grim

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgrɪm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/grɪm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(grim)

Inflections of 'grim' (adj):
grimmer
adj comparative
grimmest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
grim adj (outlook: bleak)desalentador/a adj
  nefasto/a adj
 According to experts, the economic outlook for the next 5 years is grim.
 Según los expertos, el panorama económico para los próximos cinco años es desalentador.
grim adj (expression: somber)adusto/a adj
  serio/a adj
  ceñudo/a adj
 The policeman looked grim as he wrote the ticket.
 El policía estaba adusto mientras escribía la multa.
grim adj (unyielding)absoluto/a adj
 The runner pushed through the last mile of the marathon with grim determination.
 El corredor hizo la última milla de la maratón con absoluta determinación.
grim adj (weather: bleak) (clima)sombrío/a adj
  gris adj mf
  lúgubre adj mf
 Jane's wedding was on a grim winter day, but she didn't mind.
 La boda de Jane fue en un día sombrío de invierno, pero a ella no le importó.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
grim adj (repellent)desagradable adj mf
  repelente adj mf
 Frank's grim sense of humor put off his mother in law.
 El desagradable sentido del humor de Frank molesta a su suegra.
grim adj informal (unpleasant)desagradable adj mf
  asqueroso adj mf
 The food they serve in the school cafeteria is grim.
 La comida que sirven en la cafetería de la escuela es desagradable.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
grim reality n (harsh truth of a situation)cruda realidad loc nom f
 The grim reality is that the chances of finding any more survivors are next to zero.
 La cruda realidad es que las chances de encontrar más sobrevivientes son casi nulas.
  dura realidad loc nom f
 La dura realidad es que las chances de encontrar más sobrevivientes son casi nulas.
the Grim Reaper n figurative (death personified)la Parca n propio f
 The dying man took to his bed to await the Grim Reaper.
 El hombre moribundo fue a su cama a esperar a la Parca.
grim-faced adj (with somber facial expression)con cara seria loc adj
  (coloquial)con cara larga loc adj
 The grim-faced teacher told off the students.
 La profesora con cara seria regañó a los estudiantes.
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Spanish:

Collocations: the situation [looks, appears] (to be) grim, Why are you so grim (today)?, Why do you look so grim (today)?, more...

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