a bleak area — un'area desolata
the future looks bleak — il futuro sembra tetro
the prospects of your getting a job here are bleak — le probabilità che tu trovi un lavoro qui sono molto scarse
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
bleak — (adj.) c.1300, pale, from O.N. bleikr pale, whitish, blond, from P.Gmc. *blaika shining, white, from PIE root *bhel (1) to shine, flash, burn (see BLEACH (Cf. bleach) (v.)). Later bare, windswept (1530s). Sense of cheerless is c.1719 figurative… … Etymology dictionary
bleak — [bli:k] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: bleikr pale, white ] 1.) without anything to make you feel happy or hopeful a bleak future/prospect ▪ The company still hopes to find a buyer, but the future looks bleak . 2.) cold and without… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bleak — adj. 1 without hope VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
bleak — bleak1 [blēk] adj. [ME bleik < ON bleikr, pale: see BLEACH] 1. exposed to wind and cold; unsheltered; treeless; bare 2. cold and cutting; harsh 3. not cheerful; gloomy; dreary 4. not promising or hopeful [a bleak future] … English World dictionary
bleak — adj South African depressed, disappointed … Contemporary slang
bleak — adj 1. bare, barren, desolate, windswept, windy, exposed, open, unsheltered; desert, waste, poor, dry, arid, bald, empty, naked, dead; exhausted, depleted, worn out, impoverished, meager, scanty, scarce, lean; uncultivable, uncultivatable, fallow … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
bleak — [[t]bli͟ːk[/t]] bleaker, bleakest 1) ADJ GRADED If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. The immediate outlook remains bleak... Many predicted a bleak future. Syn: gloomy Ant: bright Derived words … English dictionary
bleak — [[t]blik[/t]] adj. er, est 1) bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain[/ex] 2) cold and piercing; raw: a bleak wind[/ex] 3) without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary: a bleak future[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME bleke pale, b.… … From formal English to slang
bleak — bleak1 bleakish, adj. bleakly, adv. bleakness, n. /bleek/, adj., bleaker, bleakest. 1. bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain. 2. cold and piercing; raw: a bleak wind. 3. witho … Universalium
bleak — [bliːk] adj 1) with no reason to feel happy or hopeful Textile workers face a bleak future.[/ex] 2) cold and unpleasant bleak winter days[/ex] bleakly adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bleak — 1. adj. 1 bare, exposed; windswept. 2 unpromising; dreary (bleak prospects). Derivatives: bleakly adv. bleakness n. Etymology: 16th c.: rel. to obs. adjs. bleach, blake (f. ON bleikr) pale, ult. f. Gmc: cf. BLEACH 2. n. any of various species of… … Useful english dictionary
