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1 miserable
adj.1 poor (pobre).2 miserable (penoso, insuficiente).3 contemptible, base (vil).4 mean (tacaño).5 miserly, mean, stingy.6 meager, scant.f. & m.1 wretch, vile person (persona vil).2 mean person, miser (tacaño).* * *► adjetivo1 (desdichado) miserable2 (insignificante) miserly; (tacaño) mean3 (malvado) wretched1 (malvado) wretch2 (tacaño) miser* * *adj.1) miserable, wretched2) despicable* * *1. ADJ1) (=tacaño) mean, stingy; (=avaro) miserly2) [sueldo] miserable, paltry3) (=vil) vile, despicable4) [lugar, habitación] squalid, wretched5) (=desdichado) wretched2. SMF1) (=desgraciado) wretch2) (=canalla) swine, wretch¡miserable! — you miserable wretch!
* * *Ib) ( avaro) mean, stingy (colloq)c) ( malvado) malicious, nastyIImasculino y femenino wretch, scoundrel* * *= mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.], miserable, squalid, mean-spirited, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], dastardly, cheapskate.Ex. Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.Ex. Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.Ex. The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.Ex. Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.Ex. A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.Ex. Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.----* fracaso miserable = miserable failure.* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.* * *Ib) ( avaro) mean, stingy (colloq)c) ( malvado) malicious, nastyIImasculino y femenino wretch, scoundrel* * *= mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.], miserable, squalid, mean-spirited, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], dastardly, cheapskate.Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.
Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.Ex: Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* fracaso miserable = miserable failure.* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.* * *1 (pobre) ‹vivienda› miserable, wretched; ‹sueldo› paltry, miserable3 (malvado) malicious, nastywretch, scoundrel, nasty piece of work ( colloq)* * *
miserable adjetivo
‹ sueldo› paltry, miserable
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
wretch, scoundrel
miserable
I adjetivo
1 (lástimoso, pobre) wretched, poor: gana un sueldo miserable, she earns a miserable salary
2 (malvado, ruin) despicable
un comportamiento miserable, despicable behaviour
3 (avariento) mean
II mf
1 (mezquino) miser
2 (canalla) wretch, scoundrel: un miserable le robó la bicicleta, some scoundrel stole his bicycle
' miserable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astrosa
- astroso
- escoria
- mezquina
- mezquino
- mísera
- miseria
- mísero
- pajolera
- pajolero
- chancho
- triste
English:
abject
- miser
- miserable
- niggardly
- skimpy
- squalid
- stingy
- bleak
- sorry
* * *♦ adj1. [pobre] poor;[vivienda] wretched, squalid2. [penoso, insuficiente] miserable3. [vil] contemptible, base4. [tacaño] mean♦ nmf1. [persona vil] wretch, vile person2. [tacaño] mean person, miser* * *I adj wretchedII m/f1 ( tacaño) skinflint2 ( canalla) swine* * *miserable adj1) lastimoso: miserable, wretched2) : paltry, meager3) mezquino: stingy, miserly4) : despicable, vile -
2 maskini
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] maskini[Swahili Plural] maskini[English Word] poor person[English Plural] poor people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] maskini[English Word] poor[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] maskini[English Word] indigent[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] maskini[English Word] destitute[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] maskini[Swahili Plural] maskini[English Word] beggar[English Plural] beggars[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] maskini[Swahili Plural] maskini[English Word] miserable person[English Plural] miserable people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] maskini[English Word] wretched[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] maskini[Swahili Plural] maskini[English Word] handicapped person[English Plural] handicapped people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 mtule
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mtule[Swahili Plural] watule[English Word] destitute person[English Plural] destitute people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tule------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mtule[Swahili Plural] watule[English Word] miserable person[English Plural] miserable people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tule------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mtule[Swahili Plural] watule[English Word] poor person[English Plural] poor people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tule------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 gariban
n. wretch, unhappy person, miserable person, poor person -
5 На бедного Макара все шишки валятся
Troubles always befall an unlucky and miserable person. See К мокрому теленку все мухи льнут (K), Кому не повезет, тот и на ровном месте упадет (K), На убогого всюду каплет (H), По бедному Захару всякая щепа бьет (П)Var.: На бедного Макара все шишки валятся - и с сосен, и с ёлокCf: All the Tracys have always the wind in their faces (Br.). Flies go to (hunt) the lean horse (Br.). The lean dog is all fleas (Am.). A man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose (Am.). No butter will stick to his bread (Br.). An unfortunate (unlucky) man would be drowned in a tea-cup (Br.). An unhappy man's cart is easy to overthrow (Am.). An unhappy man's cart is easy to tumble (Br.). What is worse than ill luck? (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > На бедного Макара все шишки валятся
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6 adamcağız
n. poor fellow, poor wretch, miserable person, wretch -
7 Shlak
Apoplexy; a wretch, a miserable person; shoddy; shoddy merchandise -
8 aumingi
(-ja), m. miserable person, wretch (guð aumingi).* * *ja, m. a wretch, in Icel. in a compassionate sense; Guðs a., 655 xxxii. 15, Bs. i. 74, Hom. 87. -
9 vesal-menni
n. a miserable person, Boll. 352, Fas. ii. 247, Grett. -
10 शोच्यक
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11 arme stakker
n. wretch, miserable person -
12 desgraciado
adj.unfortunate, unlucky, fateful, ill-fated.f. & m.unfortunate, miserable, sorry fellow, poor wretch.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desgraciar.* * *1→ link=desgraciar desgraciar► adjetivo1 (sin suerte) unfortunate, unlucky2 (infeliz) unhappy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 wretch, unfortunate person\ser un,-a pobre desgraciado,-a to be a poor devil* * *(f. - desgraciada)adj.* * *desgraciado, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] (=sin suerte) unlucky; (=infeliz) unhappy¡desgraciado de ti si lo haces! — you'd better not do that!, it'll be the worse for you if you do that!
2) [vida, existencia]¡qué desgraciada existencia la mía! — how wretched I am!
una vida desgraciada — a wretched life, a life of misery
3) [accidente, situación] unfortunate4) LAm (=asqueroso) lousy *2. SM / F1) (=infeliz) poor wretchla hizo una desgraciada — pey he put her in the family way, he brought shame upon her euf
2) (=miserable) swine ** * *I- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( infeliz) unhappyb) [ser] ( desafortunado) < viaje> ill-fatedc) ( desacertado) <elección/coincidencia> unfortunate, unwiseII- da masculino, femenino1) ( desdichado) wretch2) ( persona vil) swine (colloq)* * *= wretched, unhappy.Ex. A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.* * *I- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( infeliz) unhappyb) [ser] ( desafortunado) < viaje> ill-fatedc) ( desacertado) <elección/coincidencia> unfortunate, unwiseII- da masculino, femenino1) ( desdichado) wretch2) ( persona vil) swine (colloq)* * *= wretched, unhappy.Ex: A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.
Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.* * *A1 [ SER] (infeliz) unhappyfue muy desgraciado en su matrimonio he was very unhappy in his marriagelleva una vida muy desgraciada she leads a miserable life2 [ SER](desafortunado): hay días afortunados y días desgraciados there are good days and bad daysfue un viaje desgraciado it was an ill-fated journeyser desgraciado en amores to be unlucky in love3 (desacertado) ‹elección› unfortunate, unwiseB [ SER] (vil) mean, nasty, horribleC (sin belleza) ill-favored*, unfortunate(sin gracia): ese vestido le queda muy desgraciado that dress doesn't do anything for her o is not at all flattering to hermasculine, feminineA (desdichado) wretchla pobre desgraciada the poor wretcholvídalo, no es más que un pobre desgraciado forget about him, he's nobody* * *
Del verbo desgraciar: ( conjugate desgraciar)
desgraciado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desgraciado
desgraciar
desgraciado◊ -da adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( desdichado) wretch
2 ( persona vil) swine (colloq)
desgraciado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin suerte, desdichado) unfortunate: aquel fue un día desgraciado, that was a most unfortunate day
2 (sin felicidad) unhappy: una vida desgraciada, an unhappy life
3 (desacertado) unwise: regalarles un libro fue una elección desgraciada, it was a bad choice to give them a book
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 unfortunate person
un pobre desgraciado, a poor devil
2 pey ofens wretch, vile person: ese desgraciado me golpeó en la cabeza, that despicable person hit me on the head
' desgraciado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desgraciada
- fatalidad
- infeliz
- pringada
- pringado
English:
miserable
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- wretch
* * *desgraciado, -a♦ adj1. [desafortunado] [día] ill-fated;[suceso, accidente, casualidad] unfortunate2. [desacertado] [intervención, elección] unfortunate, unhappy3. [sin suerte] unlucky;ser desgraciado en el amor to be unlucky in love4. [infeliz] unhappy;es muy desgraciado en su trabajo he's very unhappy in his work;llevar una vida desgraciada to lead an unhappy o a miserable life5. [canalla] rotten, nasty6. [sin atractivo] unprepossessing, unattractive;tiene un físico desgraciado she is physically unattractive♦ nm,f1. [persona sin suerte] born loser2. [infeliz] wretch;es un pobre desgraciado he's a poor wretch3. [canalla] swine;¡eres un desgraciado! you're a swine!;el muy desgraciado me robó el dinero the swine stole my money* * *I adj1 unfortunate2 ( miserable) wretchedII m, desgraciada f1 ( infeliz) wretch2 ( sinvergüenza) swine fam* * *desgraciado, -da adj1) : unfortunate, unlucky2) : vile, wretcheddesgraciado, -da n: unfortunate person, wretch* * *desgraciado adj¡mira que eres desgraciado! you're so unlucky!3. (trágico) tragic / unfortunate -
13 misero
wretched* * *misero agg.1 (povero) poor, wretched, miserable: una misera esistenza, a wretched (o miserable) life; una casa misera, a poor house2 (scarso, insufficiente) poor, scanty; paltry, needy: miseri guadagni, paltry (o meagre) earnings; misero pasto, poor meal; misero raccolto, scanty (o poor) crop; misero reddito, poor income; guadagnare quattro miseri soldi, (fig.) to earn a pittance (o next to nothing); una misera scusa, a wretched (o a paltry) excuse; mi disse un misero grazie, all I got from him was a thank you; avere una misera opinione di qlcu., to have a poor opinion of s.o.3 (meschino) miserable, mean, poor, despicable; (infelice) unhappy, unfortunate: fece una misera figura, he cut a poor figure // misero me!, poor me!4 (di abito) skimpy5 (ant.) (avaro) miserly, stingy; mean: è un individuo misero e gretto, he is a mean (o stingy) fellow◆ s.m. poor person.* * *['mizero] 1.1) (povero) [ persona] poor, needy; [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; [ abitazione] miserable, shabby-looking, squalid2) (infelice) [ persona] miserable, unhappy, wretched3) (meschino) mean, petty, paltry4) (scarso) [compenso, paga, quantità] miserable, paltry, pitiful2.* * *misero/'mizero/1 (povero) [ persona] poor, needy; [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; [ abitazione] miserable, shabby-looking, squalid2 (infelice) [ persona] miserable, unhappy, wretched; misero me! woe is me! fare una fine -a to meet a sad fate3 (meschino) mean, petty, paltry4 (scarso) [compenso, paga, quantità] miserable, paltry, pitiful(f. -a) destitute person. -
14 indecente
adj.1 indecent.2 miserable, wretched (indigno).f. & m.indecent person.* * *► adjetivo1 (impúdico) indecent; (indecoroso) improper2 (indigno) miserable; (cochambroso) filthy3 (vil) wretched* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=falto de decencia) indecent; (=obsceno) obscene¡indecente! — you brute!
2) (=asqueroso) filthy* * *Iadjetivo <persona/vestido> indecent; <película/lenguaje> obsceneIImasculino y femenino rude o shameless person* * *= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], indecent, abject, abjected, obscene.Ex. Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex. Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.----* exposición indecente = indecent exposure.* * *Iadjetivo <persona/vestido> indecent; <película/lenguaje> obsceneIImasculino y femenino rude o shameless person* * *= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], indecent, abject, abjected, obscene.Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.* exposición indecente = indecent exposure.* * *1 ‹persona› indecent; ‹vestido› indecent; ‹película/lenguaje› obscene2 (miserable) wretched, miserablerude o shameless person* * *
indecente adjetivo ‹persona/vestido› indecent;
‹película/lenguaje› obscene
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
rude o shameless person
indecente adjetivo
1 (obsceno, inmoral) indecent
2 (intolerable) dreadful: llegó a casa a una hora indecente, he arrived home very late
' indecente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sórdida
- sórdido
- deshonesto
- guarro
English:
filthy
- immodest
- improper
- indecent
- rude
- suggestive
* * *indecente adj1. [impúdico] indecent2. [indigno] miserable, wretched* * *adj indecent; película obscene* * *indecente adj: indecent, obscene* * *indecente adj1. (inmoral) indecent -
15 mezquino
adj.1 stingy, cheap, penny-pinching, mean.2 petty, too small, scarce, insignificant.m.wart, verruca, verruga.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mezquinar.* * *► adjetivo1 (avaro) stingy, niggardly2 (bajo) low, base3 (pobre) miserable, poor* * *(f. - mezquina)adj.mean, petty* * *mezquino, -a1. ADJ1) (=tacaño) mean, stingy2) (=insignificante) [pago] miserable, paltry2. SM / F1) (=tacaño) mean person, miser2) LAm (=verruga) wart* * *I- na adjetivob) ( escaso) <sueldo/ración> paltry, miserableIImasculino (Col, Méx) wart* * *= mean-minded, petty [pettier -comp., pettiest -sup.], mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.], parsimonious, mean-spirited, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], cheapskate, lowdown.Ex. Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.Ex. It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.Ex. Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.Ex. He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.Ex. Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.Ex. Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.Ex. The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.* * *I- na adjetivob) ( escaso) <sueldo/ración> paltry, miserableIImasculino (Col, Méx) wart* * *= mean-minded, petty [pettier -comp., pettiest -sup.], mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.], parsimonious, mean-spirited, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], cheapskate, lowdown.Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.
Ex: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.Ex: Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.* * *1 (vil) mean, petty, small-minded3 (escaso) ‹sueldo/ración› paltry, miserable(Col, Méx)wart* * *
mezquino 1◊ -na adjetivo
( vil) mean, small-minded
mezquino 2 sustantivo masculino (Col, Méx) wart
mezquino,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) mean, stingy
2 (escaso, despreciable) miserable
' mezquino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- mezquina
- miserable
- rastrera
- rastrero
- ruin
English:
cheapskate
- mean
- parsimonious
- petty
- shabby
- shoddy
- skimpy
- small-minded
- stingy
- miserly
* * *mezquino1, -a♦ adj1. [avaro] mean, stingy2. [miserable] mean, nasty3. [diminuto] miserable♦ nm,f1. [avaro] miser;eres un mezquino you're so mean o stingymezquino2 nmMéx wart* * *adj mean* * *mezquino, -na adj1) : mean, petty2) : stingy3) : paltry* * *mezquino adj mean -
16 malheureux
malheureux, -euse [maløʀø, øz]1. adjectivea. ( = infortuné) unfortunateb. ( = regrettable) unfortunatec. ( = triste, qui souffre) unhappyd. ( = malchanceux: toujours après le nom) [candidat, tentative] unsuccessfule. ( = insignifiant: toujours avant le nom) wretched• toute une histoire pour un malheureux billet de 10 euros such a fuss about a wretched 10-euro note2. masculine noun, feminine noun( = infortuné) poor wretch ; ( = indigent) needy person• il a tout perdu ? le malheureux ! did he lose everything? the poor man!• ne fais pas cela, malheureux ! don't do that, you fool!* * *maløʀø, øz (-euse)1. adj1) (personne) miserableQu'est-ce que tu as? Tu as l'air malheureux. — What's wrong with you? You look miserable.
2) (événement) unfortunate3) (= malchanceux) unluckyavoir la main malheureuse (au jeu) — to be unlucky, (= tout casser) to be ham-fisted
4) (= insignifiant) wretched2. nm/f(= infortuné, misérable) poor soul, (= indigent, miséreux) unfortunate creature* * *malheureux, - euseA adj1 ( pas heureux) [personne, visage, vie] unhappy; ( plus fort) miserable; rendre qn malheureux to make sb unhappy; je suis malheureux de ne (pas) pouvoir I'm really unhappy that I can't; ne prends pas cet air malheureux! don't look so miserable; si c'est pas malheureux○ de voir/d'entendre isn't it awful to see/hear;2 ( à plaindre) [victime] unfortunate;3 ( marqué par la malchance) [candidat] unlucky (en in); [coïncidence] unfortunate; [passion] ill-fated; malheureux en affaires unlucky in business; être malheureux au jeu to be an unlucky gambler; ( aux cartes) to be unlucky at cards;4 ( regrettable) [mot, geste, choix] unfortunate; une initiative malheureuse an unfortunate move; c'est bien malheureux mais c'est comme ça it's very unfortunate but that's how it is; c'est malheureux que tu ne puisses pas venir it's a pity ou shame that you can't come; ‘j'ai fini!’-‘ce n'est pas malheureux○!’ ‘I've finished!’-‘about time too!’;5 ( négligeable) [somme] paltry, pathetic; pour trois malheureux euros for a paltry three euros; seulement dix malheureux visiteurs only a pathetic ten visitors.B nm,f1 ( personne peu chanceuse) le malheureux/la malheureuse a cru que… the poor man/the poor woman thought that…; il a souffert, le malheureux! he really went through it, poor man!; ne fais pas cela, malheureuse! don't do that, for heaven's sake;2 ( personne indigente) poor person; les malheureux the needy.être malheureux comme les pierres to be as miserable as sin; heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour Prov lucky at cards, unlucky in love Prov.( féminin malheureuse) [malɶrø, øz] adjectifje suis malheureux de ne pouvoir l'aider I feel sad ou wretched at not being able to help himn'y pense plus, tu ne fais que te rendre malheureux don't think about it any more, you're only making yourself miserableêtre malheureux comme une pierre ou les pierres to be dreadfully unhappyle candidat malheureux verra ses frais de déplacement remboursés the unsuccessful candidate will have his travel expenses paidil est malheureux au jeu/en amour he has no luck with gambling/womenla malheureuse femme ne savait rien de la catastrophe nobody had told the poor ou unfortunate ou wretched woman about the catastrophe4. [infructueux - initiative, effort] thwarted ; [ - amour] unrequited[malencontreux - tentative] unfortunate, ill-fated ; [ - conséquences] unfortunate, unhappy ; [ - incident] unfortunatepar un malheureux hasard by an unfortunate coincidence, as bad luck would have it5. (avant le nom) [insignifiant]pleurer ainsi pour un malheureux parapluie perdu/une malheureuse piqûre! all these tears for a stupid lost umbrella/a tiny little injection!6. [dans des tournures impersonnelles]il est malheureux que vous ne l'ayez pas rencontré it's unfortunate ou a pity ou a shame you didn't meet himce serait malheureux de ne pas en profiter it would be a pity ou shame not to take advantage of itc'est malheureux à dire, mais c'est la vérité it's an awful thing to say, but it's the truthc'est malheureux à dire, mais je m'ennuie I hate to say so but I'm boredsi c'est pas malheureux (de voir/d'entendre ça)! (familier) it's a (crying) shame (to see/to hear that)!————————, malheureuse [malɶrø, øz] nom masculin, nom fémininsecourir les malheureux to help the poor ou the needy ou those in needil est bien seul maintenant, le pauvre malheureux he's very much on his own now, the poor devilvous allez faire des malheureux avec votre nouvelle taxe you'll make some people (very) unhappy with your new taxattention, petit malheureux! careful, you wretched boy ou little wretch!qu'as-tu dit là, malheureux! honestly, what a thing to say! -
17 miserabile
wretched, miserable* * *miserabile agg.1 miserable, wretched; unfortunate: vivere una vita miserabile, to lead a miserable (o wretched) life; un quartiere miserabile, a poverty-stricken quarter; si trova in una condizione miserabile, he is in a miserable (o sorry) plight2 (scarso) poor, scanty; paltry, measly: guadagno miserabile, scanty (o poor) profit; un salario miserabile, a paltry (o measly) wage3 (moralmente spregevole) despicable, mean: ha commesso un'a-zione miserabile, he did a despicable (o mean) thing // per una miserabile moneta, for a measly (o paltry) coin◆ s.m. e f. (persona miserabile) poor wretch: una banda di miserabili, a bunch of unfortunate wretches.* * *[mize'rabile]1. agg1) (pietoso: vita, condizioni) miserable, wretched, pitiful, (persona) pitiful, wretched2) (povero) poor, destitute, poverty-strickenuna somma miserabile — a miserable o paltry sum of money
3) (spregevole: azione, persona) mean, wretched2. sm/f(persona spregevole) wretch* * *[mize'rabile] 1.1) (miserevole) [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserablevestito in modo miserabile — meanly o poorly dressed
2) spreg. (spregevole) [traditore, imbroglione] despicable, mean2.sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile1) (indigente) wretch, pauper2) spreg. (persona disprezzabile) despicable person, scoundrel* * *miserabile/mize'rabile/1 (miserevole) [ condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; vestito in modo miserabile meanly o poorly dressed2 spreg. (spregevole) [ traditore, imbroglione] despicable, meanII m. e f.1 (indigente) wretch, pauper2 spreg. (persona disprezzabile) despicable person, scoundrel. -
18 trostlos
Adj. Situation etc.: hopeless, depressing; (jämmerlich) pathetic; Aussichten, Wetter etc.: bleak; (freudlos) cheerless; Person: miserable, stärker: desperate; (untröstlich) unconsolable; ihnen war trostlos zumute they were in despair; eine trostlose Gegend a dreary place; trostlose Verhältnisse miserable circumstances* * *disconsolate; depressing; comfortless; drear; dreary; inconsolable* * *trost|losadjhopeless; Jugend, Verhältnisse miserable, wretched; (= verzweifelt) inconsolable; (= öde, trist) drearytróstlos langweilig — desperately boring
* * *1) (very sad, lonely and unhappy.) desolate2) drearily3) (gloomy: What dreary weather!) dreary* * *trost·los1. (deprimierend) miserable, wretchedbei diesem \trostlosen Regenwetter habe ich zu nichts Lust I don't feel like doing anything in this miserable rainy [or wet] weather2. (öde und hässlich) desolateeine \trostlose Landschaft a bleak landscape* * *1) (ohne Trost) hopeless; without hope postpos.; (verzweifelt) in despair postpos.2) (deprimierend, öde) miserable, dreary <time, weather, area, food, etc.>; hopeless < situation>* * *trostlos adj Situation etc: hopeless, depressing; (jämmerlich) pathetic; Aussichten, Wetter etc: bleak; (freudlos) cheerless; Person: miserable, stärker: desperate; (untröstlich) unconsolable;ihnen war trostlos zumute they were in despair;eine trostlose Gegend a dreary place;trostlose Verhältnisse miserable circumstances* * *1) (ohne Trost) hopeless; without hope postpos.; (verzweifelt) in despair postpos.2) (deprimierend, öde) miserable, dreary <time, weather, area, food, etc.>; hopeless < situation>* * *adj.cheerless adj.comfortless adj.disconsolate adj.dismal adj.dreary adj.inconsolable adj. adv.disconsolately adv.dismally adv.drearily adv.inconsolably adv. -
19 unglücklich
I Adj.1. (traurig) unhappy, sad; ein unglückliches Gesicht machen pull a long face; einen unglücklichen Eindruck machen look (bzw. seem) very unhappy2. (ungünstig, widrig) unfortunate; attr. Wahl, Zufall, Formulierung etc.: auch unhappy...; (ungeschickt) Bewegung etc.: awkward, clumsy; (vom Pech verfolgt) unlucky; eine unglückliche Niederlage erleiden suffer an unlucky defeat; ein unglückliches Ende nehmen come to an unfortunate end; eine unglückliche Art haben have an awkward manner; weitS. (dauernd ins Fettnäpfchen treten) keep treading (Am. stepping) on people’s toes; eine unglückliche Hand haben be unlucky (mit, bei with, when it comes to); eine unglückliche Hand haben mit Geschäftspartnern etc.: not be very good at dealing with; eine unglückliche Figur abgeben umg. cut a sorry figure; der Unglückliche ist ertrunken the poor man drowned3. unglückliche Liebe unrequited loveII Adv.1. sadly, unhappily; jemanden oder etw. unglücklich anschauen look sadly at s.o. oder s.th.; unglücklich vor sich hin schluchzen sob away unhappily2. (schlecht, ungünstig): unglücklich enden oder ausgehen end unhappily, come to an unhappy end; stärker: turn out badly, end in disaster; es ist unglücklich gelaufen it went badly; unglücklich verlieren lose through bad luck; unglücklich stürzen fall awkwardly, have a bad fall; unglücklich ausrutschen slip awkwardly* * *hapless; untoward; unhappy; unlucky; miserable; unfortunate* * *ụn|glück|lich1. adj2) (= bedauerlich) sad, unfortunate2. adv1) (traurig) unhappily2) (ungünstig) sadly, unfortunatelyunglücklich enden or ausgehen — to turn out badly, to end in disaster
3) stürzen, fallen awkwardly, badly* * *1) (unfortunate: luckless children.) luckless2) (very unhappy; She's been miserable since he went away.) miserable3) (unlucky: He has been very unfortunate.) unfortunate4) (in a sad or miserable way: He stared unhappily at her angry face.) unhappily* * *un·glück·lich[ˈʊnglʏklɪç]I. adj1. (betrübt) unhappyein \unglückliches Gesicht machen to make [or BRIT pull] an unhappy facejdn \unglücklich machen to make sb unhappy2. (ungünstig) unfortunateein \unglücklicher Zufall an unfortunate incidenteine \unglückliche Liebe unrequited love3. (einen Unglücksfall verursachend, ungeschickt) unfortunate, unluckyeine \unglückliche Figur abgeben (fig) to cut a sorry figureeine \unglückliche Bewegung machen to move awkwardlyII. adv1. (ohne glücklichen Ausgang) unfortunately, unhappily\unglücklich verliebt sein to be crossed in love2. (ungeschickt) unluckily, unfortunately* * *1.1) unhappy2) (nicht vom Glück begünstigt) unfortunate < person>; (bedauernswert, arm) hapless <person, animal>3) (ungünstig, ungeschickt) unfortunate <moment, combination, meeting, etc.>; unhappy <end, choice, solution>; unfortunate, unhappy <coincidence, formulation>2.1) unhappily* * *A. adj1. (traurig) unhappy, sad;ein unglückliches Gesicht machen pull a long face;einen unglücklichen Eindruck machen look (bzw seem) very unhappy2. (ungünstig, widrig) unfortunate; attr Wahl, Zufall, Formulierung etc: auch unhappy …; (ungeschickt) Bewegung etc: awkward, clumsy; (vom Pech verfolgt) unlucky;eine unglückliche Niederlage erleiden suffer an unlucky defeat;ein unglückliches Ende nehmen come to an unfortunate end;eine unglückliche Art haben have an awkward manner; weitS. (dauernd ins Fettnäpfchen treten) keep treading (US stepping) on people’s toes;eine unglückliche Hand haben be unlucky (mit, bei with, when it comes to);eine unglückliche Hand haben mit Geschäftspartnern etc: not be very good at dealing with;eine unglückliche Figur abgeben umg cut a sorry figure;der Unglückliche ist ertrunken the poor man drowned3.unglückliche Liebe unrequited loveB. adv1. sadly, unhappily;etwas unglücklich anschauen look sadly at sb oder sth;unglücklich vor sich hin schluchzen sob away unhappily2. (schlecht, ungünstig):es ist unglücklich gelaufen it went badly;unglücklich verlieren lose through bad luck;unglücklich stürzen fall awkwardly, have a bad fall;unglücklich ausrutschen slip awkwardly4.unglücklich verliebt sein be crossed in love;unglücklich verheiratet sein be unhappily married* * *1.1) unhappy2) (nicht vom Glück begünstigt) unfortunate < person>; (bedauernswert, arm) hapless <person, animal>3) (ungünstig, ungeschickt) unfortunate <moment, combination, meeting, etc.>; unhappy <end, choice, solution>; unfortunate, unhappy <coincidence, formulation>2.1) unhappily* * *adj.accidental adj.hapless adj.miserable adj.unfortunate adj.unhappy adj.unjoyous adj.unlucky adj. adv.haplessly adv.unhappily adv.unluckily adv. -
20 jämmerlich
I Adj. miserable, wretched, pitiful (alle auch fig. pej.); (verächtlich) deplorable; (herzzerreißend) heart-rending; jämmerlich aussehen look wretched; ihm war jämmerlich zumute he felt utterly miserableII Adv.: jämmerlich weinen weep bitterly; bes. Kind: cry one’s eyes out; jämmerlich ( schlecht) singen etc.: miserably; jämmerlich frieren be dreadfully cold, be freezing, freeze; jämmerlich vernachlässigt werden be woefully neglected* * *despicable; piteous; abject; woeful; deplorable; wretched; sorry; miserable* * *jạ̈m|mer|lich ['jɛmɐlɪç]1. adjwretched, pitiful; (= beklagenswert auch) lamentable, deplorable; (inf) Erklärung, Bericht, Entschuldigung etc pitiful, pathetic (inf); Feigling appalling, terrible2. advsterben etc pitifully, miserably; versagen miserably; (inf = sehr) terribly (inf); (inf = schlecht) pathetically* * *1) (contemptible, worthless and deserving to be despised: His behaviour was despicable.) despicable2) despicably* * *jäm·mer·lich[ˈjɛmɐlɪç]I. adj attr1. (beklagenswert) pitiful, wretcheddas Haus war in einem \jämmerlichen Zustand the house was in a wretched state2. (kummervoll) sorrowfuleine \jämmerliche Ausrede a pathetic excuseII. adv1. (elend) miserably, pitifully* * *1.1) (Jammer ausdrückend) pathetic; pitiful2) (beklagenswert) miserable <existence, conditions, etc.>; wretched <appearance, existence, etc.>3) (ärmlich) pathetic; pitiful <conditions, clothing, housing>; paltry, meagre < quantity>; pitiful, sorry < state>4) (abwertend): (minderwertig) contemptible < person>; pathetic, paltry <wages, sum>; pathetic, useless <piece of work etc.>2.1) (Jammer ausdrückend) pathetically; pitifully2) (beklagenswert) miserably; hopelessly; pitifullyjämmerlich versagen — fail miserably or hopelessly
3) (ärmlich) pitifully; miserably4) (abwertend): (schlecht) pathetically; hopelessly5) (sehr, stark) terribly (coll.)jämmerlich frieren — be frozen stiff
* * *A. adj miserable, wretched, pitiful (alle auch fig pej); (verächtlich) deplorable; (herzzerreißend) heart-rending;jämmerlich aussehen look wretched;ihm war jämmerlich zumute he felt utterly miserableB. adv:jämmerlich (schlecht) singen etc: miserably;jämmerlich frieren be dreadfully cold, be freezing, freeze;jämmerlich vernachlässigt werden be woefully neglected* * *1.1) (Jammer ausdrückend) pathetic; pitiful2) (beklagenswert) miserable <existence, conditions, etc.>; wretched <appearance, existence, etc.>3) (ärmlich) pathetic; pitiful <conditions, clothing, housing>; paltry, meagre < quantity>; pitiful, sorry < state>4) (abwertend): (minderwertig) contemptible < person>; pathetic, paltry <wages, sum>; pathetic, useless <piece of work etc.>2.1) (Jammer ausdrückend) pathetically; pitifully2) (beklagenswert) miserably; hopelessly; pitifullyjämmerlich versagen — fail miserably or hopelessly
3) (ärmlich) pitifully; miserably4) (abwertend): (schlecht) pathetically; hopelessly5) (sehr, stark) terribly (coll.)* * *adj.despicable adj. adv.despicably adv.miserably adv.
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