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grim [Brit ɡrɪm, Am ɡrɪm] ADJ

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2. grim (unrelenting):

grim struggle

grim resolve

to hold onto sb like grim death

s'agripper à qn de toutes ses forces

3. grim (unsmiling):

grim expression

to be grim-faced

avoir l'air grave

4. grim (poor) inf:

grim accommodation, food

you look grim

tu n'as pas l'air bien du tout inf

I'm feeling pretty grim (ill)

je ne me sens pas bien

I'm feeling pretty grim (depressed)

je n'ai pas le moral inf

5. grim (black):

grim joke, humour

Grim Reaper [Brit ɡrɪm ˈriːpə, Am ɡrɪm ˈripər] N

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the Grim Reaper

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Death, the grim reaper

glauque film, ambiance

grim

sombre tableau, conclusion

grim

c'est une sombre histoire d'inceste

it's a grim story of incest

La Faucheuse

the Grim Reaper

ce/il n'est pas marrant (austère, déprimant)

it's/he's pretty grim inf

l'avenir semble complètement bouché fig

the future looks grim

rappel utile/douloureux du passé

useful/grim reminder of the past

j'ai passé un sale quart d'heure ou de sales moments

I had a pretty grim time (of it)

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grim [grɪm] ADJ

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1. grim (very serious):

grim

to be grim-faced

avoir une mine sévère

2. grim (unpleasant):

grim

3. grim (horrible):

grim

grim outlook

perspective effroyable

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to hang on like grim death person

se cramponner de toutes ses forces

to feel grim inf

ne pas avoir le moral

grim ADJ

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a grim expression

une expression sombre

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to paint a grim/rosy picture of sth

dresser un portrait sombre/rose de qc

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sombre roman, visage

grim

to paint a grim/rosy picture of sth

dresser un portrait sombre/rose de qc

to be grim-faced

avoir une mine sévère

grim outlook

perspective effroyable

to hang on like grim death person

se cramponner de toutes ses forces

to feel grim inf

ne pas avoir le moral

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The prospects if the ship sank were grim. en.wikipedia.org

Why would anyone volunteer for such a grim task? en.wikipedia.org

Ole quickly surprised everyone with his original grim throath, as a matter of fact he had never been in a band as a vocalist before. en.wikipedia.org

The grim process of locating victims of the campaign begins, with the bodies of those burned in the church found submerged in a lake. en.wikipedia.org

Wrecked cars usually remained in place for long periods of time, providing a grim reminder of the dangers of the highway. en.wikipedia.org

The writing style was positively received as being vivid and well-written, sometimes grim, but with appropriate language. en.wikipedia.org

A popular saying that the civil servants pretended to work while the state pretended to pay them expressed this grim reality. en.wikipedia.org

Prospects for lower class women, however, were frequently grim. en.wikipedia.org

The grim specter of the 1943 riots never quite fades from the minds of city leaders. en.wikipedia.org

Additionally, things were now starting to look grim for the year-old label, and bankruptcy was looming. en.wikipedia.org

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