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['retʃɪd]1) (miserable) [ person] disgraziato, infelice, sventurato; [appearance, conditions] miserabile; [ weather] brutto; [ accommodation] squallido, pessimo; [ amount] ridicoloto feel wretched — stare male come un cane, sentirsi uno straccio
to feel wretched about — vergognarsi di [ behaviour]
2) colloq. (damned) maledetto* * *['re id]1) (very poor or miserable: They live in a wretched little house.) misero2) (used in annoyance: This wretched machine won't work!) maledetto* * *wretched /ˈrɛtʃɪd/a.1 disgraziato; infelice; misero; sventurato; sciagurato: Toothache makes everybody feel wretched, il mal di denti rende tutti infelici; The wretched man had lost all his relatives, lo sventurato aveva perso tutti i parenti3 brutto; cattivo; orrendo; pessimo; deprimente; squallido: wretched weather, brutto tempo; wretched health, salute pessima; wretched food, cibo pessimo; What a wretched place to live in!, che posto squallido per viverci!4 (fam.) maledetto; stramaledetto (pop.); fottuto (volg.): I can't find my wretched keys!, non trovo più le mie maledette chiavi!● a wretched horse, un ronzino □ wretched ignorance, crassa ignoranza □ a wretched life, una vita di stenti □ a wretched poet, un poetastrowretchedly avv. wretchedness n. [u].* * *['retʃɪd]1) (miserable) [ person] disgraziato, infelice, sventurato; [appearance, conditions] miserabile; [ weather] brutto; [ accommodation] squallido, pessimo; [ amount] ridicoloto feel wretched — stare male come un cane, sentirsi uno straccio
to feel wretched about — vergognarsi di [ behaviour]
2) colloq. (damned) maledetto
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