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Translation of trist – Norwegian–English dictionary

trist

 
adjective
  /tɾist/
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vemodig, sørgelig
sad
et trist ansikt a sad face
en trist hendelse a sad incident
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grå og kjedelig
bleak
trist bebyggelse bleak housing
triste farger bleak colors

(Translation of trist from the GLOBAL Norwegian–English Dictionary © 2023 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Translation of trist | PASSWORD Norwegian–English Dictionary

trist

 
adverb
 
drably  [adverb]
a drably dressed woman
drearily  [adverb]
Winter drearily dragged on.
dully  [adverb]
glumly  [adverb]
He glumly waited in the rain for his bus to arrive.
wanly  [adverb]
woefully  [adverb]
dismally  [adverb]
The team performed dismally in the first half of the match.
sadly  [adverb]
He stared sadly at the ruins of his house.

trist

 
adjective
 
cheerless  [adjective] gloomy
a cheerless room
drab  [adjective] dull and uninteresting, especially in colour/color
drab clothes
dreary  [adjective] gloomy
What dreary weather!
dull  [adjective] not exciting or interesting
a very dull book
funereal  [adjective] mournful; suitable for a funeral
He spoke in funereal tones.
gloomy  [adjective] depressing
gloomy news
glum  [adjective] gloomy and sad
Nicola wore a glum expression on her face.
woeful  [adjective] miserable; unhappy
She had a woeful expression on her face.
bleak  [adjective] not hopeful
The economic forecast gave a bleak outlook for the future.
flat  [adjective] dull; without interest
For some reason the performance was rather flat.
melancholy  [adjective] sad; showing or causing sadness
melancholy eyes
mournful  [adjective] feeling or showing sorrow
She wore a mournful expression on her face.
sad  [adjective] unhappy or causing unhappiness
She’s sad because her son is ill.
a sad face

(Translation of trist from the PASSWORD Norwegian–English Dictionary © 2023 K Dictionaries Ltd)

 

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