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121 Geiz
m; -es, kein Pl. stinginess, miserliness; aus lauter Geiz macht er die Heizung nicht an he’s too stingy to turn the heating on* * *der Geizavarice; avariciousness; parsimony; costiveness; parsimoniousness; stinginess; miserliness* * *[gaits]m -es, no plmeanness (esp Brit), stinginess (inf); (= Sparsamkeit, Knauserei auch) miserliness* * *der1) (strong desire for money etc; greed.) avarice2) miserliness* * *<- es>[ˈgaits]* * *der; Geizes meanness; (Knauserigkeit) miserliness* * *aus lauter Geiz macht er die Heizung nicht an he’s too stingy to turn the heating on* * *der; Geizes meanness; (Knauserigkeit) miserliness* * *nur sing. m.avarice n.miserliness n.penuriousness n.stinginess n. -
122 Kleinlichkeit
* * *die Kleinlichkeitpedantry* * *Klein|lich|keitf -, -enpettiness; (= Knauserigkeit) meanness (esp Brit), stinginess (inf); (= Engstirnigkeit) narrow-mindedness* * *Klein·lich·keit<-, -en>f (pej)2. (Engstirnigkeit) pettiness no indef art, no pl pej, small-mindedness no indef art, no pl pej, narrow-mindedness no indef art, no pl pej* * *die; Kleinlichkeit (abwertend) s. kleinlich: pernicketiness; meanness; small-mindedness; pettiness; fussiness* * *Kleinlichkeit f pettiness; (Übergenauigkeit) pedantic attitude; (Umständlichkeit) fussiness; (Geiz) stinginess* * * -
123 Knickerigkeit
f stinginess, meanness* * *Knị|cke|rig|keitf -, no pl (inf)stinginess (inf), meanness (esp Brit)* * ** * *Kni·cke·rig·keit, Knick·rig·keit<->* * *Knickerigkeit f stinginess, meanness -
124 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* * * -
125 μικρολογία
μῑκρολογίᾱ, μικρολογίαmeanness: fem nom /voc /acc dualμῑκρολογίᾱ, μικρολογίαmeanness: fem nom /voc sg (attic doric aeolic)——————μῑκρολογίαι, μικρολογίαmeanness: fem nom /voc plμῑκρολογίᾱͅ, μικρολογίαmeanness: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) -
126 σμικρολογία
σμῑκρολογίᾱ, μικρολογίαmeanness: fem nom /voc /acc dualσμῑκρολογίᾱ, μικρολογίαmeanness: fem nom /voc sg (attic doric aeolic)——————σμῑκρολογίαι, μικρολογίαmeanness: fem nom /voc plσμῑκρολογίᾱͅ, μικρολογίαmeanness: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) -
127 въплъщение
incarnation, embodiment(олице творение) personificationтой е въплъщение на подлостта he is meanness incarnate/personified* * *въплъщѐние,ср., само ед. incarnation, embodiment; ( олицетворение) personification; epitome; той е \въплъщение на подлостта he is meanness incarnate/personified.* * *embodiment; impersonation: He is meanness' въплъщение. - Той е въплъщение на подлостта.; incorporation; personification* * *1. (oлице творение) personification 2. incarnation, embodiment 3. той е ВЪПЛЪЩЕНИЕ на подлостта he is meanness incarnate/personified -
128 убогост
poverty; meanness, mediocrity, spiritual poverty* * *убо̀гост,ж., само ед. остар. poverty; meanness, mediocrity, spiritual poverty.* * *poverty ; meanness* * *poverty; meanness, mediocrity, spiritual poverty
См. также в других словарях:
Meanness — Mean ness, n. 1. The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess. [1913 Webster] This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meanness — index inconsideration, mediocrity, mischief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
meanness — 1550s, weakness, from MEAN (Cf. mean) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness). Sense of baseness, poverty is from 1650s; that of stinginess from 1755 … Etymology dictionary
meanness — n. 1) meanness to 2) out of meanness (he did it out of meanness) * * * [ miːnnɪs] meanness to out of meanness (he did it out of meanness) … Combinatory dictionary
meanness — noun a) The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess. This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. Addison b) A mean act; as, to be guilty of a meanness … Wiktionary
meanness — Ⅰ. mean [1] ► VERB (past and past part. meant) 1) intend to express or refer to. 2) (of a word) have as its explanation in the same language or its equivalent in another language. 3) intend to occur or be the case. 4) have as a consequence. 5) … English terms dictionary
meanness — noun see mean II … New Collegiate Dictionary
meanness — /meen nis/, n. 1. the state or quality of being mean. 2. a mean act: to answer meannesses with forgiveness. [1550 60; MEAN2 + NESS] * * * … Universalium
meanness — Synonyms and related words: Lenten fare, abjectness, abominableness, atrociousness, austerity, authoritarianism, baseness, bearishness, beggarliness, bigotry, bitchiness, blind side, blind spot, blinders, cantankerousness, cheapness, churlishness … Moby Thesaurus
meanness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of being mean] Syn. smallmindedness, baseness, lowness, pettiness, wickedness, debasement, degradation, abjection, shamelessness, infamy, degeneracy, blackguardism, knavishness, unscrupulousness, stinginess,… … English dictionary for students
meanness — mean·ness || miËnnɪs n. stinginess; leanness, scarcity; state of being mean, spitefulness; act of unkindness … English contemporary dictionary