lúgubre

adj.

lugubrious, dreary, funereal, gloomy.

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lúgubre

► adjetivo

1 (triste) bleak, lugubrious; (fúnebre) sombre (US somber), mournful

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ADJ (=triste) mournful, lugubrious frm, dismal; [voz, tono] sombre, somber (EEUU), mournful

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adjetivo <habitación/ambiente/persona> gloomy, lugubrious (liter); <rostro/voz/paisaje> gloomy

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= gloomy [gloomier -comp., gloomiest -sup.], grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, doleful, lugubrious.

Ex. In spite of gloomy conditions thoughtful library leaders are saying that opportunities have never been more promising.

Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex. In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being 'grim-faced'.

Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').

Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a 'spooky' atmosphere at home.

Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.

Ex. This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.

Ex. Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.

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* de un modo lúgubre = spookily.

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adjetivo <habitación/ambiente/persona> gloomy, lugubrious (liter); <rostro/voz/paisaje> gloomy

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= gloomy [gloomier -comp., gloomiest -sup.], grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, doleful, lugubrious.

Ex: In spite of gloomy conditions thoughtful library leaders are saying that opportunities have never been more promising.

Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being 'grim-faced'.

Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').

Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a 'spooky' atmosphere at home.

Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.

Ex: This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.

Ex: Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.

* de un modo lúgubre = spookily.

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lúgubre

adjective

‹habitación/ambiente› gloomy, dismal, lugubrious (liter); ‹persona› gloomy, somber*, lugubrious (liter); ‹paisaje› gloomy, dismal; ‹rostro/voz› gloomy, mournful, somber*

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lúgubre adjetivo
gloomy
lúgubre adjetivo dismail, lugubrious
'lúgubre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sombrío
English:
cheerless
- dingy
- dismal
- doleful
- dreary
- grim
- mournful
- somber
- sombre
- desolate
- gloomy
- lugubrious

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lúgubre adj

1. [triste, melancólico] [semblante, expresión] gloomy, mournful;

[pensamiento, tono] gloomy, sombre

2. [fúnebre] [idea, relato] morbid;

[voz] sepulchral

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lúgubre

adj gloomy

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lúgubre adj

: gloomy, lugubrious

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lúgubre adj gloomy [comp. gloomier; superl. gloomiest] / grim [comp. grimmer; superl. grimmest]