Oscuridad parcial en la que casi nada se ve.
Partial darkness where little can be seen.
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Apenas lo veíamos en la penumbra. — We could barely see him in the gloom.
El desánimo llenó la oficina. — A sense of gloom filled the office.
Hoy el abatimiento en la sala se palpaba. — The gloom in the room was palpable today.
La penumbra del sótano me hizo encender una lámpara. — The gloom of the cellar made me switch on a lamp.
¿Por qué tanto desánimo por los resultados? — Why so much gloom about the results?
¿Sientes a menudo una sensación de abatimiento? — Do you often feel a sense of gloom?
Una sola vela hizo retroceder la penumbra. — A single candle pushed back the gloom.
La buena noticia por fin disipó el desánimo. — The good news lifted the gloom at last.
Intentó sacudirse el abatimiento que la envolvía. — She tried to shake off the gloom hanging over her.
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