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sombrio in English:

1. bleak bleak


a bleak outlook/prospect
They paint a bleak picture of future.
... picker is still rather bleak.
The strenous and bleak working conditions Dickens endured found their way onto the pages of Oliver Twist
Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert.
the playground is a bleak, empty space
Your future see bleak
1. The bleak moors are scary at night. 2. His expression remained bleak.
a bleak January afternoon
When I did, he would be sitting in his chair looking out into the bleak garden.
The company still hopes to find a buyer, but the future looks bleak.
Sadly, the prospects for young people in Lithuania today are rather bleak.
Allen was typically bleak at its press conference
The future is looking bleak for small clubs struggling with debts.
I guess my view on friendship is pretty bleak because I've never really had to rely on anyone for anything.

2. shady


We ate our picnic in a shady spot.
shady deal
She's involved in a shady deal.
They found a shady place for a picnic next to the tree.
Full of shade; shaded: found a cool, shady spot under some trees.
We sat on the shady grass for our picnic
... found out about a shady book deal he had...
My uncle's brother's son got involved in a shady business and disgraced the family.
This place is too shady for taking photos.

3. dark


The sky was dark.
Those dark clouds will probably bring rain.
As soon as it gets dark, the fireworks will start.
What do you need sunglasses for in such a dark place?
All of a sudden, large drops of rain began falling from the dark sky.
The staircase leading to the rooftop is narrow, steep, and dark.
She put on dark glasses to protect her eyes from the sun.
Aliens are often depicted with dark, almond-shaped eyes.
She enclosed a little dark chocolate in her valentine.
All at once the sky became dark and it started to rain.
New York City policemen wear dark blue uniforms.
The dark horse candidate was losing in the polls before the primary.
I couldn't tell what color his shirt was because it was too dark outside.
It's kind of difficult to see in the dark, isn't it?
Kirby's quintessentially Japanese cuteness is almost incomprehensible to his American audience, who satirize him as a dark and gloomy character constantly, almost as a reflex.

English word "sombrio"(dark) occurs in sets:

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4. gloomy


He looks gloomy.
He looked so gloomy after he lost his job that his brother paid for a holiday for him.
gloomy castle
It is such gloomy and dull days like today that make me really depressed
The vet is rather gloomy about my cat's chances of recovery.
It is not my intention to paint an entirely gloomy picture.
The cemetery is a gloomy place. Despite gloomy predictions, the stock market remains strong. It was another gray, gloomy day.
... actually don't buy this gloomy narrative, and I don't...
Kirby's quintessentially Japanese cuteness is almost incomprehensible to his American audience, who satirize him as a dark and gloomy character constantly, almost as a reflex.
I got gloomy and thought of giving up.
The sky is gloomy and gray - a typical rainy-season sky.
It’s such a gloomy day, it looks as if it’s going to rain any minute.
During her long illness, Mary felt gloomy about being confined to the house for so long.
​unhappy and without ​hope: a gloomy ​person/​expression The ​cemetery is a gloomy ​place.
It was as gloomy inside the mansion as the sunlight was dazzling outside.

English word "sombrio"(gloomy) occurs in sets:

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