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1 poor wretch
s.pobre hombre, desgraciado, pobre diablo. -
2 wretch
re1) (a miserable, unhappy creature: The poor wretch!) desgraciado, miserable2) (a name used in annoyance or anger: You wretch!) ¡desgraciado!•- wretched- wretchedly
- wretchedness
tr[reʧ]1 (unfortunate person) desdichado,-a, infeliz, desgraciado,-a3 (bad person) canalla nombre masulino o femenino, malvado,-awretch ['rɛʧ] n: infeliz mf; desgraciado m, -da fn.(§ pl.: wretches) = desdichado s.m.• desgraciado s.m.• infeliz s.m.• miserable s.m.• pobrete s.m.retʃnoun (liter)a) ( unfortunate person) desdichado, -da m,f, infeliz mfthe (poor) wretch — el pobre desdichado or infeliz, el pobre diablo (fam)
b) ( despicable person) desgraciado, -da m,f[retʃ]N desgraciado(-a) m / f, miserable mflittle wretch — esp hum pícaro(-a) m / f, granuja mf
some poor wretch — algún desgraciado, algún pobre diablo
* * *[retʃ]noun (liter)a) ( unfortunate person) desdichado, -da m,f, infeliz mfthe (poor) wretch — el pobre desdichado or infeliz, el pobre diablo (fam)
b) ( despicable person) desgraciado, -da m,f -
3 infeliz
infeliz adjetivo ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino poor wretch, poor devil
infeliz
I adj (no feliz) unhappy (día, situación) unfortunate
II mf fam (ingenuo) naive (desgraciado) ésa es una pobre infeliz, she is a poor devil ' infeliz' also found in these entries: Spanish: desdichado - desgraciado English: alone - unhappy - wretch -
4 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 -
5 desdichado
desdichado
◊ -da adjetivo■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
desdichado,-a
I adjetivo unlucky, unfortunate
II sustantivo masculino y femenino poor devil, unfortunate ' desdichado' also found in these entries: Spanish: desdichada - desgraciada - desgraciado - desafortunado English: miserable - wretched - unhappy - wretch -
6 desgraciado
Del verbo desgraciar: ( conjugate desgraciar) \ \
desgraciado es: \ \el participioMultiple 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 -
7 sod
tr[sɒd]■ what a sod! ¡qué cabrón!■ you lazy sod! ¡qué vago eres!■ you lucky sod! ¡qué suerte tienes, tío!3 familiar (difficult job) rollo, coñazo1 taboo jorobar, joder■ sod it! ¡mierda!■ sod the landlord! ¡qué se joda el propietario!■ sod the elections! ¡a la mierda con las elecciones!■ sod this for a game of soldiers! ¡a la mierda con esto!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsod all ni golpe, ni brotenot to give a sod importarle un carajo a uno, importarle un huevo a uno————————tr[sɒd]sod nturf: césped m, tepe mn.• césped s.m.• tepe s.m.• terrón de césped s.m.
I sɑːd, sɒd1)a) c ( piece of turf) tepe m, champa f (Andes)b) u ( ground) (liter) tierra f, suelo m2) c (BrE)a) ( obnoxious person) (vulg) cabrón, -brona m,f (vulg)b) ( fellow) (sl)I feel sorry for the poor sod — me da lástima el pobre tipo or el pobre diablo (fam)
you lucky sod! — qué potra tienes! (fam), qué suertudo eres! (AmL fam), qué culo tenés! (RPl arg)
c) (something difficult, unpleasant) (vulg) joda f (AmL vulg), coñazo m (Esp vulg)sod all — (BrE vulg)
II
transitive verb (BrE vulg)oh sod it! I forgot to go to the bank! — mierda! or carajo! me olvidé de ir al banco!
Phrasal Verbs:- sod off
I
[sɒd]N [of earth] terrón m, tepe m, césped m
II *** [sɒd] (Brit)1.N cabrón(-ona) *** m / fyou sod! — ¡cabrón! ***
you lazy sod! — ¡vago!
sod's law — (Brit) ley f de la indefectible mala voluntad de los objetos inanimados
2.VTsod it! — ¡mierda! ***
sod him! — ¡que se joda! ***
- sod off* * *
I [sɑːd, sɒd]1)a) c ( piece of turf) tepe m, champa f (Andes)b) u ( ground) (liter) tierra f, suelo m2) c (BrE)a) ( obnoxious person) (vulg) cabrón, -brona m,f (vulg)b) ( fellow) (sl)I feel sorry for the poor sod — me da lástima el pobre tipo or el pobre diablo (fam)
you lucky sod! — qué potra tienes! (fam), qué suertudo eres! (AmL fam), qué culo tenés! (RPl arg)
c) (something difficult, unpleasant) (vulg) joda f (AmL vulg), coñazo m (Esp vulg)sod all — (BrE vulg)
II
transitive verb (BrE vulg)oh sod it! I forgot to go to the bank! — mierda! or carajo! me olvidé de ir al banco!
Phrasal Verbs:- sod off -
8 desgraciada
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 ' desgraciada' also found in these entries: Spanish: desgraciado
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Wretch — Wretch, n. [OE. wrecche, AS. wrecca, wr[ae]cca, an exile, a wretch, fr. wrecan to drive out, punish; properly, an exile, one driven out, akin to AS. wr[ae]c an exile, OS. wrekkio a stranger, OHG. reccheo an exile. See {Wreak}, v. t.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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wretch — n. a poor wretch * * * [retʃ] a poor wretch … Combinatory dictionary
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wretch — noun (C) 1 someone that you feel sorry for: The poor wretch had really suffered. 2 often humorous someone you are annoyed with: You wretch! You ve soaked my dress! 3 literary an evil person … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wretch — noun 1) the wretches killed themselves Syn: poor creature, poor soul, poor thing, poor unfortunate; informal poor devil 2) I wouldn t trust the old wretch Syn: scoundrel, villain, ruffian, rogue, rascal, reprobate … Thesaurus of popular words
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wretch — Synonyms and related words: Bowery bum, beachcomber, beggar, beggarly fellow, blackguard, blighter, budmash, bum, bummer, caitiff, cur, derelict, devil, dog, drifter, drunkard, good for naught, good for nothing, hobo, human wreck, knave, lowlife … Moby Thesaurus
wretch — n 1. unfortunate, miserable or poor being or creature, poor devil, pilgarlic, sad case, Sl. sad sack, Chiefly Brit. Sl. poor bugger; victim, sufferer, prey, shorn lamb, martyr, scapegoat; outcast, misfit, pariah; ragamuffin, Sl. raggy,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder