grim

grim
grim adj
1 (depressing) [news, town, prison] sinistre ; [sight, conditions] effroyable ; [reality] dur ; her future looks grim son avenir a l'air sombre ; it's a grim reminder of war cela nous remet en mémoire la guerre dans toute son horreur ;
2 (unrelenting) [struggle] acharné ; [resolve] terrible ; to hold onto sb like grim death s'agripper à qn de toutes ses forces ;
3 (unsmiling) [expression] grave ; to be grim-faced avoir l'air grave ;
4 (poor) [accommodation, food] très mauvais ; you look grim tu n'as pas l'air bien du tout ; I'm feeling pretty grim (ill) je ne me sens pas bien ; (depressed) je n'ai pas le moral ;
5 (black) [joke, humour] macabre.

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