dreary in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dreary in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for dreary in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

dreary in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dreary in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

dreary [ˈdrɪəri, Am ˈdrɪr-] ADJ

Translations for dreary in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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English
Drunkenness was rife among the labourers in a dreary existence with too little to do.
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These houses were, unusually, semi-detached and arranged in a chequerboard layout, very much in contrast to the dreary terraces that were then the standard.
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After unexpectedly becoming friends with a neighboring girl, she lets some pleasure into her dreary life.
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But now the world is dreary, and he must leave, in winter, in the dead of night, finding his own way in the trackless snow.
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Everywhere we met with th same productions, and the same dreary landscape.
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In spite of promotions to colorfulness, however, her second series courtroom and overall look was much duller and drearier than her previous courtroom.
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During the long dry season large extents of red soil with hardly any trees lend the country a scorched and dreary appearance.
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The play's success brought the word dreary into common use.
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It is here that the dreary suspicion of allegory crosses the reader's mind.
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However, he too thought that the church was in a dreary spot.
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