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1 abject
'æb‹ekt(miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) abyecto- abjectlytr['æbʤekt]1 (conditions) abyecto,-a2 (person) despreciable, vilabject ['æb.ʤɛkt, æb'-] adj1) wretched: miserable, desdichado2) hopeless: abatido, desesperado3) servile: servilabject flattery: halagos serviles♦ abjectly advadj.• abatido, -a adj.• abyecto, -a adj.• dejado, -a adj.• despreciable adj.• humillado, -a adj.• rastrero, -a adj.• vil adj.'æbdʒektadjective (frml) (before n)a) <slave/flattery/cowardice> abyecto, vil (liter)b) < condition> lamentable['æbdʒekt]ADJ1) (=wretched) [condition] deplorable; [state] lamentable2) (=grovelling) sumisowe received an abject apology from the travel company — recibimos una carta de la agencia de viajes deshaciéndose en disculpas
3) (as intensifier) [misery, failure] absoluto; [stupidity] supino; [cowardice] abyecto, vil liter; [surrender] indigno* * *['æbdʒekt]adjective (frml) (before n)a) <slave/flattery/cowardice> abyecto, vil (liter)b) < condition> lamentable -
2 poverty
'povəti(the condition of being poor: They lived in extreme poverty; the poverty of the soil.) pobrezapoverty n pobreza / miseriatr['pɒvətɪ]1 (gen) pobreza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto live below the poverty line no tener ni el mínimo necesario para vivirpoverty line umbral nombre masculino de la pobrezapoverty ['pɑvərt̬i] n: pobreza f, indigencia fn.• desdicha s.f.• estrechez s.f.• indigencia s.f.• laceria s.f.• mengua s.f.• mezquindad s.f.• miseria s.f.• penuria s.f.• pobretería s.f.• pobreza s.f.'pɑːvərti, 'pɒvətimass noun pobreza f; (before n)['pɒvǝtɪ]1. N1) (=state of being poor) pobreza fabsolute/extreme/relative poverty — pobreza f absoluta/extrema/relativa
abject, grinding, plead 1., 2), vow 1.to live/die in poverty — vivir/morir en la pobreza
2) (=lack) pobreza f, escasez fpoverty of resources — pobreza f or escasez f de recursos
poverty of ideas — pobreza f de ideas
poverty of imagination — pobreza f or falta f de imaginación
3) (=poor quality) [of soil] pobreza f2.CPDpoverty line, poverty level (US) N — umbral m de pobreza
to be or live above/below the poverty line or level — vivir por encima/por debajo del umbral de pobreza
to be or live on the poverty line — vivir en el umbral de pobreza, vivir al borde de la pobreza
poverty trap N — (Brit) trampa f de la pobreza
* * *['pɑːvərti, 'pɒvəti]mass noun pobreza f; (before n) -
3 pobreza
pobreza sustantivo femenino
pobreza sustantivo femenino poverty ' pobreza' also found in these entries: Spanish: bolsa - demasiada - demasiado - madre - miseria - núcleo - progresiva - progresivo - sacar - sordidez - tiña - campesino - humildad - necesidad - penuria English: close - curse - deprivation - destitution - divorce - ensue - penury - pettiness - pocket - poverty - poverty-stricken - squalor - hand - weakness -
4 wretched
1) (very poor or miserable: They live in a wretched little house.) miserable2) (used in annoyance: This wretched machine won't work!) malditotr['reʧɪd]1 (condition) miserable, lamentable2 (unhappy) desdichado,-a, desgraciado,-a3 (ill) muy mal, fatal4 familiar (very bad) horrible, malísimo,-a, espantoso,-awretched ['rɛʧəd] adj1) miserable, unhappy: desdichado, afligidoI feel wretched: me siento muy mal2) unfortunate: miserable, desgraciado, lastimosowretched weather: tiempo espantoso3) inferior: inferior, maloadj.• aporreado, -a adj.• arrastrado, -a adj.• descamisado, -a adj.• desdichado, -a adj.• desgraciado, -a adj.• infeliz adj.• malísimo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• miserable adj.• mísero, -a adj.• pésimo, -a adj.'retʃəd, 'retʃɪda) (abject, pitiable) <existence/creature> desdichado, desgraciadoto feel wretched — sentirse* muy mal
I can't untie this wretched knot — no puedo desatar este condenado or maldito nudo (fam)
['retʃɪd]ADJ1) (=unhappy) desdichado, desgraciado2) (=abject, poor) [condition] miserable, lamentable; [slum] lamentable; [life, existence] miserable, desgraciado, infeliz3) * (=very bad) horrible, espantosowhat wretched luck! — ¡maldita la suerte!
where's that wretched dog! — ¡dónde está ese maldito or condenado perro!
to feel wretched — (=miserable) sentirse infeliz; (=ill) sentirse muy mal
* * *['retʃəd, 'retʃɪd]a) (abject, pitiable) <existence/creature> desdichado, desgraciadoto feel wretched — sentirse* muy mal
I can't untie this wretched knot — no puedo desatar este condenado or maldito nudo (fam)
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5 miseria
miseria sustantivo femenino 1 ( pobreza) poverty, destitution 2 ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount; 3 ( desgracia) misfortune;
miseria sustantivo femenino
1 (pobreza) extreme poverty: sobrecogía la miseria de sus aposentos, I was moved by the extreme poverty of her living conditions
2 (cantidad despreciable) pittance, miserable amount: vendí la casa por una miseria, I sold the house for a pittance
3 (más en pl) (desgracias, penalidades) miseries: ¡cuánta miseria se reflejaba en sus rostros!, what misery was reflected in their faces! ' miseria' also found in these entries: Spanish: sordidez - villa English: bread line - chicken - misery - peanut - penury - pittance - plunge - poverty - squalor - starvation - untold - wake - want - wretchedness - abject - down - shantytown
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abject — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely unpleasant and degrading: abject poverty. 2) completely without pride or dignity: an abject apology. DERIVATIVES abjection noun abjectly adverb abjectness noun. ORIGIN Latin abjectus rejected , from jacere to throw … English terms dictionary
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poverty — pov|er|ty W3 [ˈpɔvəti US ˈpa:vərti] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: poverté, from Latin paupertas, from pauper; POOR] 1.) [U] the situation or experience of being poor →↑poor, impoverished ↑impoverished ▪ Millions of elderly people live … Dictionary of contemporary English
abject — [[t]æ̱bʤekt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad. Both of them died in abject poverty... This scheme was an abject failure. Syn: total Derived words: abjectly ADV GRADED … English dictionary
abject — ab|ject [ˈæbdʒekt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of abicere, from ab away + jacere to throw ] 1.) abject poverty/misery/failure etc the state of being extremely poor, unhappy, unsuccessful etc 2.) an abject action or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
abject — adjective 1 abject poverty/misery/failure etc the state of being extremely poor, unhappy, unsuccessful etc 2 an abject action or expression shows that you feel very ashamed: an abject apology abjectly adverb abjection noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
abject — adjective 1) abject poverty Syn: wretched, miserable, hopeless, pathetic, pitiful, pitiable, piteous, sorry, woeful, lamentable, degrading, appalling, atrocious, awful 2) an abject sinner … Thesaurus of popular words