downcast

[US]/'daʊnkɑːst/
[UK]/'daʊnkæst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. الشعور بالانخفاض في الروح؛ متحرك أو موجه نحو الأسفل
Word Forms
Pluraldowncasts

Example Sentences

a downcast expression

تعابير حزينة

stand with downcast eyes

قف مع عيون دامعة

her modestly downcast eyes.

عيناها دامعة بتواضع.

Ashamed of his mistake, he stood with downcast eyes.

أشعر بالخجل من خطأه، وقف بعينين دامعتين.

looked downcast after his defeat;

بدا عليه الإحباط بعد هزيمته

With downcast eyes I explained that I was not the person they all thought I was.

بينما كنت أنظر إلى الأسفل شرحت أنني لست الشخص الذي يعتقدون أنني كنت عليه.

Real-world Examples

" Not so good, actually, " replied the little wizard, who looked thoroughly downcast.

"ليس جيدًا جدًا، في الواقع،" رد الساحر الصغير، الذي بدا مهمومًا للغاية.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

To think that he should now be so downcast in old age!

يا له من أمر محزن أن يكون في هذا العمر مهمومًا!

Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

The Ministry workers beside them fell silent, their eyes downcast; Harry could feel fear rippling through them.

سكت عمال وزارة السحر بجوارهم، وأعينهم مهمومة؛ شعر هاري بالخوف يتخللهم.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

When he clocked off from his last shift on the last day he was downcast.

عندما أنهى عمله في آخر وردية له في اليوم الأخير، كان مهمومًا.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

I'm not too downcast. I've had a good innings. Seen and done a lot in my time.

أنا لست مهمومًا جدًا. لقد حظيت بحياة جيدة. رأيت وفعلت الكثير في حياتي.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

And then he remembered the spelling, and was a little downcast.

ثم تذكر التهجئة، وشعر ببعض الإحباط.

Source: New Arabian Nights (Volume 1)

He had purple cheeks and downcast eyes.

كانت وجنتاه أرجوانيتين وعيناه مهمومتين.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part One)

Her eyes were downcast, her hands clenched.

كانت عيناها مهمومة، ويداها مقبضتين.

Source: Family and the World (Part 2)

But Harry stood before them silent and downcast.

لكن هاري وقف أمامهم صامتًا ومهمومًا.

Source: New Arabian Nights (Volume 1)

And Meg's downcast face brightened as she spoke.

وتألق وجه ميج المتهدج عندما تحدثت.

Source: "Little Women" original version

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