dismal

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dismal
[ˈdɪzməl]
adjetivo
1sombrío(a), tétrico(a) (place); muy triste (weather); oscuro(a) (future)
2horroroso(a) (failure); nefasto(a) (performance), fatal (español de España)

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dismal [dis-mal]
adjetivo
1Triste, funesto (very bad/news, prophecy); sombrío, deprimente, lúgubre (gloomy/place, tone) deplorable, espantoso, malísimo (weather); pésimo (results, performance); horrendo, horroroso, terrible, infeliz, aciago.

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dismal [ˈdɪzməl] ?
adjective
1 (gloomy, depressing) [+weather] deprimente; [+place] sombrío; deprimente; [+day, tone, thought] sombrío; [+person] taciturno; de carácter sombrío
to be in a dismal mood estar sentirse abatido;or
2 (poor) [+performance, condition] pésimo; [+future] desalentador; poco prometedor
my prospects of getting a job are dismal/pretty dismal mis posibilidades de conseguir un trabajo son ínfimas/bastante escasas
the dismal state of the economy
a dismal failure un rotundo fracaso

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