How the word "tetro" is translated into English
Da quando si è lasciato con lei, ha un umore tetro.
[da ˈkkwando si ˈɛ llaʃˈʃato ˈkon ˈlɛi̯, ˈa un uˈmore ˈtɛtro.]
Since he broke up with her, he's been in a gloomy mood.
Era una persona tetra, sempre chiusa nei propri pensieri.
[ˈɛra ˈuna perˈsona ˈtɛtra, ˈsɛmpre ˈkjuza ˈnɛi̯ ˈprɔpri penˈsjɛri.]
He was a gloomy person, always shut away in his own thoughts.
Non sopporto il suo atteggiamento tetro durante le cene di famiglia.
[ˈnon sopˈpɔrto il ˈsuo atteddʒaˈmento ˈtɛtro duˈrante ˈle ˈtʃene di faˈmiʎʎa.]
I can't stand his gloomy attitude during family dinners.
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