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cause+of+misery

  • 1 cause

    [ko:z] 1. noun
    1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa
    2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) motivo
    3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa
    2. verb
    (to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) causar.
    * * *
    [kɔ:z] n 1 causa: a) aquilo ou aquele que faz com que uma coisa exista. b) aquilo que determina um acontecimento. c) origem, princípio. d) motivo, razão. e) processo, demanda, pleito ou ação judicial. f) interesse, partido. 2 ocasião (para agir). • vt 1 causar, ser causa de, ser motivo de, motivar, ocasionar. 2 originar, efetuar, produzir. 3 induzir, compelir, mandar fazer. final cause causa final, finalidade (especialmente do universo). first cause causa prima. to gain one’s cause ganhar a demanda ou o processo. to give cause for dar lugar a, dar ensejo a. to make common cause with tomar o partido de, conjugar esforços com. to plead a cause advogar, defender uma causa. to stand for a just cause defender uma causa justa.

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  • 2 cause

    [ko:z] 1. noun
    1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa
    2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) razão
    3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa
    2. verb
    (to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) causar

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > cause

  • 3 produce

    1. [prə'dju:s] verb
    1) (to bring out: She produced a letter from her pocket.) puxar de
    2) (to give birth to: A cow produces one or two calves a year.) dar à luz
    3) (to cause: His joke produced a shriek of laughter from the children.) provocar
    4) (to make or manufacture: The factory produces furniture.) fabricar
    5) (to give or yield: The country produces enough food for the population.) produzir
    6) (to arrange and prepare (a theatre performance, film, television programme etc): The play was produced by Henry Dobson.) produzir
    2. ['prodju:s] noun
    (something that is produced, especially crops, eggs, milk etc from farms: agricultural/farm produce.) produto
    - product
    - production
    - productive
    - productivity
    * * *
    pro.duce
    [pr'ɔdju:s] n 1 produto. 2 fruto. 3 artigo, manufatura. 4 proveito, resultado, lucro. 5 conseqüência, efeito. 6 cria, produção. • [prədj'u:s] vt 1 produzir: a) apresentar, exibir. the ticket must be produced on demand / o bilhete deve ser exibido quando for exigido. b) gerar, originar. c) dar, fornecer. d) render, dar lucro. e) fabricar, manufaturar. f) fazer, realizar. a photograph produced by my sister / uma fotografia feita por minha irmã. g) causar, acarretar, motivar. h) criar, idear. 2 Geom estender, prolongar. 3 introduzir, apresentar (peça teatral ou ator). net produce lucro líquido. produce of the country produtos agrícolas. vice produces misery o vício gera a miséria.

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  • 4 woe

    [wəu]
    ((a cause of) grief or misery: He has many woes; He told a tale of woe.) aflição
    - woefully
    - woefulness
    - woebegone
    * * *
    [wou] n 1 aflição, angústia, preocupação, pena, pesar. 2 dor, mágoa. 3 desgraça, calamidade, infortúnio. 4 miséria, desventura, desdita. • interj ai! tale of woe uma história dolorosa. woe betide him! ai dele! woe be to him who...! ai daquele que...! woe is me! ai de mim! woe the day! maldito o dia!

    English-Portuguese dictionary > woe

  • 5 woe

    [wəu]
    ((a cause of) grief or misery: He has many woes; He told a tale of woe.) desgraça
    - woefully - woefulness - woebegone

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > woe

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  • Misery — Mi ser*y, n.; pl. {Miseries}. [OE. miserie, L. miseria, fr. miser wretched: cf. F. mis[ e]re, OF. also, miserie.] [1913 Webster] 1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Destruction… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • misery — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abject, great, real, sheer, untold ▪ This phobia can cause untold misery for the sufferer. ▪ complete ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • misery — noun (plural miseries) great physical or mental distress or discomfort. ↘a cause of misery: the miseries of war. ↘Brit. informal a person who is constantly miserable. Phrases put someone/thing out of their misery kill an animal in pain. ↘informal …   English new terms dictionary

  • misery — noun a) Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. b) Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune …   Wiktionary

  • Misery Business — Single by Paramore from the album Riot! …   Wikipedia

  • Misery bear — is the subject of a series of short films made by Roughcut TV and published on the BBC website. The films centre around the depressing existence of the title character and his lack of success in work, lack of a girlfriend, or any real friends at… …   Wikipedia

  • misery — ► NOUN (pl. miseries) 1) wretched unhappiness. 2) a cause of this. 3) Brit. informal a person who is constantly miserable …   English terms dictionary

  • misery — [miz′ər ē] n. pl. miseries [ME miserie < OFr < L miseria < miser, wretched] 1. a condition of great wretchedness or suffering because of pain, sorrow, poverty, etc.; distress 2. a cause of such suffering; pain, sorrow, poverty, squalor,… …   English World dictionary

  • misery — n. 1) to cause misery 2) to alleviate, relieve misery 3) abject, deep; sheer, untold misery 4) misery to + inf. (it was sheer misery to live there = it was sheer misery living there) 5) in misery (to live in misery) * * * [ mɪz(ə)rɪ] deep relieve …   Combinatory dictionary

  • misery — mis|e|ry S3 [ˈmızəri] n plural miseries [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: miserie, from Latin miseria, from miser; MISER] 1.) [U and C] great suffering that is caused for example by being very poor or very sick ▪ What we are witnessing here …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • misery — mis|er|y [ mızəri ] noun ** uncount the state of being extremely unhappy or uncomfortable: The heatwave brought traffic misery to thousands. Our people have suffered untold hardship and misery. in misery: Children were living in misery, without… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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