English

Pronunciation
IPA|/bli:k/
audio|en-us-bleak.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|i�k

Etymology 1
From OE. blac|bl�c.

Adjective
en-adj|bleak|er

1. Without color; pale; pallid.
2. desolate|Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
3. Cold; cheerless; as, a bleak blast.

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Translations
trans-top|without color
Dutch: t-|nl|bleek
Estonian: kaame, kahvatu, plass
Finnish: t-|fi|kalpea
German: t+|de|farblos
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trans-top|desolate and exposed
Dutch: t|nl|desolaat
Finnish: karu, paljas
German: t+|de|öde, t-|de|ungeschützt
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trans-top|cheerless
Dutch: t|nl|vreugdeloos
Finnish: synkkä, kolkko
German: t-|de|freudlos
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ttbc|Slovene: bled (1)
ttbc|Spanish: Yermo m, desolado m
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Español: Pálido

Etymology 2
Probably from ON. bleikja.

Noun
en-noun
wikipedia

1. A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae; the blay.

Translations
trans-top|small European river fish
Dutch: t|nl|bliek|m
Finnish: t+|fi|salakka
French: ablette f
German: t+|de|Laube|m, t+|de|Ukelei|m
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Old English: t-|ang|blæge|f|altblǣġe|xsOld English
Russian: �клейка (ukl'éjka) f
Spanish: t-|es|albur|m
Swedish: t-|sv|löja
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Category:Fish

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