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1 grinding
adjective1) with a sound of grinding:بِصوت فيه صَريرThe train came to a grinding stop.
2) severe:شَديد، قاسٍgrinding poverty.
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2 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* * * -
3 miseria absoluta
f.grinding poverty.* * *(n.) = grinding miseryEx. It is here that grinding poverty exists side by side with poor housing and amenities, unemployment, substandard education, racial tensions and a higher than average level of one-parent families and problem families.* * *(n.) = grinding miseryEx: It is here that grinding poverty exists side by side with poor housing and amenities, unemployment, substandard education, racial tensions and a higher than average level of one-parent families and problem families.
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4 bedrückend
I Part. Präs. bedrückenII Adj. Situation etc.: depressing; Atmosphäre etc.: oppressive; bedrückendes Elend grinding poverty ( oder misery)* * *depressing; oppressive; distressing* * *be|drụ̈|ckendadjAnblick, Nachrichten, Vorstellung depressing; (= lastend) oppressive; Sorge, Not pressing* * *1) (tending to make one sad or gloomy: What a depressing piece of news!) depressing2) (severe: grinding poverty.) grinding* * *be·drü·ckendadj depressingein \bedrückendes Schweigen/eine \bedrückende Stimmung an oppressive silence/atmosphere* * *Adjektiv depressing; oppressive < atmosphere>* * *B. adj Situation etc: depressing; Atmosphäre etc: oppressive;bedrückendes Elend grinding poverty ( oder misery)* * *Adjektiv depressing; oppressive < atmosphere>* * *adj.depressing adj. -
5 nędz|a
f 1. sgt (materialna) poverty, deprivation- ostatnia a. skrajna nędza penury, destitution, beggary- dotknięte nędzą rejony/rodziny poverty-stricken areas/families- dzielnice nędzy poverty-stricken parts a. districts of a town- regiony nędzy na południu kraju poor areas in the south of the country- żyć w skrajnej/beznadziejnej nędzy to live in extreme a. abject/grinding poverty- cierpieć nędzę to suffer deprivation a. poverty- znaleźć się na dnie nędzy to become destitute, to find oneself down and out- doprowadzić kogoś do nędzy a. wtrącić kogoś w nędzę to reduce sb to poverty, to beggar sb- popaść a. wpaść w nędzę to tumble into poverty- znaleźli się na skraju nędzy they were on the verge of indigence- dokuczała im nędza they were poverty-stricken2. sgt książk. (marność, słabość) misery- nędza człowieka human misery- nędza naszego żywota a. życia the misery of our existence- obrazy nędzy życia zesłańców pictures of the miserable life of exiles3. sgt (niski poziom moralny, intelektualny) poverty- oznaki duchowej nędzy signs of spiritual poverty- nędza moralna moral degradation4. (biedota) the poor (+ v pl), the destitute (+ v pl); (nędzarz) pauper 5. sgt pot. (tandeta) trash- te meble, które kupił, to sama nędza the furniture he bought is all trash- i mądry głupi, gdy go nędza złupi przysł. poverty can make anyone helpless- obraz nędzy i rozpaczy a sorry sight- dom/żebrak przedstawiał sobą obraz nędzy i rozpaczy the house/beggar looked a sorry sightThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nędz|a
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6 armoede
armoede, armoe♦voorbeelden:1 gebrek en armoede • poverty and need/wantgeestelijke armoede • intellectual/spiritual povertyschrijnende/bittere armoede • abject/grinding povertyde armoede bestrijden • combat povertyde armoede lenigen • relieve povertytot armoede brengen/vervallen • reduce/be reduced to povertyhet is daar armoe troef • they are as poor as church mice -
7 familia problemática
(n.) = problem familyEx. It is here that grinding poverty exists side by side with poor housing and amenities, unemployment, substandard education, racial tensions and a higher than average level of one-parent families and problem families.* * *(n.) = problem familyEx: It is here that grinding poverty exists side by side with poor housing and amenities, unemployment, substandard education, racial tensions and a higher than average level of one-parent families and problem families.
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8 bie|da
f 1. sgt (ubóstwo) poverty- żyć w biedzie to live in poverty- doskwierała mu bieda he was poverty-stricken2. (kłopot) trouble C/U- wpakować się w biedę to get into trouble- (cała) bieda w tym, że… the problem a. trouble a. snag is…- napytać sobie biedy to make trouble for oneself- sam sobie napytał biedy he brought it on himself- napytać komuś biedy to cause sb trouble3. sgt pot. (biedacy) poor people, the poor 4. przest. (dwukółka) small, horse-drawn two-wheeled cart- u nich bieda z nędzą a. bieda aż piszczy they’re (living) on the breadline, they don’t have two pennies to rub together- klepać biedę to live from hand to mouth- od biedy (w braku czegoś lepszego) for want of anything better- to ujdzie od biedy it’ll do, just about a. for want of anything better- pół biedy the least of one’s worries- pół biedy z materiałami, dużo gorzej znaleźć ekipę the materials are the least of our worries, the worst thing is finding the men- to jeszcze pół biedy that’s not so bad- „co słychać”? – „stara bieda” ‘how are things?’ – ‘same as ever’- z biedą (w braku czegoś lepszego) just about; (niechętnie) if one (really) has to; (z trudnością) [robić coś, radzić sobie] just about, only justThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > bie|da
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9 жить в условиях ужасающей нищеты
General subject: live in grinding povertyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > жить в условиях ужасающей нищеты
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10 тяжелая нужда
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11 беспросветный
прл1) совершенно тёмный pitch-dark, black2) безнадёжный hopeless, cheerlessбеспросве́тная нищета́ — grinding poverty
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12 βούβρωστις
A ravenous appetite, Opp.H.2.208, Call. Cer. 103, AP11.379 (Agath.): famine, Epigr. Gr.793.3: in Hom. only metaph., grinding poverty or misery, Il.24.532 (but expld. by Sch. as = οἶστρος).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > βούβρωστις
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13 bitter
bitter11 [jenever] (gin and) bitters2 [aromatisch extract] essence♦voorbeelden:————————bitter21 [smaakgewaarwording] bitter2 [bijtend] bitter3 [zwaar te dragen] bitter♦voorbeelden:3 bittere armoede • dire/grinding povertydoorgaan tot het bittere einde • go on to the bitter end5 bittere tranen wenen • cry bitter/salt tearsbitter zei hij … • bitterly he said …II 〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:bitter weinig • precious little -
14 bittere armoede
bittere armoededire/grinding povertyVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > bittere armoede
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15 nijpend
♦voorbeelden:1 nijpende armoede • dire/grinding povertynijpend gebrek hebben aan • have a dire need ofnijpende honger • gnawing hungerhet nijpend tekort aan • the acute shortage of -
16 nijpende armoede
nijpende armoededire/grinding povertyVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > nijpende armoede
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17 schrijnend
♦voorbeelden:een schrijnende herinnering • a harrowing memoryeen schrijnend voorbeeld • a poignant example -
18 schrijnende armoede
schrijnende armoedeVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > schrijnende armoede
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19 schrijnende/bittere armoede
schrijnende/bittere armoedeabject/grinding povertyVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > schrijnende/bittere armoede
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20 drückend
I Part. Präs. drückenII Adj.1. Verantwortung: onerous, burdensome; Last: heavy; Armut: dire, wretched; Sorgen: serious; Steuern: crippling* * *burdensome; oppressive* * *drụ̈|ckend1. adjLast, Steuern heavy; Sorgen, Probleme serious; Verantwortung weighty; Armut grinding; Wetter, Hitze oppressive, close; Enge, Atmosphäre oppressive2. adv(es ist) drückend heiß — (it's) oppressively hot
* * *drü·ckend1. (lastend) heavy\drückende Sorgen serious [or grave] concerns\drückende Stimmung oppressive atmosphere2. METEO oppressive* * *1) burdensome < responsibility>; grinding < poverty>; heavy <debt, taxes>; serious < worries>2) (schwül) oppressive* * *B. adj1. Verantwortung: onerous, burdensome; Last: heavy; Armut: dire, wretched; Sorgen: serious; Steuern: cripplingC. adv:schwül sein be oppressively hot* * *1) burdensome < responsibility>; grinding < poverty>; heavy <debt, taxes>; serious < worries>2) (schwül) oppressive* * *adj.printing adj.
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