finster
fins•ter
a
(=ohne Licht) dark
[Zimmer, Wald, Nacht] dark (and gloomy)
im Finstern in the dark
im Finstern liegen to be in darkness
c
(=mürrisch, verdrossen, düster) grim
[Wolken] dark, black
d (fig)
(=unaufgeklärt) dark
das finster(st)e Mittelalter the Dark Ages pl
e
(=unheimlich) [Gestalt, Blick, Gedanken, Drohung, Verschwörung] sinister
a
(=mürrisch) grimly
es sieht finster aus (fig) things look bleak
finster entschlossen sein to be grimly determined
jdn finster ansehen to give sb a black (Brit) or dirty (US) look
b
(=unheimlich)
das alte Haus sah ziemlich finster aus the old house looked quite sinister
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