gloomy

gloomy
adjective
1) (sad or depressed: Don't look so gloomy.) triste, melancólico, sombrío
2) (depressing: gloomy news.) triste, pesimista
3) (dim; dark: gloomy rooms.) oscuro, lóbrego, tenebroso
gloomy adj triste / pesimista
El comparativo de gloomy se escribe gloomier; el superlativo se escribe gloomiest
gloomy
tr['glʊːmɪ]
adjective (comp gloomier, superl gloomiest)
1 (dark) lóbrego,-a, oscuro,-a, tenebroso,-a
2 (sad) melancólico,-a, triste; (depressing) deprimente, desalentador,-ra
3 (pessimistic) pesimista
■ the country's prospects are gloomy las perspectivas del país son pesimistas
4 (weather) gris, encapotado,-a
gloomy ['glu:mi] adj, gloomier ; -est
1) dark: oscuro, tenebroso
gloomy weather: tiempo gris
2) melancholy: melancólico
3) pessimistic: pesimista
4) depressing: deprimente, lúgubre
gloomy
adj.
• abatido, -a adj.
• adusto, -a adj.
• funeral adj.
• fúnebre adj.
• lóbrego, -a adj.
• lúgubre adj.
• melancólico, -a adj.
• obscuro, -a adj.
• oscuro, -a adj.
• sepulcral adj.
• sombrío, -a adj.
• tenebroso, -a adj.
• triste adj.
• tétrico, -a adj.
'gluːmi
adjective -mier, -miest
a) (dark) <day> sombrío; <place> sombrío, lúgubre
b) (dismal) <person> lúgubre, fúnebre; <prospect> nada halagüeño; <prediction> pesimista, negativo

she takes a gloomy view of everything — todo lo ve negro

['ɡluːmɪ]
ADJ (compar gloomier) (superl gloomiest)
1) (=dark) [place] sombrío, lúgubre; [day, weather] triste, sombrío
2) (=sad) [atmosphere] triste, lúgubre

• he's a bit of a gloomy character — es un tipo un poco sombrío

• to feel gloomy — (=sad) estar bajo de moral, sentirse deprimido

3) (=pessimistic) [person] pesimista; [forecast, assessment] pesimista, nada prometedor

• to be gloomy about sth — ser pesimista acerca de algo

• no wonder shopkeepers are feeling gloomy — no es de extrañar que los comerciantes se sientan pesimistas

• things are looking gloomy for the England team — la cosa no se presenta muy halagüeña para el equipo inglés

• the outlook for next year is gloomy — las perspectivas para el próximo año no son nada prometedoras

• he paints a very gloomy picture — pinta la cosa muy negra

• he takes a gloomy view of everything — tiene una visión muy negativa de todo

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['gluːmi]
adjective -mier, -miest
a) (dark) <day> sombrío; <place> sombrío, lúgubre
b) (dismal) <person> lúgubre, fúnebre; <prospect> nada halagüeño; <prediction> pesimista, negativo

she takes a gloomy view of everything — todo lo ve negro


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