C1adjective · rare

sombre

som·bre

sombre · sombrer · sombrest

не працює, знижений, зламаний

мрачный, хмурый, пасмурный, тёмный

finster, trübe, dunkel, düster

Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly litDark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.

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UK/ˈsɒmbə/US/ˈsɑmbɚ/

» Tom is somber.

Том похмурий.

Том насуплений.

Meaning

4 senses

(Canada, UK)Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
dunkel, düster, finster
мра́чныйmráčnyj, па́смурныйpásmurnyj, хму́рыйxmúryj
(Canada, UK)Dull or dark in colour or brightness.
matt, stumpf, dunkel
мра́чныйmráčnyj, тёмныйtjómnyj
lacking brightness or color; dull
(Canada, UK)Melancholic, gloomy, dreary, dismal; grim.
verhalten, trübe, freudlos
мра́чныйmráčnyj, па́смурныйpásmurnyj, хму́рыйxmúryj
(Canada, UK)Grave; extremely serious.
a sombre situation
ernst, schwerwiegend
непростойneprostoj, трудныйtrudnyj
grave or even gloomy in character

Examples

9 sentences

Tom is somber.
Том похмурий.
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We heard somber hollow sounds from the cave.
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Is black too sombre to wear in spring?
deIst Schwarz zu tragen im Frühling zu düster?
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It was pretty somber.
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These colors are somber.
ruЭти цвета мрачные.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 4

dark; gloomy, dimly lit:

dull or dark in colour:

melancholic; dismal:

grave:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

dark; gloomy, dimly lit:

dull or dark in colour:

melancholic; dismal:

grave:

Origin

Borrowed from French sombre (“dark”), from Old French sombre, from a verb *sombrer or Lati

Borrowed from French sombre (“dark”), from Old French sombre, from a verb *sombrer or Latin sub- + umbra. Compare Spanish sombra (“shade; dark part of a picture; ghost”).

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