dour

1. Stern, harsh and forbidding.

   mürrisch, rau, verdrießlich

   стро́гийstrógij, суро́выйsuróvyj

   суворийsuvoryj, строгийstrohyj

2. Unyielding and obstinate.

   unnachgiebig, halsstarrig, starrköpfig

   непрекло́нныйnepreklónnyj

   stubbornly unyielding

3. Expressing gloom or melancholy.

   düster, dumpf, trist

   мра́чныйmráčnyj

   понурийponuryj, похмурийpoxmuryj

1. Tom's dour silence said more than any words could.

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2. The guard's dour expression made visitors hesitate to approach him.

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3. The teacher's dour demeanor kept the students quiet throughout the class.

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4. She gave us a dour look when we suggested that she apologize.

   ruОна наградила нас суровым взглядом, когда мы предложили ей извиниться.

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5. He's always been a dour twat with a face like a cat's arse.

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