trüb

murky

adjective TRUEP Rare

Also means

cloudy; gloomy

Usage Note

trüb (also trübe) describes liquid that is cloudy or light that is dim, as in trübes Wasser (murky water) or ein trüber Tag (a dreary day). Figuratively it means gloomy or bleak.

Examples

"Durch das trübe Fensterglas sah man kaum hinaus."

Natural Translation

Through the murky window glass one could barely see out.

Literal Translation

Through the murky window-glass saw one barely out.

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