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1 piojos
• lice -
2 piojo
m.louse.* * *1 louse* * *SM1) (Zool) lousepiojo resucitado — * jumped-up fellow, vulgar parvenu
2) And gambling den* * *masculino louse* * *= louse [lice, -pl.], head louse.Ex. The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.Ex. The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice.----* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.* piojo de los libros = booklouse [booklice, -pl.].* * *masculino louse* * *= louse [lice, -pl.], head louse.Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.
Ex: The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice.* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.* piojo de los libros = booklouse [booklice, -pl.].* * *lousepiojos lice* * *
piojo sustantivo masculino
louse;
piojo m Zool louse
' piojo' also found in these entries:
English:
louse
* * *piojo1 nmlouse;piojos licepiojo2, -a♦ adjMéx, RP Fam1. [objeto, lugar] lousy2. [persona] stingy, tightfisted♦ nm,fRP Fam Hum ankle-biter, rug rat* * *m ZO louse;piojos pl lice pl* * *piojo nm: louse* * * -
3 piojoso
adj.lousy, verminous.* * *► adjetivo1 (lleno de piojos) lousy, louse-infested3 (miserable) despicable* * *ADJ1) (=con piojos) lousy2) (=sucio) filthy3) (=mezquino) mean* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( con piojos) lousy, lice-ridden; ( con pulgas) flea-riddenb) (fam) ( sucio) filthy* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( con piojos) lousy, lice-ridden; ( con pulgas) flea-riddenb) (fam) ( sucio) filthy* * *piojoso -sa1 (con piojos) lousy, lice-ridden; (con pulgas) flea-ridden* * *
piojoso◊ -sa adjetivo
* * *piojoso, -a♦ adj1. [con piojos] lousy, covered in lice♦ nm,f1. [con piojos] louse-ridden person* * *adj lousy, full of lice* * *piojoso, -sa adj1) : lousy2) : filthy -
4 alisador del cabello
(n.) = straightener, hair straightenerEx. There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition -- eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners.Ex. The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice.* * *(n.) = straightener, hair straightenerEx: There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition -- eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners.
Ex: The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice. -
5 alisador del pelo
(n.) = straightener, hair straightenerEx. There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition -- eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners.Ex. The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice.* * *(n.) = straightener, hair straightenerEx: There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition -- eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners.
Ex: The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice. -
6 ladilla
f.1 crab (louse).2 crab louse, louse, crab, pubic louse.3 pest, pain in the neck, annoying individual, nuisance.* * *1 crab louse* * *SF crab louse* * *a) (Zool) crab louseb) ( persona pesada) (Ven vulg) pain in the ass (AmE vulg), pain in the arse (BrE vulg)* * *= pubic louse.Ex. On examination, lice and nits were noted on the eyelashes of both patients, and microscopic examination subsequently confirmed these as pubic lice.* * *a) (Zool) crab louseb) ( persona pesada) (Ven vulg) pain in the ass (AmE vulg), pain in the arse (BrE vulg)* * *= pubic louse.Ex: On examination, lice and nits were noted on the eyelashes of both patients, and microscopic examination subsequently confirmed these as pubic lice.
* * *me da una ladilla horrible it's a real drag, it really pisses me off ( vulg), it really ticks me off ( AmE colloq)* * *♦ nf1. [insecto] crab (louse)♦ nmfRP, Ven muy Fam [fastidioso] Br bloody o US goddamn pain* * *f crab louse -
7 liendre
f.nit.* * *1 nit* * *SF nit* * *femenino nit* * *= nit.Ex. On examination, lice and nits were noted on the eyelashes of both patients, and microscopic examination subsequently confirmed these as pubic lice.* * *femenino nit* * *= nit.Ex: On examination, lice and nits were noted on the eyelashes of both patients, and microscopic examination subsequently confirmed these as pubic lice.
* * *nit* * *
liendre sustantivo femenino
nit
liendre f Zool nit
' liendre' also found in these entries:
English:
nit
* * *liendre nfnit* * *f ZO nit* * *liendre nf: nit -
8 piojo de la cabeza
(n.) = head louseEx. The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice.* * *(n.) = head louseEx: The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice.
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9 pediculofobia
f.pediculophobia, phobia of lice, fear of lice, irrational fear of lice. -
10 chinche
adj.1 annoying (informal) (molesto).2 irritating, annoying, bothersome.f.1 bedbug (insect).2 drawing pin (British), thumbtack (United States). ( Latin American Spanish)3 thumbtack, pin, drawing-pin.f. & m.pest, pain (informal) (person).pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: chinchar.* * *► nombre masculino & nombre femenino1 ZOOLOGÍA bedbug, bug\caer como chinches / morir como chinches familiar to go down like flies* * *noun m.* * *1. SM ó SF1) bedbug2) (=chincheta) drawing pin, thumbtack (EEUU)3) (=molestia) nuisance4) Cono Sur * (=rabieta) pique, irritation2.* * *Ia) (fam) ( pesado) irritating; ( quisquilloso)b) (Chi fam) ( hediondo) smelly (colloq)IIfemenino o masculino1) ( insecto) bedbugcaer or morir como chinches — (fam) to drop like flies (colloq)
2) (RPl fam) ( mal humor) bad moodIIImasculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( pesado) nuisance, pain in the neck (colloq)b) (fam) ( quisquilloso) nit-picker (colloq)IV Vmasculino (Andes) chinche IV* * *= bed bug, tease.Ex. The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.Ex. Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.----* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* * *Ia) (fam) ( pesado) irritating; ( quisquilloso)b) (Chi fam) ( hediondo) smelly (colloq)IIfemenino o masculino1) ( insecto) bedbugcaer or morir como chinches — (fam) to drop like flies (colloq)
2) (RPl fam) ( mal humor) bad moodIIImasculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( pesado) nuisance, pain in the neck (colloq)b) (fam) ( quisquilloso) nit-picker (colloq)IV Vmasculino (Andes) chinche IV* * *= bed bug, tease.Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.
Ex: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* * *2 ( fam) (quisquilloso) fussyorA1 (insecto) bedbug¡hoy está con una chinche …! she's in such a bad mood today!ABC* * *
Del verbo chinchar: ( conjugate chinchar)
chinché es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
chinche es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
chinchar
chinche
chinchar ( conjugate chinchar) verbo transitivo (fam) to pester (colloq)
chinche adjetivo (fam) ( pesado) irritating;
( quisquilloso):
■ f or m
1 ( insecto) bedbug
2 (RPl fam) ( mal humor) bad mood
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
■ f (en algunas regiones m) ( clavito) thumbtack (AmE), drawing pin (BrE)
chinche
I sustantivo femenino Zool bug, bedbug
II sustantivo masculino y femenino familiar nuisance, pest
♦ Locuciones: familiar caer como chinches, to fall like flies
' chinche' also found in these entries:
English:
bedbug
- bug
- thumbtack
* * *♦ adjFam annoying♦ nf1. [insecto] bedbug;Fam♦ nmfFam [persona] pest, pain* * *f1 ZO bedbug2 L.Am. ( chincheta) thumbtack, Brdrawing pin* * *chinche nf1) : bedbug3) : thumbtack -
11 garrapata
f.1 tick.2 cattle tick, mite, tick, wood tick.* * *1 tick* * *SF1) (Zool) tick2) (Mil) * disabled horse, useless horse* * *femenino tick* * *= tick.Ex. The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.* * *femenino tick* * *= tick.Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.
* * *tickCompuesto:sheep tick* * *
garrapata sustantivo femenino
tick
garrapata f Zool tick
' garrapata' also found in these entries:
English:
tick
* * *garrapata nftick* * *f ZO tick* * *garrapata nf: tick -
12 habitante
f. & m.inhabitant, resident, dweller, habitant.m.inhabitant.* * *1 inhabitant* * *noun mf.inhabitant, resident* * *1. SMF1) [gen] inhabitantuna ciudad de 10.000 habitantes — a town of 10,000 inhabitants o people, a town with a population of 10,000
2) (=vecino) resident3) (=inquilino) occupant, tenant2.SM hum (=piojo) lousetener habitantes — to have lice, have nits *
* * ** * *= citizen, denizen, inhabitant, resident, burgess.Nota: Habitante de un burgo.Ex. This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.Ex. The denizens of each of these worlds have a wide variety of information needs and a wide variety of economic, social, political, and educational backgrounds.Ex. The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.Ex. Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents.Ex. They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.----* exceso de habitantes = overcrowding [over-crowding].* habitante de Junctionville = Junctionvillers.* habitante de la ciudad = city dweller, urban dweller, urban resident, urbanite.* habitante de las islas del Pacífico = Pacific Islander.* habitante de la urbe = urban dweller.* habitante del campo = country dweller.* habitante del desierto = desert dweller.* habitante del este = Easterner.* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.* habitante del oeste = Westerner.* habitante del pueblo = villager, village man, village woman.* habitante de Mesopotamia = Hippopotamian.* habitante de Misuri = Missourian.* habitante de Singapur = Singaporean.* habitante de un barrio residencial = suburbanite.* habitantes = population.* habitantes del pueblo = village people.* * ** * *= citizen, denizen, inhabitant, resident, burgess.Nota: Habitante de un burgo.Ex: This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.
Ex: The denizens of each of these worlds have a wide variety of information needs and a wide variety of economic, social, political, and educational backgrounds.Ex: The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.Ex: Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents.Ex: They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.* exceso de habitantes = overcrowding [over-crowding].* habitante de Junctionville = Junctionvillers.* habitante de la ciudad = city dweller, urban dweller, urban resident, urbanite.* habitante de las islas del Pacífico = Pacific Islander.* habitante de la urbe = urban dweller.* habitante del campo = country dweller.* habitante del desierto = desert dweller.* habitante del este = Easterner.* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.* habitante del oeste = Westerner.* habitante del pueblo = villager, village man, village woman.* habitante de Mesopotamia = Hippopotamian.* habitante de Misuri = Missourian.* habitante de Singapur = Singaporean.* habitante de un barrio residencial = suburbanite.* habitantes = population.* habitantes del pueblo = village people.* * *esta ciudad tiene medio millón de habitantes this city has a population of half a million, this city has half a million inhabitantslos habitantes de la zona norte de la ciudad the people who live in the northern part of the city, the residents of the northern part of the citylos habitantes de las cavernas the cave-dwellersB ( hum)este niño tiene habitantes this child has lice* * *
habitante sustantivo masculino y femenino (Geog, Sociol) inhabitant;
( de barrio) resident
habitante mf inhabitant: esta ciudad perdió muchos habitantes, this city lost a lot of inhabitants
' habitante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
transeúnte
- ciudadano
- isleño
- llanero
- vecino
English:
Cockney
- inhabitant
- Sri Lankan
- town dweller
- villager
* * *habitante nm[de ciudad, país] inhabitant; [de barrio] resident;una ciudad de doce millones de habitantes a city with a population of twelve million;un insecto habitante habitual de las zonas pantanosas an insect commonly found in marshy areas* * *m/f inhabitant* * *habitante nmf: inhabitant, resident* * *habitante n inhabitant -
13 parásito
adj.parasitic, parasitical.m.parasite, infester, epiphyte.* * *► adjetivo1 parasitic1 BIOLOGÍA parasite2 peyorativo (persona) parasite, hanger-on————————1 BIOLOGÍA parasite2 peyorativo (persona) parasite, hanger-on* * *1.ADJ parasitic (de on)2. SM1) (Bio) parasite (tb fig)3) CAm squatter* * *I- ta adjetivo parasiticII1) parasite2) parásitos masculino plural ( interferencia) atmospherics (pl)* * *= hanger-on, scrounger, parasite, mite.Ex. Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.Ex. Consequently, claimants became disillusioned and, if they complained, were dismissed scroungers who were never satisfied.Ex. I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.Ex. The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.----* como parásito = parasitically.* en forma de parásito = parasitically.* infección de parásitos = parasitisation [parasitization, -USA].* parásito de la sociedad = parasite.* parásito del libro = book insect.* * *I- ta adjetivo parasiticII1) parasite2) parásitos masculino plural ( interferencia) atmospherics (pl)* * *= hanger-on, scrounger, parasite, mite.Ex: Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.
Ex: Consequently, claimants became disillusioned and, if they complained, were dismissed scroungers who were never satisfied.Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.* como parásito = parasitically.* en forma de parásito = parasitically.* infección de parásitos = parasitisation [parasitization, -USA].* parásito de la sociedad = parasite.* parásito del libro = book insect.* * *parasiticA2 (persona) parasiteparásitos sociales social parasites* * *
Del verbo parasitar: ( conjugate parasitar)
parasito es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
parasitó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
parasitar
parásito
parásito sustantivo masculino
parasite
parásito,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino parasite: su cuñado es un auténtico parásito, her brother-in-law is a real bloodsucker
' parásito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parásita
English:
hanger-on
- parasite
* * *parásito, -a♦ adjBiol parasitic♦ nm1. Biol parasite2. [persona] parasiteparásito social social parasite* * *m parasite;* * *parásito nm: parasite -
14 pulga
f.1 flea (insect).2 bug.3 silicon chip.* * *1 flea\buscarle las pulgas a alguien familiar to wind somebody uptener malas pulgas familiar to have a rotten temper* * *SF1) (=insecto) fleahacer de una pulga un elefante o un camello — (=dar importancia) to make a mountain out of a molehill; (=buscar defectos) to nit-pick
2) [de juego] tiddlywink3) (Inform) bug* * *femenino (Zool) fleabuscarle las pulgas a alguien — (fam) to put somebody on (AmE colloq), to wind somebody up (BrE colloq)
tener malas pulgas — (fam) to be bad-tempered, have a bad temper
* * *= flea.Ex. The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.----* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.* * *femenino (Zool) fleabuscarle las pulgas a alguien — (fam) to put somebody on (AmE colloq), to wind somebody up (BrE colloq)
tener malas pulgas — (fam) to be bad-tempered, have a bad temper
* * *= flea.Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.
* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.* * *A ( Zool) fleano aguanta/no aguanto pulgas ( fam); he doesn't/I don't suffer fools gladlyhay muchas maneras de matar pulgas there is more than one way to skin a catB ( Inf)1 (error) bug (sl)2 (chip) silicon chip* * *
pulga sustantivo femenino (Zool) flea;◊ tener malas pulgas (fam) to be bad-tempered
pulga sustantivo femenino flea
♦ Locuciones: familiar tener malas pulgas, to be bad-tempered
' pulga' also found in these entries:
English:
flea
* * *pulga nf[insecto] flea; Famtener malas pulgas to be bad-tempered, Br to be stroppy;Am Fam RP Fam* * *f ZO flea;tener malas pulgas fig fam be bad-tempered* * *pulga nf1) : flea2)tener malas pulgas : to be bad-tempered* * *pulga n flea -
15 ácaro
m.acarus, acarid, mite, cheese mite.* * *1 mite* * *SM mite* * *masculino mite* * *= dust mite, house mite, mite, acarus [acari, -pl.].Ex. Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.Ex. This is a semi-humorous account of how an on-line search for allergens of the common house mite led to false drops caused by truncating the term Dermatophagoides.Ex. The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.Ex. The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.----* parecido a un ácaro = mite-like.* * *masculino mite* * *= dust mite, house mite, mite, acarus [acari, -pl.].Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.
Ex: This is a semi-humorous account of how an on-line search for allergens of the common house mite led to false drops caused by truncating the term Dermatophagoides.Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.Ex: The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.* parecido a un ácaro = mite-like.* * *mite* * *
ácaro m Zool mite, acarus
' ácaro' also found in these entries:
English:
mite
* * *ácaro nmmiteácaro del polvo dust mite* * *m mite* * *ácaro nm: mite -
16 espulgar
v.1 to rid of, to clean from lice or fleas (quitar las pulgas).2 to examine closely, to scrutinize.Espulgaron todos los secretos They scrutinized all the secrets.3 to delouse, to remove fleas from.Espulgaron a los monos They deloused the monkeys.* * *1 (desparasitar) to delouse2 figurado (examinar) to examine, scrutinize* * *VT1) (=quitar la pulgas a) to delouse, get the lice o fleas out of2) † [+ obra, novela] to scrutinize* * *verbo transitivo to delouse* * *verbo transitivo to delouse* * *espulgar [A3 ]vtto delouselos monos se espulgaban the monkeys were delousing each other o picking the fleas off each other o grooming each other* * *♦ vt[de pulgas, piojos] to delouse♦ See also the pronominal verb espulgarse* * *v/t delouse* * *espulgar {52} vt1) : to delouse2) : to scrutinize -
17 infectarse con ladillas
• become infected with crab lice• become infected with crabs• become infected with pubic liceDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > infectarse con ladillas
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18 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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adj.nitty, full of nits.* * *ADJ lousy, infested with lice -
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f. s.&pl.pediculosis, lousiness, morbus pediculosus, lice.* * *pediculosis* * *pediculosis nm invMed pediculosis
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lice — lice … Dictionnaire des rimes
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Lice — (l[imac]s), n.; pl. of {Louse}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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lice — [laıs] n the plural of ↑louse 1 … Dictionary of contemporary English
lice — s. f. O mesmo que liça … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
lice — [līs] n. pl. of LOUSE … English World dictionary
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líce — a s (ȋ) 1. nav. mn. del obraza ob strani nosu in ust: napihniti lica; poljubiti na obe lici; uščipniti v lice; pobožati otroka po licu; po licih tečejo solze; bleda, napeta, rdeča, povešena, vroča lica; eno lice je že obrito; jamica na licu;… … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika