grim

sombrío, desolador

Muy desagradable, deprimente o con pocas esperanzas de mejorar.

En inglés sencillo: Very unpleasant, depressing, or without much hope.

• The future looks grim.
• They faced grim conditions during the winter.
• The report paints a grim picture of life there.

Sinónimos: bleak, dismal, gloomy

Antónimos: hopeful, pleasant

Expresiones frecuentes: grim outlook, grim reality, grim conditions

serio, sombrío

Muy serio, con una expresión que muestra preocupación, tristeza o enfado.

En inglés sencillo: Very serious and showing worry, sadness, or anger.

• His face was grim.
• She gave me a grim look.
• Everyone fell silent when they saw his grim expression.

Sinónimos: stern, somber

Antónimos: cheerful

Expresiones frecuentes: grim expression, grim face, grim mood

férreo, inquebrantable

Firme y decidido a no rendirse, incluso ante dificultades o sufrimiento.

En inglés sencillo: Firm and unwilling to give up, even when something is difficult or painful.

• She continued with grim determination.
• His grim resolve kept him working through the pain.
• They fought on with grim persistence despite repeated setbacks.

Sinónimos: unyielding, relentless, resolute

Expresiones frecuentes: grim determination, grim resolve, grim persistence