsmiling — un|smil|ing [ ʌn smaılıŋ ] adjective seeming very serious or unfriendly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unsmiling — adj. not smiling, unhappily … English contemporary dictionary
unsmiling — adjective not smiling; serious or unfriendly. Derivatives unsmilingly adverb unsmilingness noun … English new terms dictionary