dismal

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

Translation

adj. mzito, mtamu; giza, waumivu
n. hisi ya roho za chini

Phrases & Collocations

a dismal failure

ushindwa mzito

a dismal outlook

mtazamo mbaya

dismal weather forecast

prognozi mbaya ya hali ya hewa

a dismal performance

utendaji mbaya

dismal science

sayansi ya kusikitisha

Example Sentences

a dismal book; a dismal performance on the cello.

kitabu cha kusikitisha; utendaji mbaya kwenye cello.

a dismal cavernous hall.

ukumbi mkubwa na wa kusikitisha.

That is a rather dismal melody.

Hiyo ni meli ya kusikitisha kabisa.

dismal weather; took a dismal view of the economy.

hali ya hewa ya kusikitisha; alichukua mtazamo mbaya wa uchumi.

his life was a catalogue of dismal failures.

maisha yake yote yalikuwa orodha ya kushindwa kwa kusikitisha.

there was one bright spot in a night of dismal failure.

kulikuwa na hatua nzuri katika usiku wa kushindwa kwa kusikitisha.

the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening.

hali ya hewa ya kusikitisha ilifanya mwisho wa mchana uonekane kama jioni.

those who put in a dismal performance will be bounced from the tour.

wale ambao watafanya utendaji mbaya watatolewa kwenye ziara.

the manager is hoping for victory to compensate for the team's dismal league campaign.

mshauri anatarajia ushindi ili kufidia kampeni mbaya ya ligi ya timu.

his dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty.

hisia zake za kusikitisha hazikuondolewa kwa kukuta nyumba ikiwa tupu.

He felt dismal after reading a piece of bad news in the newspaper.

Alahisi kusikitisha baada ya kusoma habari mbaya kwenye gazeti.

he shuddered as he watched his team's dismal performance.

aliogopa wakati alimuona utendaji mbaya wa timu yake.

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