German-English translations for finster

sombre
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a sombre situation
dismal
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He received a dismal compensationThe storm made for a dismal weekendShe was lost in dismal thoughts of despair

gloomy
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The picture is therefore very gloomy. Die Aussichten sind deshalb ziemlich finster. However, in this respect the situation is gloomy. Diese Situation ist jedoch finster. The cavern was gloomy
sullen
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dark
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The uprising in the Polish town of Poznan, the first revolt against the dark dictatorship enveloping Central Europe, started fifty years ago, in June 1956. Der Aufstand in der polnischen Stadt Poznan, die erste Revolte gegen die finstere, Mitteleuropa beherrschende Diktatur, begann vor fünfzig Jahren, im Juni 1956. The room was too dark for readingDark signals should be treated as all-way stop signs
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...
glum
grim
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Grim dictatorships, motivated by the fear of certain ideas, still find ways of blocking access to information. Finstere Diktaturen, die bestimmte Ideen fürchten, finden noch immer einen Weg, um den Zugang zu Informationen zu blockieren. The confirmed statistics provided by international agencies, such as the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq and other UN organisations, are truly grim and heartbreaking. Die von internationalen Agenturen, wie der United Nations Assistance Mission im Irak und anderen UN-Organisationen, bestätigten Statistiken sehen wirklich finster aus und brechen einem das Herz. Life was grim in many northern industrial towns.

heavy
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heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etcThis film is heavyThe Moody Blues are, like, heavy
obscure
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an obscure passage or inscription; The speaker made obscure references to little-known literary worksThe etymological roots of the word "blizzard" are obscure and open to debate.
surlyThe surly weather put us all in a bad mood.