bleak (redirected from bleaker)

bleak ¹  (blk)

adj. bleak·er, bleak·est

1.

a. Gloomy and somber: "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult" (John Millington Synge).

b. Providing no encouragement; depressing: a bleak prospect.

2. Cold and cutting; raw: bleak winds of the North Atlantic.

3. Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and barren: the bleak, treeless regions of the high Andes.

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[Middle English bleik, pale, from Old Norse bleikr, white; see bhel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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bleakly adv.

bleakness n.

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bleak ²  (blk)

n. pl. bleak or bleaks

A small European freshwater fish of the genus Alburnus that is related to the carp and has silvery scales used in the manufacture of artificial pearls.

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[Middle English bleke, probably alteration (influenced by bleke, pale) of *blay, from Old English blge.]

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bleak¹

adj

1. exposed and barren; desolate

2. cold and raw

3. offering little hope or excitement; dismal a bleak future

[Old English blāc bright, pale; related to Old Norse bleikr white, Old High German bleih pale]

bleakly  adv

bleakness  n

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bleak²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any slender silvery European cyprinid fish of the genus Alburnus, esp A. lucidus, occurring in slow-flowing rivers

[probably from Old Norse bleikja white colour; related to Old High German bleiche bleach]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	bleak - offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" black, dim hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"
	2.	bleak - providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" barren, desolate, stark, bare inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
	3.	bleak - unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" cutting, raw cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"

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bleak

adjective

1. dismal, black, dark, depressing, grim, discouraging, gloomy, hopeless, dreary, sombre, unpromising, disheartening, joyless, cheerless, comfortless The immediate outlook remains bleak.
dismal promising, encouraging, cheerful, cosy

2. exposed, open, empty, raw, bare, stark, barren, desolate, gaunt, windswept, weather-beaten, unsheltered The island's pretty bleak.
exposed protected, sheltered, shielded

3. stormy, cold, severe, bitter, rough, harsh, chilly, windy, wintry, tempestuous, intemperate The weather can be quite bleak on the coast.

Translations

bleak [bliːk]

A. ADJ (bleaker (compar) (bleakest (superl))) [landscape] → desolado, inhóspito; [weather] → desapacible, crudo; [smile, voice] → lúgubre, sombrío; [future] → sombrío; [welcome] → poco hospitalario; [room] → lúgubre
it was a bleak, lonely existence out there → allá la vida era triste y desoladora
it looks or things look rather bleak for him → las cosas no se le presentan muy alentadoras

B. N (= fish) → breca f, albur m

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bleak [ˈbliːk] adj

[prospect, future] → morne
to look bleak, to remain bleak
The future looks bleak → L'avenir semble peu prometteur.

[place] → morne, désolé(e)

[weather] → triste, maussade

[face] → lugubre; [look] → sombre; [smile] → pâle

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bleak

adj (+er)

landscape, place → öde, trostlos

weather, wind → rau, kalt

(fig) → trostlos; prospects also → trüb; smile, look, tone of voice → niedergeschlagen; his face was bleak → er sah niedergeschlagen aus; things look rather bleak for him → es sieht ziemlich trostlos für ihn aus

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bleak [bliːk] adj (landscape) → desolato/a; (weather) → gelido/a; (smile) → pallido/a; (prospect, future) → tetro/a, deprimente
the prospects of your getting a job here are bleak → le probabilità che tu trovi un lavoro qui sono molto scarse

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bleak [bliːk] adj (landscape) → desolato/a; (weather) → gelido/a; (smile) → pallido/a; (prospect, future) → tetro/a, deprimente
the prospects of your getting a job here are bleak → le probabilità che tu trovi un lavoro qui sono molto scarse

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bleak

adj bleak [bliːk]

1 cold and unsheltered a bleak landscape. onbeskutte قارسٌ، موحِشٌ пуст pustý, holý, ponurý kold og forblæst; dyster; trist öde κρύος, απροστάτευτος, ανεμοδαρμένος inhóspito, desolado kõle در معرض باد و سرما؛ بی حفاظ suojaton désolé קַר וְשוֹמֵם सर्द ogoljen sivár gersang, suram hrjóstrugur desolato 荒涼とした 을씨년스러운 plikas, niūrus neaizsargāts; kails; nemīlīgs tandus dan keanginan guur, kaal kald og forblåst nagi, posępny sombrio pustiu унылый pustý, holý pust goletan kal, öppen, blåsig หนาวและไม่มีที่ปกคลุม soğuk ve korunmasız, çıplak 荒涼的 похмурий, голий نہایت سرد موسم lạnh lẽo 荒凉的

2 not hopeful a bleak outlook for the future. troostelose, treurige كَئيبٌ безперспективен pochmurný, deprimující trist freudlos ζοφερός, δυσοίωνος desesperanzador, nada prometedor sünge ناامید synkkä triste מדַכֵּא उदास sumoran sivár tanpa harapan dapurlegur tetro わびしい 전망이 흐린 niūrus drūms suram somber stusselig, trist beznadziejny, niewesoły sombrio sumbru мрачный pochmúrny žalosten beznadežan dyster โดยสิ้นหวัง ümit kırıcı, karanlık 暗淡的，無希望的 сумний, безрадісний مایوس کن ảm đạm 惨淡的

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bleak → منعزل pochmurný trist kahl άχαρος inhóspito synkkä glauque pust desolato 荒涼とした 황량한 somber dyster ponury desabrigado незащищенный dyster อ้างว้าง rüzgara açık trơ trụi 黯淡的