drab

[US]/dræb/
[UK]/dræb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kedelig; brunlig i farven
n. en brunlig farve; mangel på livlighed
vt. at gøre kedelig
vi. at besøge prostituerede
Word Forms
Comparativedrabber
Pluraldrabs
Superlativedrabbest

Phrases & Collocations

dribs and drabs

små dryp

Example Sentences

the landscape was drab and grey.

landskabet var kedeligt og gråt.

her drab suburban existence.

hendes kedelige forstadsliv.

the rooms are rather drab and institutional.

værelserne er ret kedelige og institutionelle.

a drab and boring job;

en trist og kedelig stilling;

the drab houses of the mining town

de kedelige huse i minedriften.

a drab personality.See Synonyms at dull

en kedelig personlighed. Se Synonymer ved kedelig

People started arriving in dribs and drabs from nine o’clock onwards.

Folk begyndte at ankomme lidt efter lidt fra ni om morgenen.

Life was now drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas.

Livet var nu kedeligt sammenlignet med den mere spændende livsstil i udlandet.

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