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1 misero
wretched* * *misero agg.1 (povero) poor, wretched, miserable: una misera esistenza, a wretched (o miserable) life; una casa misera, a poor house2 (scarso, insufficiente) poor, scanty; paltry, needy: miseri guadagni, paltry (o meagre) earnings; misero pasto, poor meal; misero raccolto, scanty (o poor) crop; misero reddito, poor income; guadagnare quattro miseri soldi, (fig.) to earn a pittance (o next to nothing); una misera scusa, a wretched (o a paltry) excuse; mi disse un misero grazie, all I got from him was a thank you; avere una misera opinione di qlcu., to have a poor opinion of s.o.3 (meschino) miserable, mean, poor, despicable; (infelice) unhappy, unfortunate: fece una misera figura, he cut a poor figure // misero me!, poor me!4 (di abito) skimpy5 (ant.) (avaro) miserly, stingy; mean: è un individuo misero e gretto, he is a mean (o stingy) fellow◆ s.m. poor person.* * *['mizero] 1.1) (povero) [ persona] poor, needy; [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; [ abitazione] miserable, shabby-looking, squalid2) (infelice) [ persona] miserable, unhappy, wretched3) (meschino) mean, petty, paltry4) (scarso) [compenso, paga, quantità] miserable, paltry, pitiful2.* * *misero/'mizero/1 (povero) [ persona] poor, needy; [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; [ abitazione] miserable, shabby-looking, squalid2 (infelice) [ persona] miserable, unhappy, wretched; misero me! woe is me! fare una fine -a to meet a sad fate3 (meschino) mean, petty, paltry4 (scarso) [compenso, paga, quantità] miserable, paltry, pitiful(f. -a) destitute person. -
2 derelitto
derelitto agg. forlorn, abandoned, forsaken◆ s.m. down-and-out; tramp: ospizio dei derelitti, refuge for down-and-outs; un povero derelitto, a helpless wretch.* * *[dere'litto] derelitto (-a)1. aggabandoned, (casa) derelict, abandoned2. sm/f* * *[dere'litto] 1. 2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) derelict* * *derelitto/dere'litto/[ bambino] forlorn(f. -a) derelict. -
3 derelitto
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4 indigente
indigente agg. indigent, poor, needy, impecunious, destitute◆ s.m. e f. poor person.* * *[indi'dʒɛnte]1. aggdestitute, poverty-stricken2. sm/fgli indigenti — the poor o needy
* * *[indi'dʒɛnte] 1.aggettivo destitute, needy, indigent form.2.sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile pauper* * *indigente/indi'dʒεnte/destitute, needy, indigent form.II m. e f.pauper; gli -i the destitute. -
5 nullatenente
nullatenente agg. without property, propertyless◆ s.m. e f. person without property, person with no property: sposare una nullatenente, to marry a woman with no property; i nullatenenti, (fam.) the have-nots.* * *[nullate'nɛnte]1. agg2. sm/f* * *[nullate'nɛnte]aggettivo, sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile destitute* * *nullatenente/nullate'nεnte/agg., m. e f.destitute. -
6 miserabile
wretched, miserable* * *miserabile agg.1 miserable, wretched; unfortunate: vivere una vita miserabile, to lead a miserable (o wretched) life; un quartiere miserabile, a poverty-stricken quarter; si trova in una condizione miserabile, he is in a miserable (o sorry) plight2 (scarso) poor, scanty; paltry, measly: guadagno miserabile, scanty (o poor) profit; un salario miserabile, a paltry (o measly) wage3 (moralmente spregevole) despicable, mean: ha commesso un'a-zione miserabile, he did a despicable (o mean) thing // per una miserabile moneta, for a measly (o paltry) coin◆ s.m. e f. (persona miserabile) poor wretch: una banda di miserabili, a bunch of unfortunate wretches.* * *[mize'rabile]1. agg1) (pietoso: vita, condizioni) miserable, wretched, pitiful, (persona) pitiful, wretched2) (povero) poor, destitute, poverty-strickenuna somma miserabile — a miserable o paltry sum of money
3) (spregevole: azione, persona) mean, wretched2. sm/f(persona spregevole) wretch* * *[mize'rabile] 1.1) (miserevole) [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserablevestito in modo miserabile — meanly o poorly dressed
2) spreg. (spregevole) [traditore, imbroglione] despicable, mean2.sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile1) (indigente) wretch, pauper2) spreg. (persona disprezzabile) despicable person, scoundrel* * *miserabile/mize'rabile/1 (miserevole) [ condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; vestito in modo miserabile meanly o poorly dressed2 spreg. (spregevole) [ traditore, imbroglione] despicable, meanII m. e f.1 (indigente) wretch, pauper2 spreg. (persona disprezzabile) despicable person, scoundrel. -
7 disperato
desperate* * *disperato agg.1 despairing: in un tono disperato, in a despairing tone; mi diede uno sguardo disperato, he gave me a despairing look2 ( in preda alla disperazione) desperate, in despair (pred.): disperati, rinunciammo al tentativo, we gave up the attempt in despair; essere disperato, to be in despair (o to feel miserable); ( essere scoraggiato) to be disheartened: essere disperato nell'apprendere qlco., to be dreadfully sorry to hear sthg.; è disperato per la sconfitta, he's in despair over the defeat // alla disperata, (fam.) as a last resort (o if the worst comes to the worst): alla disperata dormiremo in auto, if the worst comes to the worst we will sleep in the car3 ( senza speranza) desperate, hopeless: un caso disperato, a hopeless case; essere in condizioni disperate, to be in a hopeless state; ( di malato) to be far gone (o to be past recovery)4 ( miserabile) destitute, wretched; ( senza un soldo) penniless: avere un'aria disperata, to look wretched5 ( accanito) desperate: una lotta disperata, a desperate (o life-and-death) struggle; fece un ultimo disperato tentativo di salvarsi, he made a desperate (o last-ditch) attempt to save himself◆ s.m.1 desperate person, madman*: agire come un disperato, to act like a madman (o desperately); lavorare come un disperato, (fam.) to work like a madman* * *[dispe'rato] disperato (-a)1. agg2. sm/f1)(
fam : spiantato) è un povero disperato — he's a no-hoper2)lavorare come un disperato — to work furiously o like mad
* * *[dispe'rato] 1.participio passato disperare2.1) (sconsolato, desolato) [ persona] desperate, in despair mai attrib.; [ espressione] helpless2) (estremo) [appello, gesto, situazione] desperate; [sforzo, ricerca] frantic, frenzied; [ tentativo] desperate, forlorn, lastavere un disperato bisogno di — to be in dire need of, to be desperate for [aiuto, affetto, soldi]
3) (senza speranza) [ caso] desperate, hopeless3.••come un disperato — [ correre] like anything, like hell o the devil colloq.; [ lavorare] like anything, like mad
* * *disperato/dispe'rato/II aggettivo2 (estremo) [appello, gesto, situazione] desperate; [sforzo, ricerca] frantic, frenzied; [ tentativo] desperate, forlorn, last; avere un disperato bisogno di to be in dire need of, to be desperate for [aiuto, affetto, soldi]3 (senza speranza) [ caso] desperate, hopelessIII sostantivo m.(f. -a) colloq. wretchcome un disperato [ correre] like anything, like hell o the devil colloq.; [ lavorare] like anything, like mad.
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