Polyglot Dictionary

lugubre

/lygybʁ/

adjective B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. bleak, dreary, gloomy

Usage notes

Preferred over "désolé" here, which in everyday French means "sorry" — lugubre is the unambiguous literary word for a bleak, gloomy scene.

Practice

1 What does lugubre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le paysage ___ de l'hiver donnait envie de rester à l'intérieur.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lugubre?

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