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1 ♦ misery
♦ misery /ˈmɪzərɪ/n.1 [u] infelicità; sofferenza2 (generalm. al pl.) sofferenza; tribolazione; pena3 [u] stato miserando; squallore ( dovuto a indigenza): The refugees lived in conditions of great misery, i profughi vivevano in condizioni di grave indigenza4 (fam. ingl.) persona depressa; lagna, strazio (fam.)● to make sb. 's life a misery, rendere la vita di q. un inferno □ to put an animal out of its misery, dare il colpo di grazia a un animale che soffre □ to put sb. out of his misery, non far penare q. (e dirgli quello che vuole sapere); togliere q. dai carboni ardentiFALSI AMICI: misery non significa miseria. -
2 misery mis·ery n
['mɪzərɪ](unhappiness) tristezza, (pain) sofferenza, tormento, dolore m, (wretchedness) miseria, (fam: person) lagna
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