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dismal

[ˈdɪzməɫ]

Meanings
adjective

Decepcionante, pésimo

Disappointingly inadequate.

Examples :

"He received a dismal compensation."
Recibió una compensación pésima.
attitude quality situation condition

Related Words

Illustration despair

despair noun

/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈspɛəɹ/

Desesperación, desesperanza

"He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive"

Se dio la vuelta desesperado, consciente de que no iba a sobrevivir.

Illustration received

received verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvd/

Recibir

"She received many presents for her birthday."

Ella recibió muchos regalos para su cumpleaños.

Illustration depressing

depressing verb

/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/ /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/

Presionar, oprimir

"Depress the upper lever to start the machine."

Presione la palanca superior para encender la máquina.

Illustration weekend

weekend noun

/wiːˈkɛnd/ /ˈwiˌkɛnd/

Fin de semana

"The weekend is a good time for families to spend time together. "

El fin de semana es un buen momento para que las familias pasen tiempo juntas.

Illustration bleak

bleak adjective

/bliːk/

Pálido, descolorido

"The artist's painting of the stormy sky was bleak, showing only shades of gray and dark blue. "

La pintura del artista del cielo tormentoso era pálida, mostrando solo tonos de gris y azul oscuro.

Illustration sima

sima noun

/ˈsaɪmə/

Cornisa

"The rain poured off the roof and into the sima, preventing water from dripping directly onto the porch. "

La lluvia cayó del tejado a la cornisa, evitando que el agua gotease directamente sobre el porche.

Illustration gloomy

gloomy adjective

/ˈɡlumi/

Sombrío, oscuro, lúgubre

"The cavern was gloomy."

La caverna era sombría.

Illustration inadequate

inadequate noun

/ɪnˈædəkwɪt/

Un ineficaz

"The inadequate showed up late to every class, making it hard to keep up with the course material. "

El ineficaz llegaba tarde a todas las clases, lo que dificultaba seguir el material del curso.

Illustration thoughts

thoughts noun

/θɑts/ /θɔːts/

Pensamientos, ideas

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."

El arma más poderosa contra el estrés es nuestra capacidad de elegir un pensamiento sobre otro.

Illustration compensation

compensation noun

/ˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən/

Compensación, indemnización

"The company's compensation package includes a salary and health insurance. "

El paquete de compensación de la empresa incluye un salario y seguro médico.

Illustration disappointingly

disappointingly adverb

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋli/ /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋliː/

Decepcionantemente

"I spent countless hours revising, but, disappointingly, I still failed the exam."

Pasé incontables horas revisando, pero, decepcionantemente, aún así suspendí el examen.

Illustration storm

storm noun

/stɔːm/ /stɔɹm/

Tormenta

"The sudden storm flooded the streets, making it impossible to get to school on time. "

La tormenta repentina inundó las calles, haciendo imposible llegar a la escuela a tiempo.