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1 reduce to misery
1) Общая лексика: принести (кого-л.) к нищете, привести ( кого-л.) к нищете -
2 misery
ˈmɪzərɪ сущ.
1) а) страдание to cause misery ≈ причинять страдания to alleviate, relieve misery ≈ облегчать страдания abject, deep misery ≈ глубокое страдание sheer misery ≈ истинное страдание untold misery ≈ невысказанное страдание It was sheer misery to live there. ≈ Жить там было сущим наказанием. It was sheer misery living there. ≈ Жить там было сущим наказанием. Syn: suffering, agony, anguish, discomfort, distress, passion, torment, torture Ant: happiness, pleasure б) амер., диал. (физическая) боль Syn: pain
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2) обыкн. мн. невзгоды, несчастья
3) бедность, нищета, нужда Syn: poverty
4) а) страдалец, нытик Syn: grumbler, moaner б) ужасное место;
место, навевающее грусть, депрессию и т.д. I am sure she would gladly have confined us both in the Bastile, had England such a misery. ≈ Я уверен, что она с радостью заточила бы нас в Бастилию, если бы в Англии было такое ужасное место. страдание;
горе;
мучение - to put smb. out of * положить конец чьим-л. страданиям /мучениям/, убить кого-л. из милосердия pl невзгоды, несчастья;
бедствия;
напасти физическая боль, страдание - general * общее недомогание - to suffer /to be in/ * from toothache страдать от зубной боли нищета, бедность - to live in * and want жить в безысходной нищете - to reduce smb. to * привести кого-л. к нищете (разговорное) см. misere( разговорное) зануда, нытик misery ( обыкн. pl) невзгоды, несчастья ~ нищета, бедность ~ нытик ~ страдание -
3 misery
[ʹmız(ə)rı] n1. 1) страдание; горе, мучениеto put smb. out of misery - положить конец чьим-л. страданиям /мучениям/, убить кого-л. из милосердия
2) pl невзгоды, несчастья; бедствия; напасти3) физическая боль, страданиеto suffer /to be in/ misery from toothache - страдать от зубной боли
2. нищета, бедностьto reduce smb. to misery - принести кого-л. к нищете
3. разг. см. misère4. разг. зануда, нытик -
4 reduce (smb.) to misery
Макаров: привести (кого-л.) к нищете, принести (кого-л.) к нищетеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > reduce (smb.) to misery
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5 distress
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