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bleak in Russian

bleak in Russian is бесцве́тный, бле́дный, го́лый — bleak means cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.

bleak in Russian

бесцве́тный
adj
Pronounced: bestsvetnyy
Without color; pale; pallid.
бле́дный
adj
Pronounced: blednyy
Without color; pale; pallid.
го́лый
adj
Pronounced: golyy
Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
незащищённый
adj
Pronounced: nezashchishchyonnyy
Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
откры́тый
adj
Pronounced: otkrytyy
Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
безра́достный
adj
Pronounced: bezradostnyy
Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
мра́чный
adj
Pronounced: mrachnyy
Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
укле́йка
noun
Pronounced: ukleyka
A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae.
уклейка
noun
Pronounced: ukleyka
A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae.

What does "bleak" mean?

  1. adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
    "The moor looked bleak under the winter sky."
  2. adj Offering little hope; grim.
    "The outlook for the struggling company looked bleak."
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bleak in a sentence

  • The moor looked bleak under the winter sky.
  • A bleak wind blew across the empty car park.
  • The outlook for the struggling company looked bleak.
  • Doctors gave a bleak prognosis after the accident.

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What is "bleak" in Russian?

"bleak" in Russian is бесцве́тный, бле́дный, го́лый. bleak means: Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.

How do you pronounce бесцве́тный?

"bleak" in Russian is бесцве́тный, pronounced "bestsvetnyy".

How do you use "bleak" in a sentence?

Example: "The moor looked bleak under the winter sky." In Russian, "bleak" is бесцве́тный, бле́дный, го́лый.

Are there other ways to say "bleak" in Russian?

Yes — Russian has 9 translations listed for "bleak": бесцве́тный, бле́дный, го́лый, незащищённый, откры́тый, безра́достный.

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