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1 жалкое существование
1) General subject: impoverished existence, living death, lowlife, shabby existence, wretched existence, meager living2) Makarov: a dog's life, dog's lifeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > жалкое существование
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2 minable
minable [minabl]1. adjectivea. ( = décrépit) shabbyb. ( = médiocre) [devoir, film, personne] pathetic (inf) ; [salaire, vie] miserable ; [voyou] wretched2. masculine noun, feminine noun• espèce de minable ! you're so pathetic! (inf)* * *
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(colloq) minabl adjectif1) ( médiocre) pathetic; [délit] petty2) ( misérable) [personne] wretched; [logement] crummy (colloq); [existence] miserable
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* * *minabl1. adj1) (vêtements) shabby, shabby-looking2) (personne) pathetic, uselessMon moniteur de ski était minable. — My skiing instructor was pathetic.
3) (travail, comportement) pathetic2. nmf* * *A adj1 ( médiocre) [travail, salaire, cadeau, comportement] pathetic, lousy; [personne] pathetic; [délit] petty;[minabl] (familier) adjectif1. [médiocre, laid - costume] shabby, tatty (UK), tacky (US) ; [ - chambre] dingy, shabby ; [ - film] third-rate, rotten, lousy ; [ - situation, salaire] pathetic————————[minabl] (familier) nom masculin et fémininpauvre minable, va! you pathetic little nobody! -
3 misérable
misérable [mizeʀabl]adjectivea. ( = pauvre) [famille, personne] destitute ; [région] impoverished ; [logement] seedy ; [vêtements] shabbyb. ( = pitoyable) [existence, conditions] miserable ; [personne] pitifulc. ( = faible) [somme] miserable* * *mizeʀabl
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1) ( très pauvre) [personne] destitute; [habit] shabby; [vie, pays] poor, wretched; [maison] squalid2) ( dérisoire) [salaire] meagre [BrE]; [affaire] pathetic3) ( pitoyable) pitiful, miserable
2.
1) ( indigent) pauper2) (dated) ( personne méprisable) scoundrel* * *mizeʀabl1. adj1) (= lamentable, malheureux) pitiful, wretched2) (= insignifiant, mesquin) miserable2. nmf* * *A adj1 ( très pauvre) [personne] destitute, poor; [habit] shabby; [vie, condition, pays] poor, wretched; [maison, pièce] squalid, dingy;2 ( dérisoire) [somme, salaire] meagreGB; [affaire] pathetic; se battre pour un misérable croûton to fight over a miserable piece of bread;3 ( pitoyable) [fin, existence] pitiful, miserable.B nmf2 †( personne méprisable) scoundrel.[mizerabl] adjectif————————[mizerabl] nom masculin et féminin1. (soutenu & humoristique) [malheureux]misérable, qu'as-tu fait là! what have you done, you wretch!3. (littéraire) [canaille] (vile) rascal ou scoundrel -
4 sórdido
adj.1 sordid, wicked, depraved, seamy.2 dingy.* * *► adjetivo1 (sucio) squalid, sordid2 (mezquino) mean* * *ADJ1) (=sucio) dirty, squalid2) (=inmoral) sordid3) [palabra] nasty, dirty* * *- da adjetivo <lugar/ambiente> squalid; <asunto/libro> sordid* * *= sordid, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], squalid.Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex. In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').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.----* sórdida realidad = shabby reality.* * *- da adjetivo <lugar/ambiente> squalid; <asunto/libro> sordid* * *= sordid, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], squalid.Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.
Ex: In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').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.* sórdida realidad = shabby reality.* * *sórdido -da1 (sucio) dirty, squalid, sordid2 ‹asunto/libro› sordid* * *
sórdido◊ -da adjetivo ‹lugar/ambiente› squalid;
‹asunto/libro› sordid
sórdido,-a adjetivo
1 (pobre, mísero) squalid
un lugar sórdido y oscuro, a dark and squalid place
2 (inmoral, indecente, escandaloso) sordid
el libro narra la sórdida vida de un violador, the book is about the sordid existence of a rapist
' sórdido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escabrosa
- escabroso
- sórdida
- truculenta
- truculento
- antro
English:
seamy
- seedily
- seedy
- sleazy
- sordid
- squalid
* * *sórdido, -a adj1. [miserable] squalid2. [obsceno, perverso] sordid* * *adj sordid* * *sórdido, -da adj: sordid, dirty, squalid -
5 kärglich
Adj. karg; die kärglichen Reste the paltry remains* * *meagre; scanty; meager* * *kạ̈rg|lich ['kɛrklɪç]1. adjVorrat meagre (Brit), meager (US), sparse; Mahl frugal; (= dürftig) Gehalt, Einkommen meagre (Brit), meager (US)unter kärglichen Bedingungen leben — to live in impoverished conditions
2. advsie leben kärglich — they lead a meagre (Brit) or meager (US) existence
* * *kärg·lich[ˈkɛrklɪç]\kärgliche Kleidung cheap clothingein \kärgliches Leben führen to live a life of poverty\kärgliche Mahlzeit frugal mealder \kärgliche Rest the last [pathetic] scrapein \kärglicher Lohn pittance* * *1.Adjektiv meagre, poor <wages, pension, etc.>; poor < light>; frugal < meal>; scanty < supply>; meagre < existence>; meagre, scant < applause>; sparse < furnishing>2.* * *die kärglichen Reste the paltry remains* * *1. 2. -
6 mizern|y
adj. grad. 1. (wychudły, wątły) [dziecko, twarz] haggard, gaunt 2. (lichy, nędzny) [brawa] weak, feeble; [zarobki, emerytura] meagre, paltry; [mieszkanie] shabby, miserable; [jedzenie] miserable, wretched- wiódł mizerny żywot he led a miserable a. wretched existenceThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > mizern|y
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7 жалкий
прил.pitiable, pitiful (вызывающий жалость); miserable, wretched, poor (вызывающий презрение)жалкая одежда — wretched/shabby clothes
жалкие гроши — trifling sum ед.; pittance ед. ( о вознаграждении)
жалкий трус — miserable/abject coward; craven
жалкое зрелище — pitiful/sorry sight
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8 βάναυσος
βάναυσος, ον (deriv. fr. βαῦνος or βαυνός ‘furnace, forge’ may be folk etym. Frisk; Soph., Pla. et al.) pert. to the artisan class, being socially inferior or crude in manner (the artisan class was considered necessary to a city’s existence [s. Aristot., Pol. 1291a, 1], but at a low rung socially, hence the transf. sense ‘vulgar’ Aristot., EN 1123a, 19 of the nouveau riche) base, vulgar (as in mod. Gk.) οὐδὲν βάναυσον ἐν ἀγάπῃ there is nothing shabby in love 1 Cl 49:5 (φορτικὰ καὶ βάναυσα Just., D. 3, 3).—DELG and Frisk.
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