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adjectiveelend; erbärmlich; bitter [Armut]; demütig [Entschuldigung]* * *['æb‹ekt](miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) erbärmlich- academic.ru/83909/abjectly">abjectly* * *ab·ject[ˈæbʤekt]1. (extreme) äußerste(r, s)\abject coward elender Feigling\abject failure kompletter Fehlschlag\abject misery tiefstes Elend\abject poverty bittere Armutto live in \abject fear in größter Angst leben2. (degraded) conditions erbärmlich* * *['bdZekt]adj* * *1. a) elend, erbärmlichb) verächtlichc) unterwürfig2. hoffnungslos, entmutigend3. niedergeschlagenin abject despair in tiefster Verzweiflung;in abject misery in tiefstem Elend;in abject poverty in bitterer Armut* * *adjectiveelend; erbärmlich; bitter [Armut]; demütig [Entschuldigung]* * *adj.bitter (Armut) adj.demütig adj.elend adj.erniedrigt adj.unterwürfig adj.verächtlich adj. -
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1) ( extreme) äußerste(r, s);\abject coward elender Feigling;\abject failure kompletter Fehlschlag;\abject misery tiefstes Elend;\abject poverty bittere Armut;to live in \abject fear in größter Angst leben -
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'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 -
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ˈmɪzərɪ сущ.
1) а) страдание to cause misery ≈ причинять страдания to alleviate, relieve misery ≈ облегчать страдания abject, deep misery ≈ глубокое страдание sheer misery ≈ истинное страдание untold misery ≈ невысказанное страдание It was sheer misery to live there. ≈ Жить там было сущим наказанием. It was sheer misery living there. ≈ Жить там было сущим наказанием. Syn: suffering, agony, anguish, discomfort, distress, passion, torment, torture Ant: happiness, pleasure б) амер., диал. (физическая) боль Syn: pain
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2) обыкн. мн. невзгоды, несчастья
3) бедность, нищета, нужда Syn: poverty
4) а) страдалец, нытик Syn: grumbler, moaner б) ужасное место;
место, навевающее грусть, депрессию и т.д. I am sure she would gladly have confined us both in the Bastile, had England such a misery. ≈ Я уверен, что она с радостью заточила бы нас в Бастилию, если бы в Англии было такое ужасное место. страдание;
горе;
мучение - to put smb. out of * положить конец чьим-л. страданиям /мучениям/, убить кого-л. из милосердия pl невзгоды, несчастья;
бедствия;
напасти физическая боль, страдание - general * общее недомогание - to suffer /to be in/ * from toothache страдать от зубной боли нищета, бедность - to live in * and want жить в безысходной нищете - to reduce smb. to * привести кого-л. к нищете (разговорное) см. misere( разговорное) зануда, нытик misery ( обыкн. pl) невзгоды, несчастья ~ нищета, бедность ~ нытик ~ страдание -
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['mɪz(ə)rɪ]сущ.1)а) страдание, мучение, каторгаabject / deep misery — глубокое страдание
to alleviate / relieve misery — облегчать страдания
It was sheer misery living there. — Жить там было сущей каторгой.
Syn:Ant:б) преим. амер. физическое страдание, больSyn:pain 1.2) несчастье, невзгода, напасть3) бедность, нищета, нуждаSyn:4) разг. страдалец, нытикSyn: -
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['æb‹ekt](miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) beden- abjectly* * *I [aebdžekt]adjective ( abjectly adverb)zavržen; podel, nizkoten; klečeplazen, hlapčevski; potrtabject in poverty verb skrajni revščiniabject in misery — potrt, obupanII [aebdžekt]nounzavrženec; siromak; podlež -
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10 Elend
I Adj.1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable; ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken; elende Hütte oder Baracke hovel; in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)3. (krank) (very) unwell; jemandem ist / wird elend (übel) s.o. is feeling / begins to feel very unwell; elend aussehen look dreadful; sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)4. pej. (gemein) despicable5. nur attr.; umg. Durst, Hunger etc. (stark): terribleII Adv.1. miserably; elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end; elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation2. umg. (sehr) dreadfully; es tut elend weh it’s terribly sore, it hurts dreadfully ( oder like hell Sl.); es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing* * *das Elendaffliction; woefulness; misery; calamitousness; sordidness; squalor; unhappiness; distress; poverty; want; wretchedness* * *['eːlɛnt]nt - (e)s[-dəs] no pl (= Unglück, Not) misery, distress; (= Verwahrlosung) squalor; (= Armut) poverty, penuryein Bild des Élends — a picture of misery/squalor
ins Élend geraten — to fall into poverty, to be reduced to penury, to become destitute
im (tiefsten) Élend leben — to live in (abject) misery/squalor/poverty
(wie) ein Häufchen Élend (inf) — (looking) a picture of misery
da kann man das heulende Élend kriegen (inf) — it's enough to make you scream (inf)
es ist ein Élend mit ihm (inf) — he makes you want to weep (inf), he's hopeless
es ist ein Élend,... (inf) — it's heartbreaking...
See:→ lang* * *1) (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) off-colour2) miserably3) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserable4) ((something that causes) unhappiness: the misery of the fatherless children; Forget your miseries and come out with me!) misery5) (used in annoyance: This wretched machine won't work!) wretched* * *<-[e]s>[ˈe:lɛnt]nt kein pl (Not) misery [or distress]es gibt ja so viel \Elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the worldins \Elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, form to be reduced to penuryim [bitteren/schrecklichen] \Elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery]jdn/sich selbst ins \Elend stürzen to plunge sb/oneself into misery [or poverty]da kann man das heulende \Elend kriegen it's enough to make you screames ist einfach ein \Elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless]* * *das; Elends1) (Leid) misery; wretchedness; s. auch Häufchen2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *1. (Leid) misery;aus tiefstem Elend from the depths of misery;wie das leibhaftige Elend aussehen umg look like death warmed up (US over), look (utterly) wretched;er bekam das heulende Elend umg he got the miseries, he just went to pieces;da könnte man das heulende Elend kriegen umg it’s enough to make you weepsoziales Elend social hardship;ins Elend geraten be reduced to poverty;bringen plunge into poverty (and distress)3. umg, fig:* * *das; Elends2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *nur sing. n.calamitousness n.distress n.(§ pl.: distresses)misery n.squalor n.unhappiness n.woefulness n.wretchedness n. -
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I Adj.1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable; ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken; elende Hütte oder Baracke hovel; in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)3. (krank) (very) unwell; jemandem ist / wird elend (übel) s.o. is feeling / begins to feel very unwell; elend aussehen look dreadful; sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)4. pej. (gemein) despicable5. nur attr.; umg. Durst, Hunger etc. (stark): terribleII Adv.1. miserably; elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end; elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation2. umg. (sehr) dreadfully; es tut elend weh it’s terribly sore, it hurts dreadfully ( oder like hell Sl.); es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing* * *das Elendaffliction; woefulness; misery; calamitousness; sordidness; squalor; unhappiness; distress; poverty; want; wretchedness* * *['eːlɛnt]nt - (e)s[-dəs] no pl (= Unglück, Not) misery, distress; (= Verwahrlosung) squalor; (= Armut) poverty, penuryein Bild des Élends — a picture of misery/squalor
ins Élend geraten — to fall into poverty, to be reduced to penury, to become destitute
im (tiefsten) Élend leben — to live in (abject) misery/squalor/poverty
(wie) ein Häufchen Élend (inf) — (looking) a picture of misery
da kann man das heulende Élend kriegen (inf) — it's enough to make you scream (inf)
es ist ein Élend mit ihm (inf) — he makes you want to weep (inf), he's hopeless
es ist ein Élend,... (inf) — it's heartbreaking...
See:→ lang* * *1) (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) off-colour2) miserably3) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserable4) ((something that causes) unhappiness: the misery of the fatherless children; Forget your miseries and come out with me!) misery5) (used in annoyance: This wretched machine won't work!) wretched* * *<-[e]s>[ˈe:lɛnt]nt kein pl (Not) misery [or distress]es gibt ja so viel \Elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the worldins \Elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, form to be reduced to penuryim [bitteren/schrecklichen] \Elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery]jdn/sich selbst ins \Elend stürzen to plunge sb/oneself into misery [or poverty]da kann man das heulende \Elend kriegen it's enough to make you screames ist einfach ein \Elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless]* * *das; Elends1) (Leid) misery; wretchedness; s. auch Häufchen2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *A. adj1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable;ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken;Baracke hovel;in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)3. (krank) (very) unwell;jemandem ist/wird elend (übel) sb is feeling/begins to feel very unwell;elend aussehen look dreadful;sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)4. pej (gemein) despicableB. adv1. miserably;elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end;elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation2. umg (sehr) dreadfully;es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing* * *das; Elends2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *nur sing. n.calamitousness n.distress n.(§ pl.: distresses)misery n.squalor n.unhappiness n.woefulness n.wretchedness n. -
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iz.1. nudity, nakedness2. (irud.) abject misery -
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♦voorbeelden:1 afzichtelijke ellende/armoede • abject misery/povertyhij heeft iets afzichtelijks • there is something hideous about him -
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afzichtelijke ellende/armoedeabject misery/povertyVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > afzichtelijke ellende/armoede
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16 miseria
f.1 poverty (pobreza).2 misfortune (desgracia).3 meanness.4 baseness, wretchedness (vileza).5 pittance (poco dinero).le pagan una miseria they pay him next to nothing6 extreme poverty, poverty, grinding poverty, abjectedness.7 meager quantity, very small amount, peanuts, pittance.8 hardship.* * *1 (pobreza) extreme poverty2 (desgracia) misery, wretchedness3 (tacañería) meanness* * *noun f.1) misery2) poverty* * *SF1) (=pobreza) poverty, destitution2) (=insignificancia)3) (=tacañería) meanness, stinginess4) † (=parásitos) fleas pl, lice pl* * *1) ( pobreza) poverty, destitution2) ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount3) ( desgracia) misfortuneestar a la miseria — (RPl fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
llorar miseria(s) — (CS fam) to complain about not having any money
* * *= destitution, penury, pittance, squalor, sordidness, poverty, chump change.Ex. In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.Ex. The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.Ex. The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.Ex. The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.Ex. The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex. The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.----* en la miseria = down-and-out, in chapter 11, penniless.* hundirse en la miseria = sink into + depression, sink into + poverty.* miseria absoluta = grinding misery.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.* * *1) ( pobreza) poverty, destitution2) ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount3) ( desgracia) misfortuneestar a la miseria — (RPl fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
llorar miseria(s) — (CS fam) to complain about not having any money
* * *= destitution, penury, pittance, squalor, sordidness, poverty, chump change.Ex: In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.
Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.Ex: The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.Ex: The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.Ex: The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex: The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.* en la miseria = down-and-out, in chapter 11, penniless.* hundirse en la miseria = sink into + depression, sink into + poverty.* miseria absoluta = grinding misery.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.* * *A (pobreza) poverty, destitutionvivir sumido en la más absoluta miseria to live in abject povertyB(cantidad insignificante): gana una miseria she earns a pittancemira la miseria que me diste look at the miserable o paltry o measly amount you gave me ( colloq)C (desgracia) misfortunelas miserias de la guerra the miseries of warestar/quedar a la miseria ( RPl fam): el auto quedó a la miseria the car was a write-off o was wrecked o ( AmE) was totaled ( colloq)está a la miseria he's in a very bad way o in a terrible state ( colloq)* * *
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
* * *miseria nf1. [pobreza] poverty;viven en la miseria they live in poverty3. [tacañería] meanness4. [vileza] baseness, wretchedness5. [poco dinero] pittance;le pagan una miseria he gets paid a pittance, they pay him next to nothing;CSur Famllorar miseria to plead poverty6. CompRP Fama la miseria: es alérgica y está a la miseria she's allergic and she's in a really bad way;después de tantos días sin agua, esa planta quedó a la miseria after so many days without water the plant was in a real state o half dead* * *f1 poverty2 fig ( sufrimiento) misery* * *miseria nf1) pobreza: poverty2) : misery, suffering3) : pittance, meager amount* * * -
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f.poverty.pobreza de lack o scarcity ofpobreza de espíritu weakness of character* * *1 (escasez de dinero) poverty2 (falta) lack, scarcity* * *noun f.1) poverty2) want* * *SF1) (=falta de dinero) poverty2) (=escasez)3) (Rel)* * *a) ( económica) povertyb) ( mediocridad) poverty, poornessc) ( de la tierra) poorness, poor quality* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], poverty, scarcity, penury.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.----* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la pobreza a la fortuna = rags to riches.* de la pobreza a la riqueza = from rags to riches.* feminización de la pobreza = feminisation of poverty.* luchar contra la pobreza = fight + poverty.* nivel de pobreza = poverty level.* pobreza de información = information poverty.* trampa de la pobreza = poverty trap.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* vivir en la pobreza = walk + the streets of misery.* * *a) ( económica) povertyb) ( mediocridad) poverty, poornessc) ( de la tierra) poorness, poor quality* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], poverty, scarcity, penury.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la pobreza a la fortuna = rags to riches.* de la pobreza a la riqueza = from rags to riches.* feminización de la pobreza = feminisation of poverty.* luchar contra la pobreza = fight + poverty.* nivel de pobreza = poverty level.* pobreza de información = information poverty.* trampa de la pobreza = poverty trap.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* vivir en la pobreza = walk + the streets of misery.* * *1 (económica) povertyviven en la más extrema pobreza they live in abject povertypobreza franciscana abject povertyvivían en una pobreza franciscana they were poverty-stricken, they lived in abject o absolute povertyla comida fue de una pobreza franciscana the meal was very frugal2 (mediocridad) poverty, poornesssu conversación es de una pobreza deprimente his conversation is depressingly dullpobreza cultural y espiritual cultural and spiritual poverty3 (de la tierra) poorness, poor quality* * *
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
* * *pobreza nf1. [de bienes] poverty;vivir en la pobreza to live in poverty;pobreza de espíritu spiritual poverty2. [escasez] poverty;pobreza de ideas poverty of ideas3. [de terreno] barrenness* * *f poverty* * *pobreza nf: poverty* * *pobreza n poverty -
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1. beggary2. poverty; destitution3. distress4. miseryСинонимический ряд:бедность (сущ.) бедность; скудость; убожествоАнтонимический ряд:богатство; достаток; роскошь -
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Not f 1. GEN, PERS emergency; 2. SOZ misery, hardship; poverty (Armut)* * ** * *Not
need, want, (Armut) indigence, misery, destitution, extremity, (Bedrängnis) distress, trouble, difficulty, scrape, (Dringlichkeit) urgency, exigency, (Gefahr) emergency, danger, (Härtefall) hardship;
• für Zeiten der Not for a rainy day;
• in Not distressed, in needy circumstances;
• äußerste Not utter destitution, necessity;
• dringende Not extreme necessity;
• drückende Not abject (deepest) misery, pressing need;
• Not und Elend destitution and misery;
• Not und Gefahr (Schiff) distress and danger;
• Not leidend distressed, needy, indigent, destitute, (Brief) unclaimed, (Währung) depreciated, (Wechsel) dishono(u)red, overdue;
• sich in großer Not befinden to be in dire want (narrow straits);
• Kredite als Not leidend einstufen to classify loans as non-accrual, to put loans in the non-accrual category;
• Wechsel Not leiden lassen to dishono(u)r a bill;
• Not leiden to be starved;
• Not der Armen lindern to render aid to the poor;
• in großer Not sein to be reduced to extremities, to be hard up;
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20 misère
misère [mizεʀ]feminine nouna. ( = pauvreté) extreme povertyb. ( = carence) misère culturelle lack of culture• quelle misère ! what a wretched shame!d. ( = somme négligeable) il l'a eu pour une misère he got it for next to nothinge. ( = plante) tradescantia* * *mizɛʀ1) ( pauvreté) destitution2) ( détresse) misery, wretchedness3) ( ennui) trouble, woe4) ( somme dérisoire) pittance5) Botanique wandering Jew, tradescantia•Phrasal Verbs:* * *mizɛʀ1. nf1) (= pauvreté) extreme poverty, destitutionêtre dans la misère — to be destitute, to be poverty-stricken
misère noire — utter destitution, abject poverty
100 euros, c'est une misère — 100 euros is a derisory sum
2. misères nfpl1) (= malheurs) woes, miseries2) (= ennuis) little troubles* * *misère nf1 ( pauvreté) ( de personne) destitution, extreme poverty; ( de lieu) squalor, destitution; être dans la misère to be destitute; s'enfoncer dans la misère to become totally destitute; réduire qn à la misère to reduce sb to poverty; crier or pleurer misère to bewail one's poverty, to poor-mouth○ US;2 ( détresse) misery, wretchedness; c'est misère que de faire it is distressing ou upsetting to do; c'est misère que de voir ça! it is distressing to see such things; la misère des temps the hardship of the times; quelle misère! what a wretched pity!; misère (de moi†)! woe is me†!;3 ( ennui) trouble, woe; on a tous nos petites misères we all have our little troubles ou problems; faire des misères à qn to give sb a hard time, to be nasty to sb;5 Bot wandering Jew, tradescantia.misère intellectuelle intellectual poverty; misère noire dire poverty; misère sexuelle sexual deprivation.[mizɛr] nom fémininêtre dans la misère to be destitute ou poverty-strickenil se jeta sur la nourriture comme la misère sur le monde (humoristique) he went at the food like a starving man ou like a wolf on its prey3. [malheur]c'est une misère de les voir se séparer it's pitiful ou it's a shame to see them break up4. [somme dérisoire] pittanceje l'ai eu pour une misère I got ou bought it for next to nothing————————[mizɛr] interjection————————misères nom féminin pluriel(familier) [broutilles, ennuis]faire des misères à quelqu'un to give somebody a hard time, to make somebody's life a misery————————de misère locution adjectivaleun salaire de misère a starvation wage, a pittance
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