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1 paltry
tr['pɔːltrɪ]1 insignificantea paltry excuse: una mala excusaadj.• insignificante adj.• mezquino, -a adj.'pɔːltri['pɔːltrɪ](compar paltrier) (superl paltriest) ADJ ínfimo, miserable* * *['pɔːltri] -
2 paltry
adj.1 miserable.2 insignificante, despreciable, raquítico, trivial. -
3 miserable
'mizərəbl1) (very unhappy; She's been miserable since he went away.) abatido, triste, deprimido, infeliz2) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserable•miserable adj1. triste / deprimido2. horrible / deprimente / tristewhat miserable weather! ¡qué tiempo más horrible!
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 - sorrytr['mɪzərəbəl]1 (person - unhappy) abatido,-a, triste, deprimido,-a, infeliz; (- bad-tempered) antipático,-a2 (place etc) deprimente, triste; (weather) horrible, malísimo,-a3 (paltry) miserable, mezquino,-a, despreciable; (pathetic) lamentablemiserable ['mɪzərəbəl] adj1) unhappy: triste, desdichado2) wretched: miserable, desgraciadoa miserable hut: una choza miserable3) unpleasant: desagradable, malomiserable weather: tiempo malísimo4) contemptible: despreciable, míserofor a miserable $10: por unos míseros diez dólaresadj.• agarrado, -a adj.• aporreado, -a adj.• desdichado, -a adj.• desgraciado, -a adj.• lastimoso, -a adj.• miserable adj.• mísero, -a adj.• triste adj.'mɪzərəbəl1)a) ( in low spirits) abatidob) ( depressing) < weather> deprimente; < prospect> tristeto make somebody's life miserable — amargarle* la vida a alguien
2)a) ( mean-spirited) miserablea miserable $2 — dos míseros dólares
b) (wretched, poor) míseroc) <episode/failure> lamentable['mɪzǝrǝbl]ADJ1) (=unhappy) [person] abatido, con el ánimo por los suelos; [face] tristeto feel miserable — tener el ánimo por los suelos, sentirse abatido or deprimido
don't look so miserable! — ¡alegra esa cara!
2) (=depressing) [place, life, weather] deprimente; [childhood] desdichado, infelizit was a miserable business — era un asunto deprimente or lamentable
to make sb's life miserable, make life miserable for sb — amargar la vida a algn
to have a miserable time — pasarlo mal, pasarlo fatal *
3) (=wretched) [hovel, shantytown, beggar] mísero4) (=contemptible, mean)you miserable (old) thing! — ¡viejo ruin!
5) (=paltry) [offer] mísero, mezquino; [pay] miserable; [meal] triste, mísero6) (=complete)to be a miserable failure — [attempt, play] ser un fracaso espantoso or rotundo, ser un triste fracaso; [person] ser un fracaso total
* * *['mɪzərəbəl]1)a) ( in low spirits) abatidob) ( depressing) < weather> deprimente; < prospect> tristeto make somebody's life miserable — amargarle* la vida a alguien
2)a) ( mean-spirited) miserablea miserable $2 — dos míseros dólares
b) (wretched, poor) míseroc) <episode/failure> lamentable -
4 miserly
adjective avaro, míserotr['maɪzəlɪ]1 avaro,-a, tacaño,-a, mezquino,-amiserly ['maɪzərli] adj: avaro, tacañoadj.• ahuchador adj.• avaro, -a adj.• económico, -a adj.• guardador adj.• tacaño, -a adj.adv.• avariento adv.'maɪzərli, 'maɪzəliadjective mezquino, ruin['maɪzǝlɪ]ADJ1) (=mean) [person] mezquino, ruin, tacaño2) (=paltry) [sum] mísero* * *['maɪzərli, 'maɪzəli]adjective mezquino, ruin -
5 stingy
'stin‹i(mean or ungenerous: My father's very stingy with his money; stingy portions of food.) mezquino, tacaño, parco, escaso- stingily- stinginess
tr['stɪnʤɪ]■ don't be so stingy with the chips! ¡no seas tan rácano con las patatas!1) miserly: tacaño, avaro2) paltry: mezquino, míseroadj.• agarrado, -a adj.• ahorrativo, -a adj.• apretado, -a adj.• avaro, -a adj.• cicatero, -a adj.• escaso, -a adj.• guardador adj.• guardoso, -a adj.• manicorto, -a adj.• menguado, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• miserable adj.• piojoso, -a adj.• tacaño, -a adj.'stɪndʒiadjective - gier -giest < person> tacaño, roñoso (fam), agarrado (fam); <portion/contribution> mezquino['stɪndʒɪ]ADJ (compar stingier) (superl stingiest) [person] tacaño; [meal] parco, escaso* * *['stɪndʒi]adjective - gier -giest < person> tacaño, roñoso (fam), agarrado (fam); <portion/contribution> mezquino -
6 excusa
Del verbo excusar: ( conjugate excusar) \ \
excusa es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: excusa excusar
excusa sustantivo femeninob)
excusar ( conjugate excusar) verbo transitivob) ( eximir) excusa a algn de algo/hacer algo to excuse sb (from) sth/doing sthexcusarse verbo pronominal (frml)
excusa sustantivo femenino (pretexto) excuse: a ver con qué excusa viene esta vez, let's see what his excuse is this time (disculpa) apology: eso no tiene excusa, there's no excuse for that
le presento mis excusas por llegar tan tarde, I apologize for arriving so late
excusar verbo transitivo (disculpar) to excuse ' excusa' also found in these entries: Spanish: acogerse - desmontar - historiada - historiado - inventar - pero - plausible - socorrida - socorrido - admisible - amañar - burdo - cuento - débil - tonto - tragar - verosímil English: apology - cast-iron - concoct - excuse - familiar - flimsy - lame - paltry - plead - pretence - pretense - pretext - serve up - square - water - other - pathetic -
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9 malo
malo
◊ -la adjetivo [The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]1 un mal amigo a bad friend; una mala caída a bad fall; soy muy malo para los números I'm very bad with figures; ¡qué mala suerte or (fam) pata! what bad luck!, how unlucky!; lo malo es que … the thing o trouble is that …; las malas compañías bad company; mala hierba weed; malos tratos ill-treatment; es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much; tienes mala cara or mal aspecto you don't look well estar de malas ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( con mala suerte) (esp AmL) to be unlucky;◊ más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)2 [ser] ‹ persona› ( en sentido ético) nasty; ( travieso) naughty;◊ ¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother;no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq); una mala mujer a loose woman; una mujer mala a wicked o an evil woman; lo hizo a or con mala idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty; mala palabra (esp AmL) rude o dirty word; dicen las malas lenguas que … (fam) there's a rumor going around that …, people are saying that …; hacerse mala sangre to get upset; ver tb leche 3 3 [estar]◊ el pescado/queso está malo the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)
malo,-a
I adjetivo ➣ mal
1 bad: he tenido un día muy malo, I've had a bad day
2 (perverso) wicked, bad (desobediente, travieso) naughty: es una mala persona, he's wicked
préstame el coche, no seas malo, lend me your car, don't be so mean
3 (espectáculo, libro, etc) bad, poor: es un argumento muy malo, it's a feeble argument
4 (dañino) harmful: es malo para ti que él lo sepa, it's bad for you that he knows it
tenemos que arrancar las malas hierbas, we'll have to pull out the weeds
5 (enfermo) ill, sick
6 (alimentos) rotten: se puso mala la carne, the meat went bad
II m,f fam el malo, the baddy o villain Locuciones: estar de malas, to be in a bad mood
por las malas, by force ' malo' also found in these entries: Spanish: abominable - ínfima - ínfimo - mal - mala - peor - quina - redundar - santita - santito - antología - chimbo - en - endiablado - fatal - fondo - igualmente - pata - pichanga - sangre English: abominable - abysmal - bad - baddy - devil - evil - good - half - ill - lean - low - mean - nasty - off - poor - rotten - shocking - spiteful - thick - up - villain - wicked - wrong - your - corny - crummy - indulgence - lame - naughty - paltry - ropey - severe - trashy - unkind -
10 mezquino
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 -
11 miseria
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 -
12 raquítica
raquítico,-a adjetivo
1 fam (una cantidad) small, paltry: le dan un sueldo raquítico, they pay him a pittance
2 fam (una planta, un árbol) stunted
3 fam (una persona) skinny, emaciated
4 Med rachitic -
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raquítico
‹ árbol› stunted
raquítico,-a adjetivo
1 fam (una cantidad) small, paltry: le dan un sueldo raquítico, they pay him a pittance
2 fam (una planta, un árbol) stunted
3 fam (una persona) skinny, emaciated
4 Med rachitic ' raquítico' also found in these entries: Spanish: raquítica English: stunted -
14 suma
Del verbo sumar: ( conjugate sumar) \ \
suma es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoDel verbo sumir: ( conjugate sumir) \ \
suma es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: suma sumar sumir
suma sustantivo femenino 1 ( cantidad) sum 2 (Mat) addition;
sumar ( conjugate sumar) verbo transitivo◊ 8 y 5 suman 13 8 and 5 add up to o make 13verbo intransitivo to add up sumarse verbo pronominala) ( agregarse) sumase A algo:◊ esto se suma a los problemas ya existentes this comes on top of o is in addition to any already existing problems
sumir ( conjugate sumir) verbo transitivo 1 ( sumergir) suma algo/a algn EN algo ‹en tristeza/desesperación› to plunge sth/sb into sth 2 (Col, Méx) ( abollar) to dent, make a dent in sumirse verbo pronominal 1 ( hundirse) sumase EN algo ‹ en tristeza› to plunge into sth; ‹ en pensamientos› to become lost in sth 2 (Col, Méx) ( abollarse) to get dented
sumo,-a adjetivo
1 (muy grande) extreme: es tóxico, manéjalo con sumo cuidado, it's toxic, handle it with extreme care
de suma importancia, extremely important
2 (máximo en una jerarquía) supreme Locuciones: a lo sumo, at the most Rel Sumo Pontífice, the Pope
suma sustantivo femenino
1 Mat addition: la suma de cinco y dos da siete, the sum of five plus two is five
hacer sumas, to do sums, US addition ➣ Ver nota en sumar 2 (cantidad) sum: ganó una suma importante con ese negocio, she earnt a considerable sum of money for having closed the deal
la suma total, the total amount
sumar verbo transitivo
1 Mat to add (up): seis y dos suman ocho, six and o plus two add up to o make eight
2 (la cuenta, la factura) la factura suma tres mil pesetas, the bill comes to three thousand pesetas
3 (añadir, incorporar) si al terremoto sumas las inundaciones, el desastre fue total, the earthquake, taken in conjunction with the flooding, meant total disaster ¿Cómo se dice 2 + 3 = 5?
Two and three is/equals five. Two plus three is/equals five. What's two and three?
sumir verbo transitivo
1 (sumergir) to submerge, sink
2 figurado la noticia le sumió en la tristeza, the news plunged him into sadness ' suma' also found in these entries: Spanish: cantidad - defraudar - respetable - sabrosa - sabroso - sumar - sumo - toda - todo - abultado - apreciable - cobrar - conclusión - desgravar - despreciable - enorme - insignificante - integrar - nómina - número - sacar - traspaso English: addition - amount - appropriate - check - inaccurate - paltry - paramount - remittance - substantial - sum - tendency - add - all - combined - fee - head - less - utmost
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paltry — pal‧try [ˈpɔːltri ǁ ˈpɒːl ] adjective very small in number or amount and therefore not useful, important, or valuable: • As interest rates fell, returns on fixed income investments looked paltry compared with the stock market gains. * * * paltry… … Financial and business terms
paltry — pal try (p[add]l tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Paltrier} (p[add]l tr[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.] Mean; vile; worthless;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paltry — (adj.) 1560s, probably an adjectival use of noun paltry worthless thing (1550s), associated with dialectal palt, pelt trash, cognate with M.L.G. and E.Fris. palte rag, M.Du. palt broken or torn fragment. Cf. Low Ger. paltrig rubbishy, E.Fris.… … Etymology dictionary
paltry — I adjective below par, beneath contempt, beneath notice, cheap, contemptible, deficient, despicable, diminutive, humble, inadequate, incomplete, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, irrelevant, lacking, little, meager, mean, measly,… … Law dictionary
paltry — trifling, trivial, *petty, puny, measly, picayunish, picayune Analogous words: *contemptible, despicable, sorry, scurvy, cheap, beggarly, shabby: abject, ignoble, *mean: *base, low, vile … New Dictionary of Synonyms
paltry — [adj] poor; worthless base, beggarly, cheap, common, contemptible, derisory, despicable, inconsiderable, ineffectual, insignificant, limited, low, low down*, meager, mean, measly, minor, miserable, narrow, petty, picayune, piddling, pitiful, puny … New thesaurus
paltry — ► ADJECTIVE (paltrier, paltriest) 1) (of an amount) very small or meagre. 2) petty; trivial. DERIVATIVES paltriness noun. ORIGIN probably from dialect pelt «rubbish» … English terms dictionary
paltry — [pôl′trē] adj. paltrier, paltriest [prob. < LowG paltrig, ragged < palte, a rag] practically worthless; trifling; insignificant; contemptible; petty paltriness n … English World dictionary
paltry — pal|try [ˈpo:ltri US ˈpo:l ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: paltry worthless material (16 19 centuries)] 1.) a paltry amount of something is too small to be useful or important ▪ paltry sum of money ▪ He received only a paltry £25 a day. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
paltry — [[t]pɔ͟ːltri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n, oft a ADJ amount A paltry amount of money or something else is one that you consider to be very small. ...a paltry fine of ₤150... They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats. 2)… … English dictionary
paltry — adjective (paltrier; est) Etymology: obsolete paltry trash, from dialect palt, pelt piece of coarse cloth, trash; akin to Middle Low German palte rag Date: 1570 1. inferior, trashy 2. mean, despicable < a paltry trick > 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary