Danish-English translations for dyster

sullen
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dismal
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Ireland's situation as regards Kyoto targets is, to be honest, fairly dismal. Irlands situation med hensyn til Kyoto-målene er ærligt talt ret dyster. He received a dismal compensationThe storm made for a dismal weekend

dreary
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It had rained for three days straight, and the dreary weather dragged the townspeoples spirits down.Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary...
gloomy
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I believe that is too gloomy a prediction. Det er efter min mening en alt for dyster spådom. However, in this respect the situation is gloomy. Denne situation er dog dyster. It is not my intention to paint an entirely gloomy picture. Jeg vil ikke tegne et udelukkende dystert billede af situationen.
glum
grim
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Life was grim in many northern industrial towns.His grim determination enabled him to win.A grim castle overshadowed the village.
lugubrious
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The poor lighting and sparse maintenance, plus the rarefied traffic on its wide boulevards, made the effect of Pyongyang on the tourist distinctly lugubriousHis client’s lugubrious expression tipped off the detective that something lurked beneath her optimistic words
murky
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The IGC deadlock is not the result of divergent opinions on the European Project, but on a murky story of qualified majority voting. Dødvandet på regeringskonferencen er ikke en følge af uenighed om forfatningsudkastet, men om en dyster historie om afstemning med kvalificeret flertal.

sombre
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This debate takes place against an extremely sombre background. Drøftelsen finder sted på en uhyre dyster baggrund. a sombre situation