La Palabra Del Día: "tenebroso"
tenebroso ( teh-neh-broh'-soh )
adjective ( gloomy, dark; sinister )
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1: El aspecto tenebroso del hotel lo hace el lugar perfecto para grabar una película de terror.
The hotel's sinister appearance makes it the perfect place to film a scary movie.
2: Estoy harta de leer artículos sobre el futuro tenebroso de los mileniales.
I'm sick of reading articles about the gloomy future of the Millennials.
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El tiempo más tenebroso de la noche es siempre antes del amanecer;
cuando el sol se dispersa la noche tenebroso en fragmentos de oro.
The most gloomy time of night is always before the dawn ;
when the sun scatters the gloomy night into shards of gold.
Dark sinister forces are a work all over the world right now to prevent the will of the people to decide their political future.
Tenebroso siniestras fuerzas oscuras son una obra en todo el mundo en este momento para evitar que la voluntad del pueblo a decidir su futuro político.
El principal enemigo de Harry Potter tiene un aspecto tenebroso, pero sus actos son mucho más peores.
The main enemy of Harry Potter has a dark appearance , but his actions are much worse.
En el pasado solíamos adornar nuestra casa de manera tenebrosa y siniestra para Halloween, pero este año no tenemos una fiesta, y por eso le pedí a mi esposa que adornáramos de tema de otoño alegre y ella consintió y yo no saqué los adornos como los en la foto (lo que es de un año anterior). Pero no puede soportarlo y ha comprado nuevos adornos para decorar la casa.
In the past, we used to decorate our house in a gloomy and sinister manner for Halloween, but this year we are not having a party, and so I asked my wife that we decorate in a happy autumn theme and she agreed and I didn’t take out the decorations like those in the photo (which is from a prior year). But she can’t handle it and has bought new decorations to adorn the house.
En esta altura del año el hemisferio norte se convierte más y más tenebroso. En Alaska sabemos que pronto las horas de luz van a ser tan cortas como ser apenas evidentes.
At this time of year the northern hemisphere becomes darker and darker. In Alaska we know that before long the daylight hours will be so short as to be hardly noticeable.
(Please correct my Spanish.)
Siempre hay algo tenebroso sobre sus historias.
There is always something sinister about her stories.
Hoy yo llevaba una bufanda brillante combatir la clima tenebrosa.
Today I wore a bright scarf to combat the gloomy weather.
Los aventureros entaron en el bosque tenebroso con vacilación.
The adventurers entered the gloomy forest with hesitation.
En los libros Harry Potter, el personaje de Serverus Snape tiene una personalidad tenebrosa, pero — ¡spoiler! — termina como héroe.
In the Harry Potter books, the character of Serverus Snape has a sinister personality, but — spoiler! — he ends up as a hero.
El mar tenebroso agitaba mientras se echó sobre las rocas.
The gloomy sea churned as it beat against the rocks.
El momento en que el monstro del Dr. Frankenstein se despertó y comenzo a vivir, miró alrededor y gritó, ¡Caray! ¡Que lugar más tenebroso es este!
The moment in which Dr. Frankenstein's monster woke up and began to live, looked around and cried, Sheesh! What a gloomy place this is!!
