Triste, sombre et déprimant.
Sad, dark and depressing.
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C'était une matinée pluvieuse et lugubre. — It was a dismal rainy morning.
L'équipe a connu une saison catastrophique. — The team had a dismal season.
Le couloir paraissait lugubre, sans la moindre fenêtre. — The hallway looked dismal without any windows.
Les ventes du deuxième trimestre ont été catastrophiques. — Sales in the second quarter were dismal.
Pourquoi la salle d'attente est-elle si lugubre et grise ? — Why is the waiting room so dismal and grey?
Comment un résultat aussi catastrophique a-t-il été validé ? — How did such a dismal result get approved?
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