La Palabra Del Día "tétrico"
tétrico ( teh'-tree-koh )
adjective ( gloomy, dismal, spooky )
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Examples:
1: Ni en sueños me meto a ese bosque tétrico.
There's no way I'm going into that gloomy forest.
2: Las calles tétricas del pueblo abandonado me pusieron los pelos de punta.
The dismal streets of the abandoned village made my hair stand on end.
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Esa película tétrica era demasiado realista para mí.
That spooky movie was too realistic for me.
Cuando era niño, las casa en mi barrio se adornaban para la temporada de Navidad, pero hoy en día la gente además crean un ambiente tétrico en sus patios delanteros para Halloween.
When I was a kid, the houses in my neighborhood were decorated for Christmas, but now people also create a spooky atmosphere in their front yards for Halloween.
No me gusta una casa que es tétrico , me gusta un plan abierto y la luz y el color.
I do not like a house that is gloomy, I like an open plan and light and color.
What are you so gloomy about?
¿Por qué estás tan tétrico?
Esta cripta de una familia nobiliaria es famoso de su aspecto tétrico en España
This crypt of a noble family is famous for its dismal appearance in Spain
Epitafios son algunas veces tétricos pero algunas veces graciosos.
Epitaphs are sometimes gloomy but sometimes funny.
Un lugar que nos parece muy tétrico puede ser el mejor hábitat para un animal bien adaptado a estas condiciones, como el aje-aye, lo que es en peligro de extinción, porque es considerado un mal agüero por los campesinos, quienes lo matan a la vista.
A place that appears very dark and gloomy to us can be the best habitat for an animal well adapted to these conditions, like the aye-aye, which is in danger of extinction, because it is considered a bad omen by the country folk, who kill it on sight.
Algunos lugares están tétricos en la noche a pesar de que parecen bastante seguros por el día.
Some places are spooky at night even though they seem quite safe in the daytime.
No hemos tenido un día tétrico aquí en Nuevo México durante semanas,
¡Me encanta!
We haven't had a gloomy day in New Mexico for weeks.
I love it!
