drab

UK
/dræb/
US
/dræb/
drabsubstantiv
drabs
Pl.
UK
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US
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Übersetzungen
The drab of the office environment made her feel uninspired.
Монотонность офисной среды заставляла её чувствовать себя не вдохновлённой.
The drab of the winter landscape was depressing.
Серость зимнего пейзажа была угнетающей.
Definitionen
A dull, lifeless, or monotonous quality or atmosphere.
He longed to escape the drab of small-town life.
A dull light-brown colour.
The uniform was a nondescript shade of drab.
A plain woven cloth of a dull brownish colour, originally used for military clothing.
Early twentieth-century soldiers often wore coarse drab.
(Archaic, derogatory) A prostitute or slovenly woman.
He was warned to keep away from the drabs that frequented the docks.
Synonyme
drabadjektiv
drabber
Komp.
drabbest
Super.
UK
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US
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Übersetzungen
The room was painted in a drab color.
Комната была покрашена в тусклый цвет.
The lecture was so drab that I almost fell asleep.
Лекция была такой скучной, что я почти заснул.
The weather was drab and uninspiring.
Погода была серой и не вдохновляющей.
Definitionen
Lacking brightness or interest; dull, cheerless, or monotonous.
After weeks of rain the city looked drab and lifeless.
Of a dull light-brown or greyish colour.
He wore a drab overcoat that blended into the fog.
drabverb
drabbed
Präteritum
drabbed
Partizip Perfekt
drabbing
Gerundium
UK
/dræb/
US
/dræb/
Archaic/rare verb senses are attested; include for completeness.
Definitionen
(Intransitive, archaic) To consort with prostitutes; to engage in debauchery.
He was dismissed from the academy for drinking and drabbing in the town.
(Transitive, rare) To make dull or drab in appearance.
Years of grime had drabbed the once-bright façade.